White Peak TRAILS + CYCLE-ROUTES
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For more information go to www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/visiting www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/visiting to go information more For * www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/cycle for terms and conditions. conditions. and terms for www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/cycle * is a section of it open to motor traffic. traffic. motor to open it of section a is The Manifold Track has a good level tarmac surface but there there but surface tarmac level good a has Track Manifold The www.dft.gov.uk/cyclingengland www.dft.gov.uk/cyclingengland centre, restaurant, shops and toilets. and shops restaurant, centre, independent body funded by the Department of Transport Transport of Department the by funded body independent Carsington Water has accessible facilities including visitor visitor including facilities accessible has Water Carsington and is part of a pilot project being run by Cycling England, an an England, Cycling by run being project pilot a of part is and details. It is managed by the Peak District National Park Authority Authority Park National District Peak the by managed is It Middleton Top you can hire a mobility scooter, phone for for phone scooter, mobility a hire can you Top Middleton Buxton; and promote better public transport links. links. transport public better promote and Buxton; and wheelchair bikes. At Ashbourne, Carsington Water and and Water Carsington Ashbourne, At bikes. wheelchair and and transport; create a new cycle route from Bakewell to to Bakewell from route cycle new a create transport; and suitable for all abilities including tandems, trikes, handcrank handcrank trikes, tandems, including abilities all for suitable Relax and enjoy a gentle ride. gentle a enjoy and Relax don’t much or at all; promote cycling for fun, health, fitness fitness health, fun, for cycling promote all; at or much don’t At Parsley Hay cycle hire centre there is a range of bikes bikes of range a is there centre hire cycle Hay Parsley At encourage more people to cycle, particularly those who who those particularly cycle, to people more encourage information on www.nationaltrail.co.uk/penninebridleway on information of the steep inclines in places, marked on the map. the on marked places, in inclines steep the of Pedal Peak District is a £2.25 million project set up to: to: up set project million £2.25 a is District Peak Pedal Station where there are horse-box parking facilities. More More facilities. parking horse-box are there where Station users with accessible car parks, picnic sites and toilets. Beware Beware toilets. and sites picnic parks, car accessible with users For horses, the Pennine Bridleway starts at Hartington Hartington at starts Bridleway Pennine the horses, For prizes. prizes. compacted stone surfaces providing easy conditions for all all for conditions easy providing surfaces stone compacted Keep to the left and ride in single file. single in ride and left the to Keep complete them you get entered into draws to win great great win to draws into entered get you them complete The High Peak and Tissington Trail have level, mostly mostly level, have Trail Tissington and Peak High The Please consider other users and do not gallop along the Trails. the along gallop not do and users other consider Please small, manageable goals to continue cycling. Every time you you time Every cycling. continue to goals manageable small, Access For All For Access Peak Trails and cycle routes – see map. see – routes cycle and Trails Peak opportunities near where you live. We’ll help you set set you help We’ll live. you where near opportunities There are several tunnels and steep inclines along the White White the along inclines steep and tunnels several are There Join up to get information about cycling routes and training training and routes cycling about information get to up Join horse riders due to poor visibility at road junctions. road at visibility poor to due riders horse www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/cycle www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/cycle Route 54A is the only section of the network not open to to open not network the of section only the is 54A Route cycle hire centres and visitor centres or visit or centres visitor and centres hire cycle riding route around Carsington Water. Carsington around route riding £300.* Forms are available in Peak District National Park Park National District Peak in available are Forms £300.