Lantern Pike – Shooting Cabins Descent loop from Rowarth

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Lantern Pike – Shooting Cabins Descent loop from Rowarth

Moderate

5.0

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Lantern Pike – Shooting Cabins Descent loop from Rowarth

01:43

17.4km

460m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 13, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 6.31 km for 196 m

After 13.8 km for 149 m

After 14.7 km for 196 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.26 km

Monks Descent to Lantern Pike

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Technical bit of the Bridleway leading towards Lantern Pike, so much fun.

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3.95 km

Lantern Pike

Highlight (Segment) • Summit

If you come up Lantern Pike from Matley Moor, once you go through the gate at the bottom, and make your way up a short steep Rocky climb you can …

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5.18 km

Stitch Lane Descent

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Don’t let the speed bumps slow you down!

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5.93 km

Sett Valley Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

Sett Valley Cafe is a brilliant little place to get delicious food, reviving coffee and a bit of rest on a bike ride. They use seasonal, fresh produce and cater …

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6.39 km

Birch Vale Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful views of reservoir that is adjacent to a lovely cobbled track. Slippery when wet!

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8.45 km

Snake Path from Hayfield

Highlight • Viewpoint

Tough climb up snake path, loose potato size rocks lots of loose gravel, traction an issue, but the view at the top makes it worth while

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11.1 km

Shooting Cabins Descent

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Awesome descent, quite flowy at the top which leads to some loose and rocky riding. Great views all the way down but you won’t notice. If you carry some speed …

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12.2 km

Thomas Boulger Memorial Stone and Bridge at Hollingworth Clough

Highlight • Trail

Just off Glossop Road this memorial stone sits at the small bridge over the Hollingworth Clough, the start (or finish) of some great moorland singletrack leading on to Snake Path.

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