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Dog walks in Hardwick Park
Hardwick Park is a park in Bolsover, 10.8 km from the middle of Chesterfield. 126 walks in the app lie mostly in it. 43% are under 3 km and 27% are loops.
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Three walks in Hardwick Park
From the 126 walks that lie mostly in Hardwick Park, those that start nearest its middle: a 7.2 km loop, a 3.9 km there and back and a 1.7 km one-way walk.
Where these go is in the app
Create an account- Near Hardwick Park (longer)7.2 km · 123 min · A loop
- Near Hardwick Park (shorter)3.9 km · 67 min · There and back
- Ault Hucknall one-way walk1.7 km · 29 min · One way
The rules for dogs in Hardwick Park
- Site of Special Scientific InterestDovedale Wood SSSINatural England designations
- Open by permission, not by right26 hectares of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)
- Open by right1 hectare of the woodland
Bolsover council has a dog control order we cannot yet place on the map, so it may apply here. Ashfield council has a dog control order we cannot yet place on the map, so it may apply here. Park byelaws and signs on the ground may say more.
What the walks in Hardwick Park are like
Every share is of the 126 walks that lie mostly in Hardwick Park, with Chesterfield as a whole marked on each bar.
How far they go
Under 3 km: 43% of the walks in Hardwick Park, against 36% near Chesterfield.
Where the walks fall by length. The five bars add up to the whole, give or take the rounding.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Chesterfield |
|---|---|---|
| Under 3 km | 43% | 36% |
| 3 to 5 km | 21% | 20% |
| 5 to 8 km | 23% | 19% |
| 8 to 12 km | 8% | 13% |
| Over 12 km | 2% | 8% |
What shape they are
A loop: 27% of the walks in Hardwick Park, against 33% near Chesterfield.
A loop brings you back without repeating a step. There and back retraces the way out.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Chesterfield |
|---|---|---|
| A loop | 27% | 33% |
| There and back the same way | 42% | 38% |
| One way, ending somewhere else | 30% | 27% |
What is beside the path
Through a park or green space for a third or more: 92% of the walks in Hardwick Park, against 23% near Chesterfield.
Shares of walks where the ground beside the path is a given kind for the stated part of the way.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Chesterfield |
|---|---|---|
| Under trees for a third or more of the way | 92% | 59% |
| Beside water for a tenth or more | 76% | 78% |
| On open access land for a third or more | <1% | <1% |
| Through a park or green space for a third or more | 92% | 23% |
| Off road for four fifths or more | 11% | 8% |
| On roads or lanes for half or more | 37% | 67% |
| Through built-up streets for half or more | <1% | 3% |
What might stop you
No busy road to cross: 97% of the walks in Hardwick Park, against 44% near Chesterfield.
Shares of walks with none of each thing on the way. A road counts when it runs within about fifteen metres of the path.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Chesterfield |
|---|---|---|
| Never beside a fast road | 92% | 87% |
| Never beside a busy road | 92% | 43% |
| No busy road to cross | 97% | 44% |
| No stile, gate or cattle grid | 33% | 27% |
| No steps | 56% | 56% |
What is on the way
Pass a pub: 14% of the walks in Hardwick Park, against 48% near Chesterfield.
Shares of walks that start by, or pass, each of these.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Chesterfield |
|---|---|---|
| Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road | 59% | 90% |
| Pass a pub | 14% | 48% |
| Pass a dog-waste bin | 18% | 23% |
| Pass a public toilet | 46% | 21% |
| Pass a drinking-water tap | <1% | <1% |
| Pass a busy beauty spot | 27% | 13% |
Measured on 20 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made
Walks in Hardwick Park, for your dog
If you live in Derbyshire, it is your home county, and every walk in it is free, for good. Tell the app what your dog finds hard and it shows you walks that suit, with anything that might stop you shown first.
Walks beyond your home county come with Further, the Trekosa subscription. What Further adds
Questions people ask
- Can I take my dog to Hardwick Park?
- Bolsover has a dog order we cannot yet place, so it may apply here, read on 1 October 2026. Ashfield has a dog order we cannot yet place, so it may apply here, read on 1 October 2026.
- How many dog walks are there in Hardwick Park?
- 126 walks in the Trekosa app lie mostly in Hardwick Park.
What is in Hardwick Park
6 car parks, 3 public toilets, 1 dog bin and 1 pub within Hardwick Park or at its edge, from OpenStreetMap.