Cressbrook Mill – Eyam — Plague Village loop from Great Longstone

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Cressbrook Mill – Eyam — Plague Village loop from Great Longstone

Hard

5.0

(1)

riders

Cressbrook Mill – Eyam — Plague Village loop from Great Longstone

02:15

34.0km

470m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 31.4 km for 74 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

1.60 km

View of Monsal Head and the Headstone Viaduct

Highlight • Viewpoint

Monsal Head is one of the most photographed viewpoints in Derbyshire – and for good reason! Overlooking the impressive Headstone Viaduct crossing the picturesque Monsal Dale, it truly is a …

Tip by

2.64 km

Bridge over the River Wye at Upperdale

Highlight • Viewpoint

A lovely little bridge with a nice view in both directions, one direction has a Lily pad and you can see fin cop in the distance.

Tip by

3.43 km

Cressbrook Mill

Highlight • Monument

4.23 km

Cressbrook Hairpin

Highlight • Viewpoint

A short hairpin section on the road up through Cressbrook that will make you feel like you're heading up an alpine climb!

Tip by

17.5 km

Eyam — Plague Village

Highlight • Settlement

A pretty village with a small selection of shops and a cafe. During the Black of 1665/65 The villagers isolated themselves from the outside world. The nursery rhyme Ring of …

Tip by

17.7 km

Eyam Tea Rooms

Highlight • Cafe

Fantastic cyclist friendly cafe, bottomless coffee and a discount to cyclists. Has bike racks outside and will refill water bottles if left outside next to the bikes awesome!!

Tip by

31.3 km

Hassop Station and the Monsal Trail

Highlight • Parking

The former railway station, now it's a cafe/gift shop and there is bike hire so you can cycle on the Monsal Trail. We parked here and hired bikes to cycle …

Tip by

31.4 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.

Tip by

34.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types