Cown Edge Way Rocky Descent – New Mills Golf Course Climb loop from Rose Hill Marple

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Cown Edge Way Rocky Descent – New Mills Golf Course Climb loop from Rose Hill Marple

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Cown Edge Way Rocky Descent – New Mills Golf Course Climb loop from Rose Hill Marple

02:57

33.2km

690m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 11.9 km for 196 m

After 25.9 km for 54 m

After 28.6 km for 175 m

After 29.0 km for 52 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.17 km

Cown Edge Way Rocky Descent

Highlight • Trail

Rocky climb/descent - can get muddy!

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5.61 km

New Mills Golf Course Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

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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7.42 km

Dirt Path to Mellor Road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Fast and fun dropping down to Mellor Road

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13.3 km

Monks Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Any easy road climb up to a nice trail.

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16.0 km

Pennine Bridleway Across the Fields

Highlight • Cycleway

Relatively flat, which comes as a relief after all the climbing, mud, gravel and puddles

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21.8 km

View of the Rolling Hills at the Public Footpath Crossroads

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Great place to stop and reflect on the beauty of existence, maybe while also eating your lunch.

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25.0 km

Black Lane to Mellor Cross

Highlight • Viewpoint

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

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26.0 km

Strawberry Delight Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Good in ascent and descent. The lower section is nice single track with some rocks and a couple of small steps.

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28.6 km

Springfield Copse

Forest

33.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.8 km

10.2 km

8.87 km

1.58 km

1.03 km

665 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.29 km

7.74 km

6.86 km

5.81 km

2.25 km

2.24 km

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

14°C

6°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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Comments

August 7, 2022,Mellor Cross Peak Hayfield Peak District

#mtbyorkshire #mtbpeakdistrict Welcome to the BOTG MTB Channel and welcome to great Sunday MTB Peak District trail. For many riding today they felt it would of been better in reverse, that's the point of my trails and videos to fid it and ride it and review the trails for you and include MTB GPX routes for free.