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Middleton Top Engine House – High Peak Junction loop from Ambergate

Mountain biking trails

Middleton Top Engine House – High Peak Junction loop from Ambergate

Moderate

4.6

(5)

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Middleton Top Engine House – High Peak Junction loop from Ambergate

02:23

26.9km

530m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 19.9 km for 59 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

648 m

The Birches Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Classic factory blast route that takes you from Holly lane down to the woods where there are an abundance of downhill trails.

Tip by

2

7.45 km

Pratfall Lane Restricted Byway

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Steep and Rocky double track lane

Tip by

3

9.87 km

Summer Lane Singletrack

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A mix of rocky single and double track that is a tricky climb if you’re coming up from Wirksworth

Tip by

4

15.6 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 …

Tip by

5

15.7 km

Middleton Incline

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

This is the second Incline on the High Peak Trail. 1:9 gradient

Tip by

16.4 km

Ruins

Ruins

7

18.5 km

Middleton Top Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Middleton Top - the views across the valley are fantastic!

Tip by

8

19.9 km

High Peak Junction

Highlight • Historical Site

High Peak Junction was where the Old Comford and High Peak railway met the Cromford Canal. It is now a great spot to take a break with a shop that sells hot drinks and snacks.

Tip by

9

19.9 km

Midland Railway Workshops at Derwent Valley Mills

Highlight • Monument

A very well preserved railway workshop, with a lot of interesting info, tools, equipment and objects from the past.

Tip by

B

26.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.73 km

7.55 km

7.54 km

2.35 km

560 m

198 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.6 km

6.91 km

3.66 km

1.66 km

968 m

170 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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Weather

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Monday 19 October

12°C

9°C

93 %

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Comments

April 10, 2024,Wednesday breather.

A few quick, easy, waterlogged sloplumps. Just because. Some terrific views and Spring colours.

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