(S/E) From the Congregational Church, O.S. Ref. 358 529. Facing the church, walk up Front Street on the right, past the Red Lion public house, to the end of the village. (A) Follow the road, Bobbin Mill Hill. (B) Continue along the road, until you reach Barn Close Farm (C) on your right.
(1) Opposite the farm, on the left, take the footpath up Mill Green Hill, marked on the sign as towards Park Head. Walk between two farm buildings then uphill across the field, with woodland on your right.
When you reach the brow of the hill there is a good view of Crich and Fritchley. Turn right onto the footpath into the wood (D), through the squeeze stile, follow the path through the wood.
(2) As you leave the trees you go through another squeeze stile with the letters W and P carved into them for ‘Wingfield Park’. Continue across the hill. On the right, you will pass the ruin of a windmill. Continue on the path, crossing the stile into the next field.
Keep to the left when it joins a track, continue to Tithe Farm (E), walk between the farmhouse and barn, through the gate past the barn down the field keeping the wall on your right. Find the path behind the oak tree right of the stonewall at the bottom of the field. Step down, go towards the right through the trees down the bank being careful not to slip if wet across the field to the road (Lynam Road).
(3) Turn right onto the road walk back towards Fritchley for 200 yards or so.
(4) Take the first metaled farm track on the left as the road bends right. Walk down the track crossing the railway tunnel, up a small hill through trees, towards Lodge Hill Farm (F). Walk through the farmyard in front of the house, through the gate facing, take the track to the left.
Take the track down the hill, keeping the hedge on your left. (G) The track turns to the right, here, on your left, opposite the driveway to the farm buildings, cross the step-stile in the electric fence. Continue down the field towards the Amber River. Stop at the river.
(5) Retrace your steps back up the hill, through the farm. Return along the track to the road. (4) Turn left at the road, towards Fritchley, passing the entrance to Beech Hill Farm (H) until you reach the turning to Wingfield Park Farm.
(6) At the turning to Wingfield Park Farm turn onto the footpath going in the same direction as the road. Cross the field at the squeeze stile mid-way down the prickly holly hedge facing you, take care. Continue on the footpath into the next field, follow the path to the right through a gap in the hedge, cross the field, behind Barnclose Farm, down the hill to the bottom of Bobbin Mill Hill.
(7) Turn left, walk back into Fritchley at the Congregational Church. (S/E)