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Tissington Trail – High Peak Trail loop from Burton-on-Trent

Tissington Trail – High Peak Trail loop from Burton-on-Trent

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Tissington Trail – High Peak Trail loop from Burton-on-Trent

06:22

115km

900m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel 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: March 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 98.5 km for 141 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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31.9 km

Ashbourne Tunnel

Highlight • Structure

There are a few of the old train tunnels local to here, its at the very start of the Tissington Trail, you can see the end for those of you …

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32.0 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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38.6 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 …

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48.5 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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58.1 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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60.2 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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61.4 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 …

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61.6 km

Middleton Top Engine House

Highlight • Historical Site

Very interesting piece of railway history containing the world's oldest working
steam lift. Take the time to go a little further to theSteeple Grange Light Railway or brave the Sheep …

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62.3 km

Ruins

73.7 km

Dunge Wood

Forest

89.7 km

River Derwent

Lake

96.0 km

Mickleover Meadows

Nature Reserve

98.6 km

Black Wood

Forest

115 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.3 km

28.0 km

20.6 km

15.7 km

6.59 km

6.36 km

197 m

Surfaces

39.6 km

27.0 km

26.0 km

20.6 km

2.46 km

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Thursday 21 May

26°C

13°C

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Tissington Trail – High Peak Trail loop from Burton-on-Trent

Ashbourne Tunnel

Tissington Trail Start (Ashbourne)

Tissington Trail

Gravel Track Between High Peak Trail and Tissington Trail

View of Harboro Rocks

High Peak Trail

Middleton Top Engine House and railway wagon

Middleton Top Engine House

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