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Higgins Clough Swing Bridge – Highgate Road loop from Disley

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Higgins Clough Swing Bridge – Highgate Road loop from Disley

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Higgins Clough Swing Bridge – Highgate Road loop from Disley

03:17

47.9km

720m

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: February 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 39.6 km for 180 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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966 m

Higgins Clough Swing Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

2.11 km

Burymewick Wood

Forest

3.85 km

Torrside Brewing

Highlight • Pub

Torrside brewery, open for off sales Mon Tues and weds afternoons, and occasional tap sessions. Fine beers including their specialty of smoked ales. Get some to take home for a post ride drink

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7.69 km

Sett Valley Trail at Birch Vale Station

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

9.39 km

Sett Valley Trailhead

Highlight • Cycleway

9.81 km

Highgate Road

Highlight • Settlement

12.5 km

Widdows Hey Wood

Forest

32.6 km

Pale Horse Inn

Highlight • Other

39.2 km

Dcor 34 Coffee House & Kitchen

Highlight • Cafe

Fabulous veggie cafe, famed for it's full English breakfast. Welcoming to hikers and cyclists alike.

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39.6 km

Torrs Millennium Walkway and Torr Vale Mill Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

A 160 meter walkway linking New Mills, the Torrs and Riverside Park, the Torrs Millennium Walkway reveals fascinating geology and heritage. Here, you can visit mills built over 200 years …

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47.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.5 km

14.7 km

8.15 km

1.96 km

1.36 km

202 m

136 m

Surfaces

35.2 km

7.02 km

4.80 km

704 m

250 m

Elevation

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

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Friday 15 May

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40 %

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Higgins Clough Swing Bridge – Highgate Road loop from Disley

Higgins Clough Swing Bridge

Torrside Brewing

Sett Valley Trail at Birch Vale Station

Sett Valley Trailhead

Highgate Road

Pale Horse Inn

Dcor 34 Coffee House & Kitchen

Torrs Millennium Walkway and Torr Vale Mill Viewpoint

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