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View of the Five Pits Trail – Rother Valley Country Park loop from Alfreton

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View of the Five Pits Trail – Rother Valley Country Park loop from Alfreton

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View of the Five Pits Trail – Rother Valley Country Park loop from Alfreton

06:19

79.1km

630m

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: June 20, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 11.0 km for 92 m

After 53.0 km for 285 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

11.0 km

Locko Plantation

Forest

12.4 km

View of the Five Pits Trail

Highlight • Viewpoint

The 5 Pits Trail is a great trail system that allows you to get from Derbyshire to Nottinghamshire on fairly flat trails with only a few climbs ( in between North Wingfield and Tibshelf).

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15.3 km

Five Pits Trail

Highlight • Trail

lovely gravel ride, some lovely views along the way, you can choose loads of different ways to go around the trail

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22.6 km

View of the Crooked Spire from Tapton Lock

Highlight • River

Good view of the spire near Tapton Lock. Coffee Etc available check times open

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22.6 km

Chesterfield Canal

Highlight • Structure

Smooth and fast surface.

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29.8 km

Staveley Town Canal Basin

Lake

30.5 km

Staveley Pedestrian Bridge over Chesterfield Canal

Highlight • Bridge

Lowered into place on October 21st 2024 This magnificent structure is 38 metres long and weighs about 40 tons.

It replaces a brick bridge on what was originally the Great …

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33.1 km

Clinker Wood

Forest

36.4 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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38.2 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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42.9 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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53.2 km

Bluebank Pools

Nature Reserve

79.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.5 km

22.2 km

21.9 km

5.39 km

1.01 km

137 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

39.9 km

28.0 km

7.93 km

2.55 km

757 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

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Thursday 16 July

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View of the Five Pits Trail – Rother Valley Country Park loop from Alfreton

View of the Five Pits Trail

Five Pits Trail

View of the Crooked Spire from Tapton Lock

Chesterfield Canal

Staveley Pedestrian Bridge over Chesterfield Canal

Killamarsh Central Station (Disused)

Rother Valley Country Park

Trans Pennine Trail: Brimington to Staveley Section

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