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Black Lane to Mellor Cross – Mellor Cross loop from New Mills

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Black Lane to Mellor Cross – Mellor Cross loop from New Mills

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5.0

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Black Lane to Mellor Cross – Mellor Cross loop from New Mills

01:22

11.0km

310m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 9, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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674 m

New Mills Golf Course Climb

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A fun technical climb up to New Mills Golf Course. Lots of rocks and small boulders to get up and over. Not so bad in the dry, but tough going …

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3.44 km

Black Lane to Mellor Cross

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Bit rough for my Kona Sutra steel touring bike. But maybe i'm too much of a wuss

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3.76 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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5.68 km

Cown Edge Way Rocky Descent

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Rocky climb/descent - can get muddy!

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7.51 km

Roman Bridge (Packhorse Bridge), Marple

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This charming stone packhorse bridge spans the River Goyt. Despite its name, it was not built by the Romans but constructed in the 1700s for horse crossings.

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7.57 km

Roman Bridge (Windy Bottom Bridge)

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Despite its name the bridge was not actually built by the Romans,but is thought to have been constructed in the 1700's, and originated as a Pack Horse Brudge. Until the …

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9.23 km

Strines Downhill Trail

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Downhill from the Fox Inn at Brookbottom to Strines station

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10.2 km

Fox Inn, Brookbottom

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Right on the cusp of where Greater Manchester meets Derbyshire, this pub is in the hills to the north-west of New Mills in the hamlet of Brookbottom which is no …

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11.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.48 km

2.03 km

1.31 km

641 m

534 m

Surfaces

3.98 km

2.31 km

1.84 km

1.52 km

841 m

510 m

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

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Monday 6 July

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Black Lane to Mellor Cross – Mellor Cross loop from New Mills

New Mills Golf Course Climb

Black Lane to Mellor Cross

Mellor Cross

Cown Edge Way Rocky Descent

Roman Bridge (Packhorse Bridge), Marple

Roman Bridge (Windy Bottom Bridge)

Strines Downhill Trail

Fox Inn, Brookbottom

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