Rother Valley Country Park – Trans Pennine Trail loop from Darnall

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Rother Valley Country Park – Trans Pennine Trail loop from Darnall

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Rother Valley Country Park – Trans Pennine Trail loop from Darnall

02:17

41.5km

340m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 3.49 km for 70 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.76 km

Bowden Housteads Wood

Forest

3.52 km

Smelter Wood

Forest

4.89 km

Bridport Colliery Marker, Shirebrook Valley Nature Reserve

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

Lovely bit of gravel. There are a few tracks that crisscross the park. It was built on the site of an old Industrial brown field site that included Birley East Colliery.

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12.7 km

Rother Valley Country Park

Highlight • Lake

Rother Valley Country Park is composed of four lakes, nature reserves and areas of parkland. The park was built on land that was open cast for coal, with the main …

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14.4 km

Trans Pennine Trail: Brimington to Staveley Section

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Smooth and relatively quiet section of old railway between Brighton and Staveley. Part of the wider Trans Pennine Trail and Route 67 of the Sustrans network.

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20.9 km

Staveley Town Canal Basin

Lake

25.1 km

Trans Pennine Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

This is such an excellent trail at pretty much any point joined but always be prepared to share it with other riders, walkers and runners - in fact anyone out there enjoying it.

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27.3 km

Old Killamarsh Train Platform

Highlight • Historical Site

There are remains of an old train station platform here. These are on the west side of Killamarsh

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27.3 km

Killamarsh Central Station (Disused)

Highlight • Structure

Killamarsh was a railway station in Killamarsh, North East Derbyshire, England which served the village (now town) from its opening in 1899 until its closure in 1930. It was situated …

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28.4 km

Lake at Rother Valley Country Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

Can get very busy with walkers and cyclists at the weekend

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28.7 km

Wakeboarding ramps at Rother Valley Lake

Highlight • Lake

The Rother Valley Lake had loads of runners training around the lake as there is a park run series held here. On the lake there are many ski jump platforms that seem to be set out in a course.

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41.5 km

End point

Train Station

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