Nordic Walking Taster Session

Nordic Walking Taster Session

Parking fee Accessible by bus Toilet en route No dogs allowed
  • Shipley Country Park Visitor Centre, Heanor. Meet in the first large car park on the left as you drive into the park along Slack Lane. DE75 7GX. Grid Ref: SK 431 452.
  • 11.30am - 12.30pm
  • 1 mile
  • Easy
  • No stiles

Discover the benefits of using Nordic Walking Poles. During this session you'll get a chance to have a go at learning the original technique from one of the UK's most experienced instructors.

BOOKING ESSENTIAL - call/text Catherine on 07940 575758 or email catherine@midlandsnordicwalking.org. Just tell her your height and she will provide the walking poles.

British Nordic Walking

What does each symbol mean?


Accessible by bus

Accessible by bus

Accessible by train

Accessible by train

Children welcome

Children welcome

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed

Free parking

Free parking

No dogs allowed

No dogs allowed

No parking

No parking

Not suitable for children

Not suitable for children

Parking fee

Parking fee

Pushchair accessible

Pushchair accessible

Take a packed lunch

Take a packed lunch

Toilet available en route

Toilet available en route

Wheelchair accessible

Wheelchair accessible

Walks grading

Grades are provided as a general guide only - if you have any doubt about your fitness for a particular walk please contact the organiser or leader in advance. You should also bear in mind the distance of the walk, regional differences in terrain and the possibility of bad weather, which can make a walk more difficult than planned. If you’re unsure of your fitness level, try a short and easy walk first: it’s much better to find a walk a little too slow and easy than to make yourself miserable and exhausted. Leaders may refuse to accept participants who in their opinion are inadequately equipped or unfit.

Walks are graded for difficulty as follows:

Easy access: Walks for everyone, including people with conventional wheelchairs and pushchairs, using easy access paths. Comfortable shoes or trainers can be worn. Assistance may be needed to push wheelchairs on some sections, please enquire.

Easy: Walks for anyone who does not have a mobility difficulty or a specific health problem or is seriously unfit. Comfortable shoes or trainers can be worn.

Moderate: Walks for people with country walking experience and a good level of fitness. May include some steep paths and open country, and may be at a brisk pace. Walking boots and warm, waterproof clothing are essential.

Strenuous: Walks for experienced country walkers with an above average fitness level. May include hills and rough country, and may be at a brisk pace. Walking boots and warm, waterproof clothing are essential. People in doubt about their fitness are advised to contact the organiser or leader in advance.