Watch out for gravelly conditions on the lanes between Wash and Malcoff and again from Castle Naze down to Combs.Further along the route, the Station Road car park in Chinley is another option. If you’re arriving off the Upper Peak Forest Canal, you can cut the centre of Whaley Bridge out entirely, start from the Peak Forest Tramway Trail at Bugsworth Basin and instead end by climbing back over Silk Hill ( Bings Road) or using the Whaley Bridge arm back onto the canal.īy train: Whaley Bridge railway station is right at the start of the route, while Chinley railway station is also very convenient to join at Stage 3.īy car: From the Canal Wharf car park on Tom Brad’s Croft in Whaley Bridge, simply follow Canal Street back around to the starting point. It’d also be possible to cut out Whaley Bridge altogether, however, and start from Chapel-en-le-Frith: head towards Crossings Road and Whitehough Head Lane over to Chinley, to join at Stage 3, then at the final stage leaving Combs Road, turn right back into Chapel. The best access avoiding the A6 (and in particular the dicey Bridgemont roundabout into the town, where traffic speeds off the Chapel Bypass) is the Upper Peak Forest Canal towpath slow of course but fairly well-surfaced from New Mills. This route begins right in the centre of Whaley Bridge. OS Maps OS Explorer OL1 - Dark Peak, OS Explorer OL24 - White Peak.Places Buxworth, Castle Naze, Chinley, Combs, Dove Holes, Horwich End, Old Dam, Peak Dale, Peak Forest, Perry Dale, Slackhall, Smalldale, Sparrowpit, Tunstead Milton, Wash, Whaley Bridge.Attributes Accessible by train, Canals, Car parking, Circular loop, Dales, Ideal for electric bikes, Industrial heritage, Pocket Guide available, Railways, Reservoirs, Rural heritage, Steep climbs, Towns and villages, Views of hills and peaks, Views of open countryside.All on road except well-surfaced trail, with three a-frame barriers. Suitability notes Very steep hills, very narrow lanes.Suited to Gravel Bike Hybrid Bike Road Bike.

Terrain Brief Busier Roads, Lanes, Off-Road Trails.

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