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Elvaston Castle Main Gates – Elvaston Castle Lake loop from Alvaston

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Elvaston Castle Main Gates – Elvaston Castle Lake loop from Alvaston

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Elvaston Castle Main Gates – Elvaston Castle Lake loop from Alvaston

02:23

9.36km

10m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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1.47 km

Elvaston Castle Main Gates

Highlight • Monument

These gates are chained & padlocked shut, however if you are inside trying to get out, then we found that the low wall to the side was easy to clamber over

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2.79 km

Elvaston Castle — Eastern Approach

Highlight • Castle

This is the eastern access point to Elvaston Castle. It is a 19th-century Gothic Revical Castle set within a 200 acre county park that offers walking paths and lovely scenery.

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4.17 km

Elvaston Castle Local Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

A nature reserve worth visiting while exploring the grounds at Elvaston Castle - lots of little paths making one big loop. Very peaceful!

Walkers only though - no dogs or bikes allowed in the nature reserve.

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4.19 km

Elvaston Conservation Circular Walk

Highlight • Trail

Does get boggy during rainy season

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4.64 km

The Mound, Elvaston Castle Country Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

5.06 km

Elvaston Castle Lake

Highlight • Castle

Very pretty Lake behind the Castle with direct access from the large Car Park. There's a good footpath all the way around it

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5.18 km

Old Water Wheel at Markeaton Park

Highlight • Monument

Near the end/beginning of the trail, depending on which way you go-this is opposite a large and lovely green space-great for a picnic!

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9.36 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.11 km

1.04 km

812 m

655 m

448 m

286 m

Surfaces

3.18 km

2.76 km

2.42 km

865 m

133 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 21 July

23°C

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Comments

April 6, 2024,Elvaston Castle Country Park & Nature Reserve - Walk

The Bluebelles are back🪻just flowering now.
Elvaston Castle Gardens & Country Park are really pretty, plenty to explore & well worth a walk around. Free to enter (pay for car park) and suitable for families, lots of things for kids to climb on.
There's also the Nature Reserve which is prone to flooding and a bit muddier.
I extended the …

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Elvaston Castle Main Gates – Elvaston Castle Lake loop from Alvaston

Elvaston Cricket Club

Elvaston Castle Main Gates

Elvaston Castle — Eastern Approach

Elvaston Castle Local Nature Reserve

Elvaston Conservation Circular Walk

The Mound, Elvaston Castle Country Park

Elvaston Castle Lake

Old Water Wheel at Markeaton Park

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