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How to Find the High Peak & Tissington Trails
What to Do Off the Trails Visit the picturesque towns and villages close to the Trails for sight-seeing, gift shopping and refreshments.
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Access to the Tissington Trail is by the daily Ashbourne-Buxton 442 bus. The southern end of the High Peak Trail is readily accessible using the Manchester - Matlock - Derby - Nottingham Transpeak (TP) or Bakewell - Derby (Trent R61/Stagecoach 61) daily bus services. You can catch trains daily from Matlock and Derby to Cromford railway station, which is 1 mile from High Peak Junction. Details of services can be obtained from the National Travel Line 0870 6082608 and Derbyshire Public Transport website, www.derbysbus.net
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How to Visit the Trails By Public Transport
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Most of the length of the Trails is suitable for people with disabilities. They are level and have a variety of surfacing materials, mostly compacted and reasonably firm NOTE : there are some steep inclines and dips where bridges used to be, so plan your route carefully (please refer to the map). All toilets on the Trails are suitable for disabled people except those at High Peak Junction Workshops.
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There are many great places around the trails to eat, drink or stay. Contact the local Tourist Information Centres at : Bakewell: 01629 813227 Ashbourne: 01335 343666 Buxton: 01298 25106 Matlock: 01629 583388 Matlock Bath: 01629 55082. Look at the PDNPA or DCCCS websites or ask for information about places to eat and drink at the Trails Information Centres.
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Further Information Trails Information and Cycle Hire centres: Middleton Top 01629 823204 High Peak Junction Workshops 01629 822831 Parsley Hay 01298 84493 Ashbourne (Cycle Hire only) 01335 343156 Or contact as appropriate: Peak District National Park Authority, Baslow Road, Bakewell, Derbyshire DE45 1AE Tel: 01629 816200 or visit their website on: www.peakdistrict-npa.gov.uk Derbyshire County Council, Countryside Service, Middleton Top Visitor Centre, Middleton by Wirksworth, Derbyshire DE4 4LS Tel: 01629 823204, or visit their website on: www.derbyshire.gov.uk
Over 30 miles of relaxing countryside trails.
Discovering the High Peak & Tissington Trails The High Peak Trail runs for 171/2 miles from High Peak Junction, near Cromford to Dowlow 6 miles south of Buxton. At Parsley Hay it is joined from the south by the Tissington Trail, which runs for 13 miles from Ashbourne.
From Track to Trail The High Peak and Tissington Trails were formerly the Cromford and High Peak, and the Ashbourne Buxton railway lines. The Cromford and High Peak Line, was a very early railway built between 1825-30 on canal principles. The Ashbourne - Buxton Line was built at the end of the great age of railway building. Both lines were closed, for the most part by 1967 and re-opened as Trails by 1971.
How to Use the Trails You can walk, cycle or ride a horse on the trails all year round. Why not create your own circular route by incorporating the trails into the existing network of public footpaths, bridleways and roads, using the White Peak Ordnance Survey map, (Outdoor Leisure 24). Use circular walks leaflets available at Middleton Top and High Peak Junction Workshops Information Centres. Cromford & High Peak railway, Friden.
Tissington Trail
Why Not Bike It! Visitors wishing to explore the Trails by cycle may hire cycles. Free cycle hire leaflets are available from all Information Centres, or email:
[email protected]
Events on the Trails Join in, as an individual, group or school, special countryside events and activities organised by the Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA) and the Derbyshire County Council Countryside Service (DCCCS). These include guided walks, cycle rides, tours of Middleton Top Engine House and High Peak Junction Workshops (see Further Information). Organised events, such as sponsored walks, need permission from the PDNPA or the DCCCS.
How to keep safe on the Trails The traffic free Trails are used by cycles, walkers and horse riders. Please consider other users at all times. Please do not race or gallop along the trail. Cyclists give way to pedestrians - keep to the left of the trail and overtake others in single file. Please ring your bell or give a warning when approaching others from behind, so that they will know that you are there.
What to see on the Trails Visitors can enjoy fantastic scenic views through the limestone countryside of the White Peak. Visit in spring and summer to see the wild flowers which attract many birds and insects. You can also glimpse the railway's past at the 'old wharfs', 'engine houses' and ‘workshops’. Look out for sculpted benches and the mural at Friden brickworks. Enjoy an audio tour at High Peak Junction Workshops. Find out more by reading the Trail interpretation panels and visiting the Trails Information Centres.
Mole carving on the Tissington Trail at Ruby Wood
Hartington Signal box
Who Manages the Trails? The Trails are managed by Wardens and Rangers employed by PDNPA and the DCCCS. You may see them drystone walling, fencing and managing woodland. They are knowledgeable about the Trails and the surrounding areas so please ask for any assistance you need.
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Waymarked Routes start from here
Distances shown in miles between red circles.
You are advised NOT to cycle down inclines
