Hope Cross – View of The Great Ridge loop from Hope

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Hope Cross – View of The Great Ridge loop from Hope

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Hope Cross – View of The Great Ridge loop from Hope

01:50

18.7km

400m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Peak District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.09 km

Café Adventure

Highlight • Cafe

Cozy cafe and a nice place after a bike tour in the Peak District. Here's hot coffee, delicious cakes, crispy sandwiches and all in a really nice atmosphere. The walls …

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1.26 km

Grasshopper Coffee Shop

Highlight • Cafe

Vegan cakes and options on the menu. Plant based milks. Bike racks at the back.

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2.02 km

The Cheshire Cheese Inn

Highlight • Pub

Nice little pub with a good food menu and three casks on my visit. Bradfield Brewery's Farmer's Blonde was good enough and if I was eating I'd have chosen bacon …

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3.59 km

Descent of Doctors Gate Roman Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Absolutely wonderful. Rocky, but not insane, and with no surprises, but you will need to look ahead and think a little, relax, and just let your bike flow.

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5.16 km

Fast Descent Bridleway, Peak District National Park

Highlight • Trail

Super fun and fast descent, equally as good (not as fast) to climb. Mega views, nice wide bridleway.

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6.31 km

Woodland Singletrack Trail, Peak District National Park

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beautiful woodland single track trail. It's a climb into the woods and then flattens out through the trees before another climb up and out.

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12.6 km

Hope Cross lies at the crossroads of ancient packhorse routes through the Peak District, ands it's surrounded by beautiful views down into the Valley. You'll find it's a lovely wide open track with spectacular views.

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16.2 km

View of The Great Ridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great views of The Great Ridge (Lose Hill, Back Tor, Hollins Cross and Mam Tor) and over to the Eastern side of Kinder Scout with the great cleft of Jaggers Clough showing well in its side.

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