Nature reserve

Dog walks in Gang Mine

Gang Mine is a nature reserve in Derbyshire Dales, 4.9 km from the middle of Matlock. 14 walks in the app lie mostly in it. 6 of 14 are under 3 km and 2 are loops.

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DerbyChesterfieldIlkestonLong EatonGang Mine10 km
Gang Mine on Derbyshire. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Three walks in Gang Mine

From the 14 walks that lie mostly in Gang Mine, those that start nearest its middle: a 7.7 km loop, a 4.0 km there and back and a 2.4 km one-way walk.

Where these go is in the app

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  • Middleton, Derbyshire Dales loop7.7 km · 132 min · A loop
  • Wirksworth and back4.0 km · 69 min · There and back
  • Middleton, Derbyshire Dales to Wirksworth2.4 km · 41 min · One way

The land and what it asks of a dog

  • Site of Special Scientific InterestGang Mine SSSINatural England designations

Derbyshire Dales council has a dog control order we cannot yet place on the map, so it may apply here. Signs on the ground may say more.

What the walks in Gang Mine are like

Every share is of the 14 walks that lie mostly in Gang Mine, with Matlock as a whole marked on each bar.

How far they go

5 to 8 km: 5 of 14 walks in Gang Mine, against 21% near Matlock.

Where the walks fall by length. The five bars add up to the whole, give or take the rounding.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredMatlock
Under 3 km
6 of 14
34%
3 to 5 km
3 of 14
23%
5 to 8 km
5 of 14
21%
8 to 12 km
0 of 14
12%
Over 12 km
0 of 14
8%

What shape they are

A loop: 2 of 14 walks in Gang Mine, against 34% near Matlock.

A loop brings you back without repeating a step. There and back retraces the way out.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredMatlock
A loop
2 of 14
34%
There and back the same way
7 of 14
40%
One way, ending somewhere else
5 of 14
25%

What is beside the path

Beside water for a tenth or more: 0 of 14 walks in Gang Mine, against 61% near Matlock.

Shares of walks where the ground beside the path is a given kind for the stated part of the way.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredMatlock
Under trees for a third or more of the way
12 of 14
73%
Beside water for a tenth or more
0 of 14
61%
On open access land for a third or more
7 of 14
14%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
6 of 14
3%
Off road for four fifths or more
4 of 14
13%
On roads or lanes for half or more
1 of 14
50%
Through built-up streets for half or more
0 of 14
<1%

What might stop you

Never beside a busy road: 2 of 14 walks in Gang Mine, against 54% near Matlock.

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 thatShare of walks measuredMatlock
Never beside a fast road
12 of 14
90%
Never beside a busy road
2 of 14
54%
No busy road to cross
2 of 14
54%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
0 of 14
12%
No steps
3 of 14
47%

What is on the way

Pass a drinking-water tap: 11 of 14 walks in Gang Mine, against 10% near Matlock.

Shares of walks that start by, or pass, each of these.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredMatlock
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
12 of 14
79%
Pass a pub
1 of 14
40%
Pass a dog-waste bin
0 of 14
22%
Pass a public toilet
11 of 14
24%
Pass a drinking-water tap
11 of 14
10%
Pass a busy beauty spot
12 of 14
43%

Measured on 20 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made

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Walks in Gang Mine, 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.

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Further is the Trekosa subscription. 12 of its 14 walks run under trees for a third of the way or more. It brings the Further map, 1:25,000, with contours, field walls and every right of way, while you have signal. Press Offline on a walk in Gang Mine before you set off and its map stays on your phone until you remove it, for when the signal drops among the trees. Drift off the path and the phone buzzes. It also opens walks beyond your home county, if Derbyshire is not yours.

The first 250 households have it for good. After that, £4.99 a month or £34.99 a year.

Questions people ask

Do dogs need a lead in Gang Mine?
Derbyshire Dales 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 Gang Mine?
14 walks in the Trekosa app lie mostly in Gang Mine.