Ashbourne Tunnel – Ashbourne Tunnel loop from Mayfield

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Ashbourne Tunnel – Ashbourne Tunnel loop from Mayfield

Moderate

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Ashbourne Tunnel – Ashbourne Tunnel loop from Mayfield

03:12

12.1km

120m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 27, 2026

Tips

Route includes a tunnel

Check you’ve got lights. Your GPS will likely drop out inside.

After 6.21 km for 352 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.18 km

River Dove

Lake

4.26 km

View of St Oswald’s Church

Highlight • Historical Site

Described by the writer George Eliot as “the finest mere parish church in the Kingdom”, St Oswald’s Church has a slender spire 212 feet high and was once a candidate to be the cathedral for the Derby Diocese.

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5.18 km

View of Horse and Sheep Paddocks

Highlight • Natural

You really walk over the paddocks. Sheep and horses are not interested in the hikers.

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6.12 km

Tissington Trail Start (Ashbourne)

Highlight • Parking

Very polite and friendly staff. Young chap spotted the ti gravel bike a mile off, so we got chatting for 10-15 mins.. I found most people rather friendly around here...

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6.21 km

Ashbourne Tunnel

Highlight • Structure

There are a few of the old train tunnels local to here, its at the very start of the Tissington Trail, you can see the end for those of you …

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6.24 km

Ashbourne Tunnel

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Ashbourne is a nice city. The drive through the long tunnel is impressive. I was amazed by the crowded bike station at the tunnel exit and the bike traffic on the trail.

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7.54 km

The Station Hotel and Tunnel, Ashbourne

Highlight • Settlement

The Station Hotel was built in 1901 following the construction of the railway line and Station in 1896.
The hotel had previously been called the Clifton Hotel, the Brookfield Hotel, and the Beresford Arms.

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8.00 km

St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne

Highlight • Monument

One of the grandest churches in Derbyshire, with a slender spire of 212 feet. Referred to in the Doomsday book, the present church building dates from the mid 1200's and contains fine stained glass and monuments.

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11.5 km

St John the Baptist's Church, Mayfield

Highlight • Historical Site

St John the Baptist's Church is an Anglican church in the village of Mayfield, Staffordshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building. The core is a Norman church; it …

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12.1 km

End point

Bus stop

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