Headstone Tunnel – Headstone Tunnel loop from Great Longstone

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Headstone Tunnel – Headstone Tunnel loop from Great Longstone

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Headstone Tunnel – Headstone Tunnel loop from Great Longstone

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4.66km

60m

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Easy run. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 15, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Peak District National Park

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Start point

Bus stop

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1.60 km

Little Longstone Congregational Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

Grade ll listed chapel. Really beautiful and worth a visit.

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1.91 km

Monsal's Enchanted Emporium

Highlight • Cafe

A gem of a cafe to stop at at after a tour of the area, open log fire, cakes, hot drinks, meals, what more can you ask for after a day in the peaks.

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1.93 km

View of Monsal Head and the Headstone Viaduct

Highlight • Viewpoint

Monsal Head is one of the most photographed viewpoints in Derbyshire – and for good reason! Overlooking the impressive Headstone Viaduct crossing the picturesque Monsal Dale, it truly is a wonder to behold. You can stop for food and drink at the Monsal Head Hotel and there is usually an ice cream van parked here.

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2.20 km

Headstone Tunnel

Highlight • Trail

Stretching for 1,598 feet (487 m), Headstone Tunnel is the longest of all the tunnels on the Monsal Trail. Despite being well lit, it’s still a dark and cool place to explore. The tunnel was built in the 1860s by the Midland Railways to link Manchester with London. Headstone Tunnel was reopened in 2011, meaning the Monsal Trail could be fully linked.

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2.73 km

View of Monsal Viaduct and Waterfall

Highlight • Bridge

The weir is restricted access because of repairs, but you can walk by it and take photos.
When approaching the viaduct, if you want to walk across it, walk up the steep path ( half scramble at points) on the left, rather than going straight on, to reach Viaduct top.

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2.73 km

Headstone Tunnel

Highlight • Structure

One of the many tunnels that have been reopened for walkers and cyclists on the Monsal Trail. Runs under the beauty spot of Monsal Head (cafe, pub and viewpoint on top of the hill).

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2.82 km

Headstone Tunnel and Ancient Trail Under Monsal Head

Highlight • Trail

3.58 km

Great Longstone for Ashford Railway Station

Highlight • Cycleway

Great Longstone for Ashford railway station was a station which served Great and Little Longstone in the Peak District of Derbyshire. It was opened in 1863 by the Midland Railway on its extension of the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway from Rowsley.

It closed in 1962, except that one train a day in each direction continued to stop to allow a local resident, Mrs A Boardman, to travel to work, an episode immortalised by the British Movietone film It Only Stops For Her..[4] Trains continued to pass through the station until 1968 when the line was closed.

The trackbed through the station is part of the 8.5-mile (13.7 km) Monsal Trail, a walk and cycleway. Access to the Monsal Trail can be made at Great Longstone for Ashford railway station, via the ramp off Longstone Lane.

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