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Carsington Water – Bradbourne Brook Ford loop from Carsington CP

Carsington Water – Bradbourne Brook Ford loop from Carsington CP

Hard

4.0

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Carsington Water – Bradbourne Brook Ford loop from Carsington CP

03:55

66.1km

850m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 22, 2026

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Peak District National Park

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Parking

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701 m

Carsington Water

Highlight • Structure

Carsington Water is the ninth largest reservoir in England. When full it can hold 7,800 million gallons of water. The reservoir has good quality tracks around it to enjoy the good views and wildlife.

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7.45 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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16.0 km

Tissington Trail Start (Ashbourne)

Highlight • Parking

Very polite and friendly staff. Young chap spotted the ti gravel bike a mile off, so we got chatting for 10-15 mins.. I found most people rather friendly around here...

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23.4 km

Waterings Wood

Forest

33.6 km

Manifold Valley Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

Relatively flat cycle track following the old railway, a point of interest is the disappearing river which often has huge sections with no water

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46.8 km

Highfield Lane Gravel Track

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Relatively rutted farm track gravel with some large embedded rock along the way. Steady climb up and out of Harrtington.

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50.6 km

Gravel Track Between High Peak Trail and Tissington Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Good gravel double track linking the High Peak and Tissington trails, probably rideable with most types of bike but more suited to Mountain bikes or CX/gravel bikes.

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60.3 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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62.3 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 …

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66.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.4 km

14.8 km

11.8 km

10.9 km

796 m

355 m

122 m

Surfaces

22.4 km

19.7 km

18.9 km

4.88 km

209 m

168 m

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

Weather

Tuesday 19 May

18°C

10°C

68 %

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Carsington Water – Bradbourne Brook Ford loop from Carsington CP

Carsington Water

Bradbourne Brook Ford

Tissington Trail Start (Ashbourne)

Manifold Valley Trail

Highfield Lane Gravel Track

Gravel Track Between High Peak Trail and Tissington Trail

View of Harboro Rocks

High Peak Trail

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