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West Midlands Region

Staffordshire Moorlands

Tissington Trail – Manifold Valley Trail loop from Waterhouses

West Midlands Region

Staffordshire Moorlands

Tissington Trail – Manifold Valley Trail loop from Waterhouses

Hard

4.8

(6)

81

riders

Tissington Trail – Manifold Valley Trail loop from Waterhouses

02:47

48.3km

580m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very 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: March 22, 2026

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Peak District National Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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5.09 km

Waterings Wood

Forest

2

12.5 km

Tissington Trail — Start at Mapleton Lane

Highlight • Trail

Tissington trail about 28 miles amazing views with cafe and toilets on the way windy in places awesome biking

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3

12.5 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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4

17.0 km

Tissington Trail Scenic View

Highlight • Viewpoint

Worth taking in this view to reward yourself for not stopping on the incline 👍

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5

19.1 km

Tissington Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

The Tissington Trail is a 13-mile (21 km) traffic-free trail that links Ashbourne to Parsley Hay via the spectacular White Peak countryside. The compacted gravel trail is relatively smooth and …

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6

29.6 km

Highfield Lane Gravel Track

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Relatively rutted farm track gravel with some large embedded rock along the way. Steady climb up and out of Harrtington.

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7

31.8 km

Hartington Cheese Shop

Highlight • Cafe

Lovely little shop, plenty of cheeses and accompaniments including quite a few local ones to the area. Picked up a few while I was there. 😃 Also sells local beers and real ales.

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8

39.3 km

Ford at Wetton Mill on the Hoo Brook

Highlight • River

A very cool Ford to cycle through.

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9

41.9 km

Manifold Valley Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

Relatively flat cycle track following the old railway, a point of interest is the disappearing river which often has huge sections with no water

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B

48.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.4 km

16.5 km

10.8 km

1.46 km

727 m

499 m

Surfaces

18.1 km

13.4 km

13.3 km

3.19 km

377 m

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

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Wednesday 20 May

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9°C

62 %

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