The details of the Thursday’s Walk are as follows:
Title of the Walk: Winhill and Hope Cross
Start Time – 10.00am.
Start/Meeting Point – Heatherdene  Car Park, Ladybower.  Grid
Reference: SK 202857.
Could we please MEET in front of the Toilets.
Car Parking charge £7.00 for 10 hrs,  Payment can be made by either
Cash or Card.  BUT there may be opportunities to park on either the
A57 on the bridge over the reservoir or the A6013 opposite the
Heatherdene car park road, if you arrive earlier enough for there to
be spaces available
There are Toilets at the Car Park.
The Weather Forecast is promising, at the moment, to be dry, but a
little windy on the top.
A temperature of between 8 and 6 degrees is forecast.
Ascent/Gradient: 485 metres (1,590 ft.)

It is a Moderate to Easy walk with only one extended inclined section,
and that is upto Winhill.   After Winhill, the walk is downhill. The
paths and tracks are clear, but a little muddy in some areas.   The
majority of the paths pass through forest.  There are also some grassy
sections after Winhill.

Overall, it is a pleasant walk of just over 8 miles with the potential
for some fabulous views and wonderful Autumn colours.   It begins in
Heatherdene Car park, from where we cross over the Ladybower dam and
climb up through forest up to Winhill.  After Winhill, we head over
grassland towards Hope Cross,  where we enter a forest and walk
gradually down to the bridle path alongside the reservoir back to the
car park via the  Ladybower dam.