Middleton Top Engine House – High Peak Trail loop from Middleton

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Middleton Top Engine House – High Peak Trail loop from Middleton

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Middleton Top Engine House – High Peak Trail loop from Middleton

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7.70km

130m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

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Bus stop

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1.09 km

Middleton Top Engine House

Highlight • Historical Site

Very interesting piece of railway history containing the world's oldest working
steam lift. Take the time to go a little further to theSteeple Grange Light Railway or brave the Sheep …

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1.19 km

Middleton Top Engine House and Visitor Centre

Highlight • Parking

The Cromford and High Peak Railway was one of the world's first, transporting minerals and goods from the Cromford Canal to the Peak Forest Canal.

The terrain and gradients it …

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2.50 km

High Peak Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

Great route for traffic-free cycling, the High Peak trail is a gravel track which follows the course of an old railway. This railway was owned by a canal company, so …

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2.59 km

Hopton Wood Winding Engine Site

Highlight • Monument

Alongside the main run of the High Peak Trail, near the bottom of Hopton incline, is this boiler, which used to be for the winding engine for the nearby Hopton Wood incline to Hopton Wood Quarry.

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3.50 km

View of Carsington from the High Peak Trail

Highlight • Viewpoint

Hopton Incline extremely steep

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3.57 km

Railway Holiday Cottage and Hopton Top

Highlight • Settlement

The Hopton Incline was the steepest stretch of conventional, adhesion-worked standard gauge railway in the UK. The incline was situated in sparsely populated, exposed limestone uplands in the Peak District.

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3.85 km

Carsington Water Windmills

Highlight • Lake

6.47 km

Middleton Top Engine House and railway wagon

Highlight • Historical Site

Notorious for its steep gradient, Middleton Top is a super climb with majestic views at the top. Plus, there's bike hire and a small cafe here. It has also been …

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