Walks
Days
Volunteers
Participants last year
The Autumn Footprints Festival offers a great choice of 16 guided walks from 14 - 29 September 2024. Sixteen days of enjoyable walks and informative talks with something for everybody of all abilities.
Set in picturesque Derbyshire, the festival takes place in an area known for its natural beauty and superb scenery. Popular with both novice and experience walkers wanting to enjoy the beautiful colours of autumn and the area's fabulous views, undulating countryside, industrial heritage and attractive towns and villages.
Led by knowledgeable local volunteers and staff keen to show off their patch, you will discover a wide variety of walks to explore local heritage, natural history and wildlife. The routes take in walks alongside rivers and canals, as well as through open countryside, towns and villages.
All walks are FREE OF CHARGE. However, there may be a parking charge (see symbols on individual walks).
Booking is advised on most of our walks. On some it is booking essential to join some of our led walks this year. Details on how to book will be listed in each walk description.
If you still fancy more walking, head over to our extra walks section to find various walking leaflets and also find out about the children's self led trail running every day of the festival at Shipley Park.
Don't forget, if you have taken part in the festival this year then we would love your feedback about our guided walks. You can submit your feedback via our online feedback form.
Walking guide
Before taking part, have a read of our handy walking guide that will tell you everything you need to know about the guided walks.
Our walks
Saturday 14 September
- Young People's Forest at Mead Circular
Sunday 15 September
- Crich and Whatstandwell
Monday 16 September
- Holloway, Florence Nightingale and the Cromford Canal
Tuesday 17 September
- Bell and Bridle Circular
Wednesday 18 September
- In the Footsteps of the Pentrich Rebels of 1817 (Ripley)
Thursday 19 September
- Lower Hartshay
Friday 20 September
- Canal and Castle
Saturday 21 September
- Around Belper
Sunday 22 September
- Black Rocks and the High Peak Trail
Monday 23 September
- Somercotes Gentle Flat Walk
Tuesday 24 September
- Shipley Hall Circular
Wednesday 25 September
- In the Footsteps of the Pentrich Rebels of 1817 (Belper)
Thursday 26 September
- Whatstandwell Station
Friday 27 September
- In the Footsteps of the Pentrich Rebels of 1817 (Alfreton)
Saturday 28 September
- Nordic Walking Taster Session
Sunday 29 September
- In the Footsteps of the Pentrich Rebels of 1817 (South Wingfield)
Thank you
This walking festival has been made possible by the involvement of many local groups and the dedicated individuals who lead and act as back up for the walks. Our thanks go to all of them, and to the organisations who have supported the festival with funding or help in kind.