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Mellor Cross – Higgins Clough Swing Bridge loop from Disley

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Mellor Cross – Higgins Clough Swing Bridge loop from Disley

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Mellor Cross – Higgins Clough Swing Bridge loop from Disley

02:07

23.2km

650m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

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After 22.2 km for 9 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.40 km

Diglee Road (gravel track)

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Grassy double track at the top, classic gravel lane below the farms. Lovely.

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11.0 km

View of Sett Valley from Sitch Lane

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A great view of Sett Valley.

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11.9 km

Briargrove Road East Gravel Path

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Lovely little tree-shaded, easy-going gravel lane. Can get a bit churned up by tractors, but nothing heavy. It's gravel to the farmhouse, then gravelly tarmac. Easier than the Lantern Pike …

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14.7 km

Technical Rocky Trail Section

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This short section could be tough on a gravel bike.

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16.2 km

Mellor Cross

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The small sacred monument, known as the "Mellor Cross," located in a very prominent location here, commemorates the co-founder of the Methodist Church, John Wesley. The search for traces takes …

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22.2 km

Higgins Clough Swing Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

23.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.2 km

5.12 km

4.73 km

848 m

690 m

558 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.19 km

6.83 km

6.14 km

1.91 km

569 m

538 m

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

Weather

Thursday 9 July

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Mellor Cross – Higgins Clough Swing Bridge loop from Disley

Diglee Road (gravel track)

View of Sett Valley from Sitch Lane

Briargrove Road East Gravel Path

Technical Rocky Trail Section

Mellor Cross

Higgins Clough Swing Bridge

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