Cycle routes

Enjoy the spectacular countryside of the Derbyshire Dales by bicycle on quiet lanes and traffic-free trails.  Pretty villages, superb views, interesting history, fascinating wildlife and geology - its all here for you to enjoy on these 'journeys by bicycle'.  Complete with OS maps and helpful advice, these carefully researched routes offer the very best of the Derbyshire Dales on two wheels. 

Cycling around Ashbourne

Tissington Trail Loop (9 miles, easy)

Manifold Valley, Hills and Dales (21 miles, hard)

Trails Triangle  (28 miles, moderate)

Ashbourne and Villages (15 miles, hard)

The Carsington Loop (17 miles, moderate)

Cycling around Bakewell

Chatsworth Loop (18 miles, hard)

The Monsal Trail (18 miles, easy)

A Limestone Loop (18 miles, hard)

Hassop to Monsal Head (7 miles, easy)

Wheston and Tideswell Loop (20 miles, hard)

Cycling around Hope Valley

Abney and Eyam Loop (14 miles, moderate)

White Edge Loop  (3 miles, easy)

Hope Valley to Great Hucklow (17.5 miles, hard)

Hope Valley and Stanage Edge (13 miles, hard)

Cycling around Matlock

The Carsington Loop  (7.5 miles, easy)

High Peak Trail, Hills and Dales (9 miles, hard)

Stanton Moor Circular (14 miles, hard)

Along the Derwent Valley (5 miles, easy)

Up Hill and Down Dale (15 miles, hard)

Ashbourne cycle guide

Bakewell cycle guide

Hope Valley cycle guide

Matlock cycle guide