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Rowsley Bar Climb – Riber Road Climb loop from Derbyshire

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Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
England
East Midlands
Derbyshire
Derbyshire Dales
Darley Dale

Rowsley Bar Climb – Riber Road Climb loop from Derbyshire

Hard

5.0

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155

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Rowsley Bar Climb – Riber Road Climb loop from Derbyshire

04:02

62.0km

1,640m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 24, 2026

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Peak District National Park

Derwent Valley Mills WHS

Waypoints

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1

6.70 km

Wye Bridge (crossing the River Wye)

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Enjoy pleasant riverside scenery as you pass over an old stone bridge that spans over the River Wye.

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2

7.46 km

Rowsley Bar Climb

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A challenging climb that is steep from the start with an average gradient of 13% but with sections of up to 25% as you pass the hairpins after 700m.

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18.6 km

Clarke's Plantation

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4

22.1 km

Bank Road Climb

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Another top 100 road climb from the book by Simon Warren. Pace yourself. You think the start is hard but it ramps up at the end of Bank street and you will need some extra in the tank

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5

24.5 km

Riber Road Climb

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Starts steep but eases off, the turn off to Riber is when the "Fun" starts, makes the early section seem flat in comparison

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6

30.4 km

Holloway Climb (Matlock Top Ten)

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Shortest of the Ten climbs at a distance of around 700 metres but it does have an average gradient of 10%

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32.9 km

Oxhay Wood

Forest

8

48.1 km

Cromford Hill

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Take it steady on the decent as lorries turn out of the quarry

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9

49.0 km

Cromford Pond

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Cat crossing just up from Scarthin Books

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10

50.3 km

Bonsall Market Cross

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Long climb to Brightgate. It starts steep but eases off as you approach Bonsall only for it to ramp up again for a short distance as you start to leave before eventually turning into a more gradual ascent

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62.0 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

57.0 km

3.57 km

1.29 km

134 m

Surfaces

37.1 km

24.8 km

134 m

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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