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Shooting Cabins Descent – Dirt Path to Mellor Road loop from Hayfield

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Shooting Cabins Descent – Dirt Path to Mellor Road loop from Hayfield

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Shooting Cabins Descent – Dirt Path to Mellor Road loop from Hayfield

02:04

24.0km

530m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 25, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 935 m for 78 m

After 2.39 km for 301 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.09 km

Kinder Bank

Forest

2.77 km

Kinder Reservoir Climb to Snake Path

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Steep cobbled surface climb past Kinder Reservoir and up on to the moors. Alternative to Snake Path from Hayfield, which is also steep but covered in loose potato sized rocks.

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4.42 km

Shooting Cabins Descent

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Awesome descent, quite flowy at the top which leads to some loose and rocky riding. Great views all the way down but you won’t notice. If you carry some speed …

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5.52 km

Thomas Boulger Memorial Stone and Bridge at Hollingworth Clough

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Just off Glossop Road this memorial stone sits at the small bridge over the Hollingworth Clough, the start (or finish) of some great moorland singletrack leading on to Snake Path.

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9.60 km

Pennine Bridleway Across the Fields

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Relatively flat, which comes as a relief after all the climbing, mud, gravel and puddles

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15.4 km

View of the Rolling Hills at the Public Footpath Crossroads

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Great place to stop and reflect on the beauty of existence, maybe while also eating your lunch.

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17.6 km

Dirt Path to Mellor Road

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Fast and fun dropping down to Mellor Road

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22.3 km

Sett Valley Cafe

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Sett Valley Cafe is a brilliant little place to get delicious food, reviving coffee and a bit of rest on a bike ride. They use seasonal, fresh produce and cater …

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24.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.83 km

6.73 km

5.29 km

1.23 km

1.04 km

872 m

Surfaces

6.05 km

6.03 km

5.00 km

3.20 km

2.26 km

1.48 km

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

Weather

Monday 18 May

16°C

9°C

79 %

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Shooting Cabins Descent – Dirt Path to Mellor Road loop from Hayfield

Kinder Reservoir Climb to Snake Path

Shooting Cabins Descent

Thomas Boulger Memorial Stone and Bridge at Hollingworth Clough

Pennine Bridleway Across the Fields

View of the Rolling Hills at the Public Footpath Crossroads

Dirt Path to Mellor Road

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