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Middleton Top Engine House – High Peak Junction loop from Ambergate

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Middleton Top Engine House – High Peak Junction loop from Ambergate

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4.7

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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: May 15, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 19.9 km for 59 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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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.

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7.45 km

Pratfall Lane Restricted Byway

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Steep and Rocky double track lane

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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

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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 …

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15.7 km

Middleton Incline

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

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

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16.4 km

Ruins

18.5 km

Middleton Top Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Middleton Top - the views across the valley are fantastic!

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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.

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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.

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26.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.83 km

7.58 km

7.41 km

2.29 km

581 m

214 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.5 km

6.97 km

3.68 km

1.56 km

1.07 km

133 m

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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Wednesday 27 May

28°C

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Middleton Top Engine House – High Peak Junction loop from Ambergate

The Birches Trail

Pratfall Lane Restricted Byway

Summer Lane Singletrack

Middleton Top Engine House

Middleton Incline

Middleton Top Viewpoint

High Peak Junction

Midland Railway Workshops at Derwent Valley Mills

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