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Linacre Reservoirs Trail – Johnny Gate Lane Climb loop from Chesterfield

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Linacre Reservoirs Trail – Johnny Gate Lane Climb loop from Chesterfield

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4.3

(3)

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Linacre Reservoirs Trail – Johnny Gate Lane Climb loop from Chesterfield

04:49

60.0km

1,120m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 5, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 6.55 km for 92 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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8.21 km

Linacre Reservoirs Trail

Highlight • Trail

There is an official bike route around the reservoirs. And unofficial trails in the wooded areas but you will come across people walking on them so very hard to get …

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18.1 km

Johnny Gate Lane Climb

Highlight • Climb

We ride as a climb, but you could do as a gravel ride climb or descent.

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20.1 km

Shillito Woods Trail

Highlight • Forest

Fantastic single-track for about a mile. At its best in spring and late summer as it gets muddy and overgrown. Watch out for the drop off before the river but don't worry it is rollable.

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27.4 km

Cartledge Bridleway

Highlight • Trail

Be prepared for a long hard climb unless of course you start at Cartledge 🤦‍♂️

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27.5 km

Black Car Bridleway

Highlight • Cycleway

Great cut-through to/from Cartledge. Gets very muddy after wet weather.

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33.0 km

Sud Brook Crossing Singletrack

Highlight • MTB Park

A fun fast and narrow path just a bit too ouchy in summer. At the bottom get ready to engage the granny ring as the climb out is short but very sharp in slippy gravel.

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35.7 km

Bridleway from Linacre Car Parks

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Part of the classic Linacre circle route. this can be a gateway to the Peaks. keep climbing up through Cutthorpe and you can get to Shillito woods, Curbar, Froggatt and beyond!

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39.1 km

Catchford Wood

Forest

47.3 km

Harewood Moor

Highlight • Natural

A real gem of proper moorland (heather filled in late summer) a stones throw from Chesterfield (you can see the world famous Crooked Spire from up here). This forms part …

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49.8 km

Cathole Coppice

Forest

60.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.2 km

19.1 km

8.24 km

7.16 km

5.45 km

774 m

159 m

Surfaces

18.7 km

16.7 km

14.6 km

4.68 km

4.11 km

1.12 km

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Wednesday 6 May

15°C

3°C

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Linacre Reservoirs Trail – Johnny Gate Lane Climb loop from Chesterfield

Linacre Reservoirs Trail

Johnny Gate Lane Climb

Shillito Woods Trail

Cartledge Bridleway

Black Car Bridleway

Sud Brook Crossing Singletrack

Bridleway from Linacre Car Parks

Harewood Moor

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