High Peak Trail – High Peak Trail loop from Hartington Middle Quarter CP
High Peak Trail – High Peak Trail loop from Hartington Middle Quarter CP
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High Peak Trail – High Peak Trail loop from Hartington Middle Quarter CP
04:25
50.8km
420m
Cycling
Moderate bike ride. 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: June 10, 2026
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Waypoints
Start point
Parking
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2.09 km
View of Peak District National Park Countryside
Highlight • Viewpoint
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3.82 km
High Peak Trail
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
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21.5 km
Middleton Top Engine House and railway wagon
Highlight • Historical Site
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22.4 km
Ruins
Ruins
25.4 km
Sheep Pasture Incline
Highlight (Segment) • Climb
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30.6 km
High Peak Trail
Highlight • Cycleway
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32.6 km
View of Harboro Rocks
Highlight • Viewpoint
The rocks are a dramatic outcrop of Dolomitic limestone.
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47.3 km
Junction of National Cycle Route 54 and Tissington Trail
Highlight • Cycleway
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47.6 km
Parsley Hay Visitor Centre and Bike Hire
Highlight • Cycleway
The snack bar doesn't have inside …
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50.8 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
49.5 km
1.31 km
Surfaces
34.3 km
15.3 km
1.31 km
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Elevation
Highest point (350 m)
Lowest point (140 m)
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Comments
I'd planned this route a couple of weeks ago. A challenging route to complete before the summer holidays end. I asked my dad if he'd like to join us, and he jumped at the opportunity.
Day 1 took us up and up and along the High Peak trail …
Unfortunately our plan was thwarted by a closed footbridge and non cycleable diversion. Plan-B, backtrack to Black Rocks and start there where sadly the Badger Batista kiosk is no more 🙄🙄
Almost immediately …
Many many people out and about, walking, cycling and on horse including one poor chap whose chain had come off the chain ring and got stuck between it and the frame. Judicious amount of …
This is an old railway line so fairly gentle gradients until Middleton Top when the section down to Cromford has two sections of 1:8 gradient each around 0.5 miles long out of a total length of …
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