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Middleton Top Engine House – High Peak Trail loop from Rowsley

Middleton Top Engine House – High Peak Trail loop from Rowsley

Hard

5.0

(1)

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Middleton Top Engine House – High Peak Trail loop from Rowsley

02:44

45.5km

580m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 21, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 9.08 km for 123 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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9.14 km

Knowleston Gardens

Forest

13.9 km

Midland Railway Workshops at Derwent Valley Mills

Highlight • Monument

A very well preserved railway workshop, with a lot of interesting info, tools, equipment and objects from the past.

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17.4 km

Ruins

18.1 km

Middleton Top Engine House

Highlight • Historical Site

Very interesting piece of railway history containing the world's oldest working
steam lift. Take the time to go a little further to theSteeple Grange Light Railway or brave the Sheep …

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18.2 km

Middleton Top Engine House and railway wagon

Highlight • Historical Site

Notorious for its steep gradient, Middleton Top is a super climb with majestic views at the top. Plus, there's bike hire and a small cafe here. It has also been …

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19.5 km

High Peak Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

Great route for traffic-free cycling, the High Peak trail is a gravel track which follows the course of an old railway. This railway was owned by a canal company, so …

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21.5 km

View of Harboro Rocks

Highlight • Viewpoint

Part of the High Peak Trail that takes you past the Harbour Rocks, picturesque for sure.

The rocks are a dramatic outcrop of Dolomitic limestone.

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24.0 km

View of the Countryside from the High Peak Trail

Highlight • Viewpoint

Stunning views over the surrounding countryside from the High Peak Trail

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24.6 km

High Peak Trail

Highlight • Viewpoint

This trail offers some stunning scenery and the surface is perfect for cycling

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27.9 km

View of railway embankment

Highlight • Cycleway

Great views of the old railway viaduct curving round over valley. The trail goes up this old railway

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38.0 km

Sidenooks Plantation

Forest

45.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.7 km

16.4 km

1.67 km

1.25 km

866 m

672 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

24.3 km

15.0 km

4.84 km

883 m

443 m

Elevation

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Thursday 9 July

32°C

17°C

0 %

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Middleton Top Engine House – High Peak Trail loop from Rowsley

Midland Railway Workshops at Derwent Valley Mills

Middleton Top Engine House

Middleton Top Engine House and railway wagon

High Peak Trail

View of Harboro Rocks

View of the Countryside from the High Peak Trail

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View of railway embankment

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