Cycle Path to Lanchester – Old Railway Station and Bridge loop from Esh

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Cycle Path to Lanchester – Old Railway Station and Bridge loop from Esh

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Cycle Path to Lanchester – Old Railway Station and Bridge loop from Esh

03:15

53.6km

450m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 27.9 km for 152 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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7.12 km

Cycle Path to Lanchester

Highlight • Trail

Nice bit of lines

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10.6 km

Stone Wall View Near Delves Lane

Highlight • Structure

Just around the corner from Knitsley Farm Shop

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14.3 km

View of the Bridge

Highlight • Other

19.5 km

Whinnyhouse Plantation

Forest

21.5 km

Stone railway arch on the Derwent Walk

Highlight • Bridge

One of the many old tunnels over the former railway line. Proof that trains once ran here.

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25.9 km

Pontburn Viaduct and B6310 Junction

Highlight • Bridge

Good views of the different contour of the land are seen here. You can take the B6310 main road, or climb onto the Derwent Walk cycleway. The cycleway is on …

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26.9 km

Old Railway Station and Bridge

Highlight • Structure

One of the former stations along this former track. A nice nod to the past when trains still ran here instead of walkers and cyclists.

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27.0 km

Viaduct on the Lanchester Valley Railway Path

Highlight • Bridge

Eating a sandwich watching the world go by

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27.9 km

Lintz Green Lane to Derwent Walk – Red Kite Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

sweet old station houses along the Derwent walk following the red trail

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30.2 km

Make-me-Rich Plantation

Forest

53.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.5 km

11.8 km

1.76 km

1.31 km

139 m

128 m

Surfaces

37.7 km

13.4 km

1.28 km

1.12 km

122 m

Elevation

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Monday 5 October

14°C

8°C

69 %

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Cycle Path to Lanchester – Old Railway Station and Bridge loop from Esh

Cycle Path to Lanchester

Stone Wall View Near Delves Lane

View of the Bridge

Stone railway arch on the Derwent Walk

Pontburn Viaduct and B6310 Junction

Old Railway Station and Bridge

Viaduct on the Lanchester Valley Railway Path

Lintz Green Lane to Derwent Walk – Red Kite Trail

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