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Thornhill Trail – Ladybower Reservoir Overflow loop from Castleton

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Thornhill Trail – Ladybower Reservoir Overflow loop from Castleton

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Thornhill Trail – Ladybower Reservoir Overflow loop from Castleton

03:25

39.5km

820m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 18, 2026

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After 30.7 km for 659 m

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1.78 km

Dirtlow Rake Gravel Track

Highlight • Trail

Great off-road cut through from top of Bradwell to top of Winnats, which avoids losing all that hard-gained height. Rough surface though, so best for gravel or mountain bikes.

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13.0 km

Great Hucklow Wood

Forest

22.2 km

Thornhill Trail

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A flat, easy-going cycle trail that is built on the old dam construction railway track. It's 2 miles (3 km) in length from the dam wall to the road that …

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23.8 km

Viewpoint

24.8 km

Ladybower Reservoir Overflow

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The path along the top of Ladybower Dam affords a wonderful view of the reservoir nestling in the Upper Derwent Valley. You also get a close look at the reservoir …

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24.9 km

Western Shore Road, Ladybower Reservoir

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A pretty easy way to end a bunch of rides round these parts. Brings you out nicely at the reservoir crossing to nip back to the Ladybower Inn for some much needed sustenance!

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30.6 km

Jaggers Clough Descent to River Crossing

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This is a super fun descent down to a river crossing. It starts off fairly mellow with some embedded rocks and the occasional loose ones before your first gate crossing, …

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34.9 km

Edale Road to Pennine Way Start

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A lovely quite road into Edale. Here is the starting point of the Pennine Way. A trail which runs for 431km to Kirk Yetholm in the Scottish Borders. There are …

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37.2 km

Mam Nick North Climb

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Fantastic climb out of the Edale Valley up to the top of Mam Tor. A much more enjoyable climb than that more famous Winnats Pass next door. The view is …

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39.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.3 km

15.9 km

3.44 km

3.01 km

704 m

219 m

Surfaces

16.0 km

14.7 km

5.78 km

2.80 km

302 m

Elevation

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Thursday 25 June

28°C

17°C

53 %

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Thornhill Trail – Ladybower Reservoir Overflow loop from Castleton

Dirtlow Rake Gravel Track

Thornhill Trail

Ladybower Reservoir Overflow

Western Shore Road, Ladybower Reservoir

Jaggers Clough Descent to River Crossing

Edale Road to Pennine Way Start

Mam Nick North Climb

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