Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: January 15, 2026

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957 m

St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne

Highlight • Monument

One of the grandest churches in Derbyshire, with a slender spire of 212 feet. Referred to in the Doomsday book, the present church building dates from the mid 1200's and contains fine stained glass and monuments.

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1.26 km

St Oswald's Church

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1.29 km

View of St Oswald’s Church

Highlight • Historical Site

Described by the writer George Eliot as “the finest mere parish church in the Kingdom”, St Oswald’s Church has a slender spire 212 feet high and was once a candidate to be the cathedral for the Derby Diocese.

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3.95 km

River Dove

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The Dove is the main river in the southern Peak District. Its source is on Axe Edge Moor near Buxton. From there it flows roughly south until it joins the …

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4.49 km

View of Mapleton from the River Dove

Highlight • River

Mapleton is a pretty Derbyshire village just south of the Peak District National Park. It's close to the River Dove and makes a nice loop from Ashbourne if you walk …

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4.74 km

Church of St Mary, Mapleton

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It is an 18th century church, of limestone, small, aisleless and endearingly idiosyncratic with a squat west tower which carries a dome, surmounted by a disproportionately large lantern (this in …

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6.46 km

Ashbourne Tunnel

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There are a few of the old train tunnels local to here, its at the very start of the Tissington Trail, you can see the end for those of you …

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6.47 km

Ashbourne Tunnel

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

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 …

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7.52 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.68 km

861 m

798 m

141 m

Surfaces

4.51 km

1.28 km

763 m

630 m

216 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

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Sunday 25 January

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3°C

39 %

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St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne

St Oswald's Church

View of St Oswald’s Church

River Dove

View of Mapleton from the River Dove

Church of St Mary, Mapleton

Ashbourne Tunnel

Ashbourne Tunnel

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