The Strines, Langsett Reservoir & Mam Tor Nick loop from Hope — Peak District National Park

The Strines, Langsett Reservoir & Mam Tor Nick loop from Hope — Peak District National Park

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The Strines, Langsett Reservoir & Mam Tor Nick loop from Hope — Peak District National Park

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94.4km

1,750m

Road cycling

The Strines, Langsett Reservoir & Mam Tor Nick loop from Hope offers a difficult road cycling challenge through the Peak District. This route spans 58.6 miles (94.4 km) with a significant 5734 feet (1748 metres) of elevation gain, typically taking around 5 hours and 4 minutes to complete. You'll experience…

Last updated: April 23, 2026

Tips

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Peak District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.69 km

Thornhill Lane

Highlight • Cycleway

Lovely, quiet lane, with some sneaky little hills in there to keep you busy!

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6.29 km

Ladybower Reservoir

Highlight • Structure

Ladybower is a large reservoir in the Upper Derwent Valley. The lake is surrounded by rugged upland, rolling farmland and majestic woodland, making it a wonderful place for myriad walks. …

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14.2 km

View of Ladybower Reservoir and Pine Forest Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A lovely gentle road with pine trees on either side. There is a view overlooking the reservoir and as you carry on up the road you get an amazing view of the Peak District looking towards Sheffield.

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21.2 km

Ewden Bank Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Steep on the hairpin at the bottom, then gets a bit easier before ramping up again at the end.

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27.2 km

Langsett Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Great pub which serves "propper" chips

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46.5 km

Holme Moss Summit Climb from Holmbridge

Highlight (Segment) • Summit

More like a long drag of a French alpine climb, this one makes no secret of its length, as right from the outset you'll be able to spot the ever …

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82.8 km

Mam Nick descent

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Almost as scary as going up.

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93.3 km

Café Adventure

Highlight • Cafe

Cozy cafe and a nice place after a bike tour in the Peak District. Here's hot coffee, delicious cakes, crispy sandwiches and all in a really nice atmosphere. The walls …

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94.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

62.4 km

30.4 km

1.23 km

334 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

81.9 km

12.6 km

Elevation

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Highest point (520 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

Weather

Sunday 4 October

18°C

13°C

18 %

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

July 21, 2024,"Undulating"! (26/40)

Thought I'd try and get some hills in... Mission well and truly accomplished!

Took me quite a while to get into a rhythm on this one for some reason. But man there was some great cycling on parts of this route for sure. Holme Moss climb is definitely the highlight. 10/10 would do again. It looks scary when you look …