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Derbyshire Dales

Carsington Water – Longford Old Mill loop from Kniveton

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Derbyshire Dales

Carsington Water – Longford Old Mill loop from Kniveton

Hard

5

riders

Carsington Water – Longford Old Mill loop from Kniveton

04:03

60.8km

720m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

3.14 km

View of Carsington Water

Highlight • Lake

2

4.44 km

Carsington Water

Highlight • Lake

If you are looking for an easier life cycle around the reservoir anticlockwise as this way you get the harder part out of the way in the first half of …

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3

4.79 km

Stone Circle at Carsington Water

Highlight • Monument

Traffic free riding, with loads to keep the kids interested. It gets very busy at the weekends

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4

7.27 km

Troll's Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The kids should love this. Mine didn't want to leave

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25.8 km

Brickyard Wood

Forest

29.4 km

The Rookery

Forest

7

41.6 km

Longford Old Mill

Highlight • Structure

Very scenic house opposite the old cheese factory in Longford. Now a private house so no access. It is almost obligatory for every cyclist passing to stop to admire and take a photo.

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8

45.7 km

Heritage Wood

Highlight • Forest

A wood that has been created for remembering various people who have passed away (their friends and relatives can buy and dedicate a tree in their memory). The wood is …

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9

52.0 km

Milldam Lane Pond

Highlight • Lake

10

54.6 km

Woodland Gravel Track with Views Towards Ashbourne

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Lovely track through woodland which has feeling of an old drovers road. Opens upto Farmland with great vies towards Ashbourne and beyond

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B

60.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

51.3 km

6.20 km

1.49 km

1.02 km

595 m

218 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

38.1 km

15.8 km

3.35 km

2.11 km

1.48 km

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Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

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Wednesday 21 October

11°C

4°C

33 %

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