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Monsal Trail Stone Arch Bridge – Headstone Tunnel loop from Little Longstone

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Monsal Trail Stone Arch Bridge – Headstone Tunnel loop from Little Longstone

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Monsal Trail Stone Arch Bridge – Headstone Tunnel loop from Little Longstone

01:30

14.3km

130m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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Peak District National Park

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Parking

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54 m

Monsal's Enchanted Emporium

Highlight • Cafe

A gem of a cafe to stop at at after a tour of the area, open log fire, cakes, hot drinks, meals, what more can you ask for after a day in the peaks.

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343 m

Stretching for 1,598 feet (487 m), Headstone Tunnel is the longest of all the tunnels on the Monsal Trail. Despite being well lit, it’s still a dark and cool place to explore. The tunnel was built in the 1860s by the Midland Railways to link Manchester with London. Headstone Tunnel was reopened in 2011, meaning the Monsal Trail could be fully linked.

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956 m

Headstone Tunnel and Ancient Trail Under Monsal Head

Highlight • Trail

3.92 km

Hassop Station Café & Cycle Hire

Highlight • Parking

The spacious, elegant Old Station building boasts a cafe, bookshop, bicycle hire and opportunity for and ice cream and lots more. It's nice place to stop if you are hiking the trail.

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5.59 km

Monsal Trail Stone Arch Bridge

Highlight • Cycleway

The Monsal Trail is a traffic-free trail for walkers, cyclists, horse riders and wheelchair users. A former railway line, the trail runs for 8.5 miles (13.7 km) between Blackwell Mill in Chee Dale, and Coombs Road in Bakewell. The compacted gravel trail – which is relatively easygoing and is perfect for all ages and abilities – winds through some of the Peak District's most picturesque limestone dales and heads through characterful tunnels.

The trail follows a section of the former Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway, which was built in 1863 to link Manchester with London. The line was closed in 1968 and remained unused for 12 years before being taken over by the Peak District National Park.

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6.91 km

End of Monsal Trail (Bakewell via Coombs Road)

Highlight • Trail

Congratulations! You've just reached the end of the wonderful Monsal Trail. Or perhaps you're at the start? Either way, it's a great place to be.

A former railway line, the compacted gravel trail runs for 8.5 miles (13.7 km) between Blackwell Mill, in Chee Dale and Coombs Road, in Bakewell.

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13.5 km

Headstone Tunnel

Highlight • Structure

One of the many tunnels that have been reopened for walkers and cyclists on the Monsal Trail. Runs under the beauty spot of Monsal Head (cafe, pub and viewpoint on top of the hill).

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13.5 km

View of Monsal Viaduct and Waterfall

Highlight • Bridge

The weir is restricted access because of repairs, but you can walk by it and take photos.
When approaching the viaduct, if you want to walk across it, walk up the steep path ( half scramble at points) on the left, rather than going straight on, to reach Viaduct top.

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14.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.1 km

1.37 km

1.28 km

524 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.4 km

2.16 km

537 m

247 m

< 100 m

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Saturday 4 July

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14°C

21 %

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Monsal Trail Stone Arch Bridge – Headstone Tunnel loop from Little Longstone

Monsal's Enchanted Emporium

Headstone Tunnel

Headstone Tunnel and Ancient Trail Under Monsal Head

Hassop Station Café & Cycle Hire

Monsal Trail Stone Arch Bridge

End of Monsal Trail (Bakewell via Coombs Road)

Headstone Tunnel

View of Monsal Viaduct and Waterfall

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