The station entrance is easily reached from the centre of Bakewell by strolling over the bridge crossing the river Wye and continuing via Station Road, bearing left; opposite Elmhurst can be seen a bridlepath, branching right.

Follow the bridlepath, through the golfcourse; continue through the wood to the road at Ballcross Farm.

Go right here, along the bridlepath, which you follow to its end, continue ahead along the continuation track to the Moatless Plantation - once a Saxon meeting place, or administrative centre.

Cross the pasture to a footpath junction, with a pond to your left; continue south-east over Calton Pastures, passing a tumulus to your left until you reach another tumulus, on your right. Bear right at this point, to walk through the conifer plantation (clearly signed).

Emerging from the plantation you now cross the open stretch of land to go through a gateway; follow the bridlepath beyond, walking pleasantly along the ridge wall then descending to a woodland track.

Once more into the trees…walk left along the track.

Follow the lane west, then go right at the junction and descend to Bowling Green Farm. The track goes right but you continue ahead to a bridlegate; with the metal fence as your guide, cross the fields and descend to the Haddon Park Farm road.

Go left - around the tunnel entrance - and keep on to a metal fence to the bottom of the hill; turn right (bridlegate) and cross the pasture; bear right, uphill (an exception) as signed, to a stile. Cross this, then go left along the lane to Coombs Road; cross this, and walk up onto the disused railway trackbed, now the Monsal Trail.

Simply walk along the trackbed, north, to the Bakewell station yard.