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 16, 2026

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351 m

Black Rocks

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An impressive gritstone outcrop, Black Rocks and its surroundings are superb hiking territory. A steep ascent from the car park and the trails below bring you to the top. From …

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1.06 km

Bolehill has a trig point at 323m. It's the area of high ground south of Black Rocks and northeast of Wirksworth. There are lots of nice walking trails in the area especially through the Big Plantation and across Cromford Moor.

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3.80 km

Middle Peak Quarry

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Quarrying first began here in the 1790s predominantly as a source of fluxing stone for the Midlands' iron and steel works, then latterly as a major aggregates producer. The site …

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5.63 km

Middleton Top Engine House and Visitor Centre

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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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5.70 km

Middleton Top Engine House

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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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6.02 km

Middleton Incline

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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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7.05 km

Steeplehouse Station

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Steeple House railway station was a small station on the Cromford and High Peak Railway, located on the edge of Wirksworth in Derbyshire. It opened in 1855 for passengers and …

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7.55 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.18 km

2.95 km

1.22 km

135 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.77 km

1.91 km

1.68 km

755 m

384 m

< 100 m

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Tuesday 14 April

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93 %

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Middleton Top Engine House

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Steeplehouse Station

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