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Middleton Top Engine House – Hopton Tunnel loop from Carsington CP

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Middleton Top Engine House – Hopton Tunnel loop from Carsington CP

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Middleton Top Engine House – Hopton Tunnel loop from Carsington CP

03:39

12.7km

310m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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7.08 km

National Stone Centre

Highlight • Climb

Old limestone quarries that have been opened to explain how the area used to be the shoreline. Interesting details to read and lots of old, overgrown quarries to explore. Some …

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7.30 km

Middleton Incline

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

Middleton Incline is a former railway incline in Middleton, Derbyshire once part of the Cromford and High Peak Railway. The incline was one of six gradients along the entire line …

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8.25 km

Middleton Top Engine House

Highlight • Historical Site

Very interesting piece of railway history containing the world's oldest working
steam lift. Take the time to go a little further to theSteeple Grange Light Railway or brave the Sheep …

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8.35 km

Middleton Top Engine House and Visitor Centre

Highlight • Parking

The Cromford and High Peak Railway was one of the world's first, transporting minerals and goods from the Cromford Canal to the Peak Forest Canal.

The terrain and gradients it …

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9.26 km

Hopton Tunnel is a former railway tunnel in Hopton, Derbyshire. Located on the former Cromford and High Peak Railway. The tunnel was closed along with the line in 1967 and is now in use for the High Peak Trail.

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10.7 km

Railway Holiday Cottage and Hopton Top

Highlight • Settlement

The Hopton Incline was the steepest stretch of conventional, adhesion-worked standard gauge railway in the UK. The incline was situated in sparsely populated, exposed limestone uplands in the Peak District.

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12.1 km

View of Carsington Water from the King's Chair

Highlight • Viewpoint

Limestone rock feature better known locally as the Lady Chair. It can be seen next to a footpath which crosses Carsington Pasture.

The route provides spectacular views over Carsington Water.

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12.2 km

View of Carsington Water

Highlight • Lake

Take your time

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12.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.79 km

4.05 km

1.26 km

591 m

Surfaces

5.64 km

3.88 km

1.72 km

749 m

587 m

106 m

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Tuesday 26 May

22°C

12°C

23 %

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Middleton Top Engine House – Hopton Tunnel loop from Carsington CP

National Stone Centre

Middleton Incline

Middleton Top Engine House

Middleton Top Engine House and Visitor Centre

Hopton Tunnel

Railway Holiday Cottage and Hopton Top

View of Carsington Water from the King's Chair

View of Carsington Water

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