Mapletonでののおすすめライド

It’s a great ride along country lanes and very little traffic.

Although Back lane looks very ‘agricultural’ from this end, it’s perfectly doable on a fancy road bike. The surface is really rough for a couple of hundred metres & then less pitted & holes. My road bike is a prissy pony with 25mm tyres & barely any clearance between callipers & front tyre & she managed it fine. It allows you to get off the busy main road sooner than riding down towards Biggin & turning left there 😁

Small town in the national park with visitor centre

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Old railway tunnel from Tissington trail to Ashbourne town

Beautiful tunnel which is very photogenic from Ashbourne end

Swimming swim

Peaceful ride

The Ashbourne Tunnel runs below the town of Ashbourne itself, and serves as the begining – or, alternatively, the ending – of the Tissington Trail: a 13-mile hike, much of which comprises of disused railway lines, connecting the towns of Ashbourne and Parsley Hay. Recently renovated with speakers that transmit authentic steam-powered engine noise, Ashbourne Tunnel is a highly evocative experience that is sure to transport visitors back to the age of industry. Ashbourne was first included in the North Staffordshire Railway line in 1852, as the trade of limestone grew around the town. At the end of the 19th century, this line was taken over by the London & South Western line, who were seeking a line south of Buxton, and connected Ashbourne to the junction at Parsley Hay. This saw the construction of the Ashbourne Tunnel, which was first opened in 1899.