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High Peak Trail – Tissington Trail loop from Cromford

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High Peak Trail – Tissington Trail loop from Cromford

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High Peak Trail – Tissington Trail loop from Cromford

03:44

45.2km

630m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 11, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Peak District National Park

Derwent Valley Mills WHS

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.54 km

Ruins

5.65 km

High Peak Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

Great route for traffic-free cycling, the High Peak trail is a gravel track which follows the course of an old railway. This railway was owned by a canal company, so was built in an odd manner with long flat portions joined by steep sections (like canal locks) where the trains were often hauled uphill by stationary engines.

This means that most of the route is nice and flat but with inclines that will often mean pushing uphill. These include Cromford High Peak junction westwards (1:9 for about a mile), Middleton Top (1:8 with a surface including drainage channels across the track, so beware when descending especially as there are very steep drop-offs to the side), and Hopton (1:14 for about 500 yards or 457 metres).

You can get a good speed up downhill but be careful as surface is very loose.

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7.66 km

View of Harboro Rocks

Highlight • Viewpoint

Part of the High Peak Trail that takes you past the Harbour Rocks, picturesque for sure.

The rocks are a dramatic outcrop of Dolomitic limestone.

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10.8 km

High Peak Trail

Highlight • Viewpoint

This trail offers some stunning scenery and the surface is perfect for cycling

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14.1 km

View of railway embankment

Highlight • Cycleway

Great views of the old railway viaduct curving round over valley. The trail goes up this old railway

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28.0 km

Tissington Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

The Tissington Trail is a 13-mile (21 km) traffic-free trail that links Ashbourne to Parsley Hay via the spectacular White Peak countryside. The compacted gravel trail is relatively smooth and flat (save for a relatively steep incline at Mappleton), making it a great ride for all ages and abilities. The Tissington Trail is part of a network of former railway lines in this area that are now recreational routes, meaning the exploration options are plentiful.

The trail follows the former Buxton to Ashbourne railway line, which opened in 1899 and closed in 1967. After its closure, the route was transformed into a trail and opened to the public in 1971.

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31.1 km

Bradbourne Brook Ford

Highlight • Bridge

Fun for the fool hardy, slow and steady. Can be deep, be prepared to bail if your bike starts to slide out from under. At your own risk🚲😬. Bridge for the sensible 😉

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32.2 km

Bradbourne Village

Highlight • Historical Site

A "doubly thankful" village. A thankful village is one where none of the inhabitants were killed in the First World War. A doubly thankful one is where no inhabitants were killed in either the First or Second World Wars.
Either there weren't many soldiers from Bradbourne or they were very lucky.
The apparent war memorial is actually a commemoration of Queen Victoria's 60 years on the throne.
A nice scenic village but no facilities such as shops, cafes or pubs.

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40.9 km

Middleton Top Engine House and railway wagon

Highlight • Historical Site

Notorious for its steep gradient, Middleton Top is a super climb with majestic views at the top. Plus, there's bike hire and a small cafe here. It has also been part of the Eroica Britannia route for the past few years – imagine that gradient with barely functioning, pre-1979 gearing. At the top of the incline there's the Middleton Top Engine House, as the track used to be the High Peak steam railway.

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45.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.6 km

13.6 km

4.52 km

800 m

420 m

363 m

Surfaces

21.6 km

11.5 km

8.51 km

3.39 km

226 m

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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Sunday 5 July

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High Peak Trail – Tissington Trail loop from Cromford

High Peak Trail

View of Harboro Rocks

High Peak Trail

View of railway embankment

Tissington Trail

Bradbourne Brook Ford

Bradbourne Village

Middleton Top Engine House and railway wagon

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