* Horses and riders are welcome on the Trails. There is also a a also is There Trails. the on welcome are riders and Horses you get the chance to win a monthly prize of a bike worth worth bike a of prize monthly a win to chance the get you Cycling Challenge website through Pedal Peak District District Peak Pedal through website Challenge Cycling For Horse riders Horse For If you are a new or occasional cyclist and sign up to the the to up sign and cyclist occasional or new a are you If Take your time and enjoy the views! the enjoy and time your Take there are prizes to be won too! won be to prizes are there a bike. www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/cycle bike. a and it gets you closer to nature. It’s win:win for everyone, and and everyone, for win:win It’s nature. to closer you gets it and Sign up to the Cycling Challenge website and you could win win could you and website Challenge Cycling the to up Sign You’ll be helping to reduce traffic congestion and pollution pollution and congestion traffic reduce to helping be You’ll friendly cycle hire assistants. hire cycle friendly with family or friends. Get fit whilst you relax and have fun. fun. have and relax you whilst fit Get friends. or family with Call in at the cycle hire centres for local cycling advice from from advice cycling local for centres hire cycle the at in Call Enjoy the countryside by bike. It’s a great way to spend time time spend to way great a It’s bike. by countryside the Enjoy inclines for safety. for inclines Visit, Enjoy, Get Fit Get Enjoy, Visit, On the Trails, you are advised not to cycle down steep steep down cycle to not advised are you Trails, the On all times and do not race along the Trails. the along race not do and times all old market towns of Ashbourne and Wirksworth. and Ashbourne of towns market old Please consider other users at at users other consider Please villages of Hartington, Tissington and Cromford. Explore the the Explore Cromford. and Tissington Hartington, of villages there. of the railway in the Manifold visitor centre. Visit the historic historic the Visit centre. visitor Manifold the in railway the of behind so they know you are are you know they so behind Peak Trail. Enjoy the Manifold Track and see a scale model model scale a see and Track Manifold the Enjoy Trail. Peak when approaching others from from others approaching when Enjoy your White Peak walk! Peak White your Enjoy Look out for the mural at Friden brickworks on the High High the on brickworks Friden at mural the for out Look Ring your bell or call out “Bike” “Bike” out call or bell your Ring industrial heritage and railway history. history. railway and heritage industrial pavements alongside – be aware of traffic. of aware be – alongside pavements horses. experience nature’s year round colour and discover a rich rich a discover and colour round year nature’s experience The network includes country roads which do not have have not do which roads country includes network The Give way to pedestrians and and pedestrians to way Give walk or ride along over 70 miles of Trails and cycle routes to to routes cycle and Trails of miles 70 over along ride or walk Keep dogs under control and clear up their mess. their up clear and control under dogs Keep single file. single criss-crossed by drystone walls that enclose farmland. Cycle, Cycle, farmland. enclose that walls drystone by criss-crossed consider other users at all times. all at users other consider Keep to the left and ride in in ride and left the to Keep spectacular landscape of open views across hills and dales, dales, and hills across views open of landscape spectacular The Trails are used by cyclists and horse riders so please please so riders horse and cyclists by used are Trails The Trails and cycle routes. cycle and Trails Welcome to limestone country! The White Peak is a a is Peak White The country! limestone to Welcome Keep to the left on the Trails. the on left the to Keep to explore the White Peak Peak White the explore to The Countryside The Walkers are welcome. are Walkers Hire a bike or bring your own own your bring or bike a Hire For Walkers For For Cyclists For Things to See and Do and See to Things Cycle Hire Centres How to get here Ashbourne(Mapleton Lane) 01335 343156 Discover over 70 miles of relaxing cycling in spectacular White Peak Carsington Water 01629 540478 countryside Middleton Top 01629 823204 Huddersfield TRAILS A Parsley Hay 01298 84493 6 M1 1 + CYCLE-ROUTES 20 6 Barnsley Waterhouses (Brown End Farm) 01538 308313 M60 Oldham Doncaster Waterhouses (Manifold Valley) 01538 308609 37 Manchester For your convenience - toilets, refreshments and information A628 A Rotherham 6 102 are available at the cycle hire centres. 11 3 Glossop 20 M67 34 8 A57 Stockport M18 Visitor Centres 32 M6 Ashbourne 01335 343666 A6 A625 Sheffield Bakewell 01629 816558 19 A621 Buxton A54 A619 Macclesfield A6 A61Chesterfield Buxton 01298 25106 7 Bakewell 29 High Peak Junction Workshops 01629 822831 18 A53 61 Mansfield A M1 Leek 01538 483741 17 A5 0 1 2 Matlock Manifold Valley 01298 84679 Leek A615 3 16 A5 A 28 52 A5 A6 Matlock 01629 583388 A 1 6 5 10 A6 Matlock Bath 01629 55082 38 Ashbourne 10 26 A Nottingham A52 Middleton Top 01629 823204 A52 25 Stoke on Derby Trent Useful Websites DERBY www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/countryside for local information Motorway Railway Peak District Cycle route www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/cycle for cycling in the National National Park Park www.nationaltrail.co.uk/penninebridleway for long distance Public Transport Information route information www.transportdirect.info helps you plan bus, train and car www.moretoexperience.co.uk for information on journeys as well as calculate the carbon footprint of your Carsington Water journey.