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Mountain biking trails

North West England

Greater Manchester

Shooting Cabins Descent – Black Lane to Mellor Cross loop from Marple

Mountain biking trails

North West England

Greater Manchester

Shooting Cabins Descent – Black Lane to Mellor Cross loop from Marple

Moderate

5.0

(2)

47

riders

Shooting Cabins Descent – Black Lane to Mellor Cross loop from Marple

02:56

31.0km

780m

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: April 25, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 19.5 km for 149 m

After 20.3 km for 196 m

After 27.5 km for 54 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1.86 km

Roman Lakes

Lake

2

4.19 km

Strines Downhill Trail

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Downhill from the Fox Inn at Brookbottom to Strines station

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3

5.29 km

New Mills Golf Course Climb

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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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4

7.10 km

Dirt Path to Mellor Road

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Fast and fun dropping down to Mellor Road

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5

16.8 km

Shooting Cabins Descent

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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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6

17.9 km

Thomas Boulger Memorial Stone and Bridge at Hollingworth Clough

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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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18.2 km

Widdows Hey Wood

Forest

8

21.2 km

Laneside Road Bridleway

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Well worth doing the M4 Roman lakes route for this, a nice Lille reward after all that climbing.🐍

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9

26.6 km

Black Lane to Mellor Cross

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

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10

28.6 km

Cown Edge Way Rocky Descent

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Rocky climb/descent - can get muddy!

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B

31.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.1 km

8.68 km

6.86 km

2.90 km

1.90 km

623 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.73 km

7.49 km

5.56 km

5.48 km

3.11 km

693 m

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

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Saturday 23 May

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