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United Kingdom
England
East Midlands
Derbyshire

Cumberland Clough Trail – Charity Lane loop from Buxton

Routes
Mountain biking trails
United Kingdom
England
East Midlands
Derbyshire

Cumberland Clough Trail – Charity Lane loop from Buxton

Hard

4.3

(7)

27

riders

Cumberland Clough Trail – Charity Lane loop from Buxton

04:02

44.8km

1,120m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 7, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 2.14 km for 248 m

After 43.2 km for 126 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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2.33 km

Sherbrook Wood

Forest

2

18.1 km

Three Shires Head Stone Bridge and Waterfalls

Highlight • Viewpoint

Three Shires Head is the Grade II listed stream bridge (or waterfall, accounts differ) which marks the intersection of three counties; Staffordshire, Cheshire and Derbyshire.

The run around cut-thorn hill …

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3

21.5 km

Cumberland Clough Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Please ignore Tino's comment on Cumberland Clough, he clearly does not know of what he speaks. Perfectly rideable on any decent xc bike with some off road experience. Yes it's …

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4

27.0 km

View of the Goyt Valley Reservoirs and Start of Bike Trail

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Magnificent view of the reservoirs and the start point for a stoney & loose downhill gravel track for bikes only.

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5

31.7 km

Charity Lane

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

Charity Lane is an ancient, unimproved lane running across the top of Macclesfield Forest. It starts off wide open and smooth, and gets progressively rockier the further foes you get …

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6

33.4 km

Oven Lane Trail

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Short extension to Charity Lane. A bit loose so don't take too tentatively.

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7

37.2 km

Barry Off Brookside

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long fast tech descent

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8

39.3 km

Old Coach Road (Macclesfield to Buxton)

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This is the old coach road which used to run between Macclesfield and Buxton. It's still clad in its 18th century road surface, so it's pretty easy going on a …

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43.1 km

Wye Head

Forest

B

44.8 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.4 km

16.9 km

4.43 km

3.05 km

2.00 km

Surfaces

12.2 km

12.0 km

11.4 km

7.53 km

1.58 km

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Elevation

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Highest point (520 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

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Monday 18 May

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8°C

93 %

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