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Charity Lane – Cumberland Clough Trail loop from St. Stephen's Chapel, Macclesfield Forest

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Charity Lane – Cumberland Clough Trail loop from St. Stephen's Chapel, Macclesfield Forest

Moderate

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Charity Lane – Cumberland Clough Trail loop from St. Stephen's Chapel, Macclesfield Forest

02:02

22.8km

620m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Peak District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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838 m

Ridgegate Reservoir

Lake

3.50 km

Charity Lane

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

Charity Lane is an ancient, unimproved lane running across the top of Macclesfield Forest. It starts off wide open and smooth, and gets progressively rockier the further foes you get …

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5.21 km

Oven Lane Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Short extension to Charity Lane. A bit loose so don't take too tentatively.

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9.71 km

Leach Wood

Forest

11.1 km

Three Shires Loop

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

Spicy loop, good skills & a proper mountain bike required if you want to see the spectacular bridge at the bottom by bike

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15.3 km

Cumberland Clough Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Please ignore Tino's comment on Cumberland Clough, he clearly does not know of what he speaks. Perfectly rideable on any decent xc bike with some off road experience. Yes it's …

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20.8 km

View of the Goyt Valley Reservoirs and Start of Bike Trail

Highlight • Lake

Magnificent view of the reservoirs and the start point for a stoney & loose downhill gravel track for bikes only.

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21.8 km

Macclesfield Forest

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

22.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.1 km

9.90 km

1.27 km

1.02 km

350 m

119 m

Surfaces

7.98 km

7.37 km

4.15 km

1.92 km

1.27 km

119 m

Elevation

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Wednesday 12 August

32°C

18°C

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Comments

September 28, 2022,Macclesfield Forest MTB

Stunning views, some nice gravel & plenty of gnarl when you leave the forest and add the Three Shires Head loop, which could be easily by-passed to make a much easier ride, still with plenty of spice.
I found the lane at the start of the drop to Three Shires Head blocked by sheep 🐑(11mls)🐏 but I took the bull …

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Charity Lane – Cumberland Clough Trail loop from St. Stephen's Chapel, Macclesfield Forest

Charity Lane

Oven Lane Trail

Three Shires Loop

Cumberland Clough Trail

View of the Goyt Valley Reservoirs and Start of Bike Trail

Macclesfield Forest

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