1. Take the steep uphill track to the left of the bridge and up onto the Monsal Trail. Follow this for a km until you reach an old station with platforms still remaining. Turn left off the railway line and through a car park attached to the fire station. Turn left onto the road and left again to cross a bridge over the railway line you were just on, heading north. The road forks left and there is a bridleway turning on the right heading uphill into the woods. Take this path, taking care with the trees and rocks/roots as it can be slippy! If in doubt, you can just follow the road and it brings you out at the same place at the top anyway. The bridleway is more fun though!

2. The bridleway joins back onto the road at the summit. Follow the road along the top of the hill and back down the other side. Pick up the stony track to the right which will lead you down into the village of Edensor (pronounced Ensor). There’s a fantastic cream tea cafe here if you have time to stop. Carry on through the village until you reach a large wooden gate, a cattle grid and the main road. You are now in Chatsworth Estate. Pass through this gate but turn right onto the grassy verge before the road and follow the verge parallel to the road and Chatsworth House on your left. Curve your way through the deer and trees to the top of the parkland. The path isn’t that well defined here but you’re aiming for a big wooden deer gate at the top of the hill. There’s a wooden bench next to it because it’s a fantastic viewpoint and often a helpful walker to assist with the deer gate.

3. Head through the woods, following the well defined track and out the other side into fields of sheep. The path goes downhill here but picks up another track before climbing back up the other side. Perfect for a canter if you’ve recovered from Chatsworth Estate. At the top of the hill, pass through two tricky gates and then back into woodland. Carefully follow the woodland track downhill until you reach a farm track. Keep right, following the bridleway signs. The gates are a little tricky in this next section and the path is quite narrow.

4. You will eventually finish you descent into Haddon Park and be greeted with beautiful meadow fields running alongside the river Wye and views over to Bakewell and beyond. Enjoy a final canter next to the river before climbing back out of the field onto a track and riding back to Combs Lane.