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Pleasley Vale Walk

4.97 miles (8 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap This circular walk explores the wooded valley of Pleasley Vale on the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire border.
There's some lovely walking paths here taking you along the River Meden to the old Pleasley mills and a nature reserve. Here you can look out for a variety of flora and fauna including several different species of butterfly and woodpecker.
You can then follow footpaths along Littlewood Lane and Northfield Lane to create a loop walk through the area to the south of the vale.
On the southern side of the river there's also a cycle path along the River Meden Railway Trail which leads towards Mansfield.

Postcode

NG19 8RL - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locations

Pleasley Vale OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Pleasley Vale Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Further Information and Other Local Ideas

You can extend the walk by heading west to visit the nearby Pleasley Pit Country Park. The park has some well laid out walking trails with ponds, reed beds, grassland and woodland to see.

Cycle Routes and Walking Routes Nearby

Photos

Mill pond, Pleasley Vale - geograph.org.uk - 2626768

Mill pond, Pleasley Vale

Chimney at Pleasley Mill - geograph.org.uk - 468582

Chimney at Pleasley Mill

River Meden, Pleasley Vale - geograph.org.uk - 2626858

River Meden

High water level under bridge in Pleasley Vale. - geograph.org.uk - 468416

High water level under bridge in Pleasley Vale. View showing the high water level as the River Meden rushes beneath the bridge that carries a track to Littlewood, near Hind Carr.

Pleasley Vale - geograph.org.uk - 468426

A view of the houses in the Vale from over the horse field. The war memorial can just be seen in the top left corner.

Buildings on Pleasley Vale land - geograph.org.uk - 468555

Some buildings used for light industry on the site.

Old Railway Line - geograph.org.uk - 2285018

Old Railway Line on the Meden trail

Site of Roman Villa - geograph.org.uk - 2284991

Site of Roman Villa south of the vale

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GPS Files

GPX File

Pleasley Vale.gpx (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold>Download Linked File)