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Roych Clough Downhill Trail – Hayfield Descent loop from Sparrowpit

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Roych Clough Downhill Trail – Hayfield Descent loop from Sparrowpit

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Roych Clough Downhill Trail – Hayfield Descent loop from Sparrowpit

02:01

15.8km

510m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 12, 2026

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Peak District National Park

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1.05 km

Roych Clough Downhill Trail

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

Mega downhill to the best lunch spot in the Peaks. Super loose rock, techy and steep in places with some step downs. Very fast and very fun!

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2.39 km

Poetry Bench and River Crossing at Roych Clough

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lovely spot to stop and take in the beautiful surroundings. Also take time to find the bench with the poetry on. My Favourite lunch spot- 'Every inch I climb up …

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3.95 km

Old Byway from Hayfield to Castleton

Highlight • Trail

nice route for ether running or cycling quite technical in parts as small rocky surface requires you to be constantly thinking each foot fall and not gazing at the wonderful scenery

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4.57 km

South Head Summit Cairn and Memorial

Highlight • Natural Monument

Be aware of bikes around here, it’s on the kinder loop trail

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6.89 km

Hayfield Descent

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Together with Coldwell Clough, this descent is more than a mile of fast and fun downhill riding taking you back down to Hayfield. Rocks and stones give way to soil …

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8.31 km

Start of Stoney Ford

Highlight • Trail

very rocky

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10.3 km

Medieval Cross Below Kinder Scout

Highlight • Monument

A freestanding medieval wayside and boundary cross which stands on the parish boundary between Hayfield and Edale next to the ancient moorland track between the two villages. It also marked …

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12.1 km

Brown Knoll Trig Point

Highlight • Summit

A very exposed trig point with amazing views of the Great Ridge and Kinder Scout.

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15.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.69 km

6.42 km

623 m

596 m

319 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.81 km

3.85 km

3.36 km

1.59 km

958 m

181 m

Elevation

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Highest point (560 m)

Lowest point (250 m)

Weather

Monday 18 May

14°C

7°C

97 %

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Roych Clough Downhill Trail – Hayfield Descent loop from Sparrowpit

Roych Clough Downhill Trail

Poetry Bench and River Crossing at Roych Clough

Old Byway from Hayfield to Castleton

South Head Summit Cairn and Memorial

Hayfield Descent

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