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West Midlands Region

Staffordshire Moorlands

Alton Bridge Hotel – Alton Towers loop from Alton

Road cycling routes

West Midlands Region

Staffordshire Moorlands

Alton Bridge Hotel – Alton Towers loop from Alton

Moderate

5.0

(1)

2

riders

Alton Bridge Hotel – Alton Towers loop from Alton

01:53

30.1km

650m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 18, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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321 m

St John's Church and Former Hospital, Alton

Highlight • Historical Site

This was commissioned to be built by the 16th Earl of Shrewsbury, owner of Alton Castle. Its intended design was of a medieval hospital, a guildhall and presbytery.

In fact, …

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2

931 m

Alton Bridge Hotel

Highlight • Restaurant

This has lots of outdoor tables under cover in a beautiful location.

Dogs are so welcome that the management leave doggie snack biscuits in a sweetie jar at the bar. …

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3

989 m

The Talbot Riverside Garden

Highlight • Natural

Lovely place to stop and sit in the large garden next to the river. There were no issues with eating our packed lunch with the additions from the Talbot. Online ordering and quick service.

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4

2.90 km

Alton Towers

Highlight • Settlement

What can one say?
An extremely popular theme park with stunning gardens.

There are many spectacular walks around this region without venturing inside the park though 😉

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6.67 km

Chesnut Wood

Forest

6

8.66 km

Daltons Dairy Ice Cream

Highlight • Cafe

Honesty shop 8am-10pm with home made ice cream. Hatch open at the weekends selling ice cream, coffees and milkshakes. Well worth the trip

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7

8.70 km

Weaver Hills Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Narrow winding climb with fantastic views

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8

16.2 km

Brown End Farm Cycle Hire

Highlight • Rest Area

It has a free car park and is conveniently placed for the Manifold Trail.

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9

24.3 km

Carr Bank

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

1km climb with an average gradient just under 11%

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B

30.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.2 km

1.63 km

210 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.4 km

13.6 km

< 100 m

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