Monsal Trail Gravel Path – Monsal Trail Stone Arch Bridge loop from Over Haddon

Monsal Trail Gravel Path – Monsal Trail Stone Arch Bridge loop from Over Haddon

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Monsal Trail Gravel Path – Monsal Trail Stone Arch Bridge loop from Over Haddon

03:32

53.4km

970m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very 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: September 9, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 8.54 km for 70 m

After 21.4 km for 211 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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14.1 km

Beeley Moor Summit

Highlight • Climb

Beely Moor lies between Beely and Chesterfield above Chatsworth House. This remote road climbs over the moor reaching a high point of about 340m. There are great views and nice riding.

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15.4 km

Harewood Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Long but gentle climb. Maximum gradient 8%. Slight downhill about 2/3 of the way up gives your legs a welcome break before the final push.

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21.5 km

Clank Wood

Forest

26.9 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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31.7 km

Shillito Wood

Forest

34.1 km

Great views across Derbyshire and South Yorkshire. Love seeing the heather on the moorland blend into the high rise flats of Sheffield. Loads of walking around here plus a few bridleway bike options too.

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35.7 km

View from Baslow Edge

Highlight • Natural Monument

From the mini roundabout near Baslow Church turn right (if heading to Stoney Middleton and Manchester) keep climbing the road all the way going straight onm. The road seems to get steeper and then turns more gravely at a chicane. Keep heading ever upwards until you reach a gate. Go through this turn right and you are at the Eagle Stone/Wellington monument junction. Give yourself a pat on the back.

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36.4 km

Baslow Edge Climb

Highlight • Climb

Through the back streets of Baslow, this way lets you take a direct route to the top of a Baslow Edge.

Here, you can turn left at the top to go along Curbar and Froggatt or right to go past the Wellington Monument.

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48.0 km

Monsal Trail Gravel Path

Highlight • Trail

Just delightful GRVL along the Monsal Trail - with a few little stunt humps along the way!

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48.5 km

Monsal Trail Stone Arch Bridge

Highlight • Cycleway

The Monsal Trail is a traffic-free trail for walkers, cyclists, horse riders and wheelchair users. A former railway line, the trail runs for 8.5 miles (13.7 km) between Blackwell Mill in Chee Dale, and Coombs Road in Bakewell. The compacted gravel trail – which is relatively easygoing and is perfect for all ages and abilities – winds through some of the Peak District's most picturesque limestone dales and heads through characterful tunnels.

The trail follows a section of the former Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway, which was built in 1863 to link Manchester with London. The line was closed in 1968 and remained unused for 12 years before being taken over by the Peak District National Park.

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