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Hayfield Descent – Shooting Cabins Descent loop from Middlewood

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Hayfield Descent – Shooting Cabins Descent loop from Middlewood

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Hayfield Descent – Shooting Cabins Descent loop from Middlewood

02:52

38.1km

620m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 3, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 17.7 km for 246 m

After 19.1 km for 301 m

After 37.3 km for 64 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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16.0 km

Hayfield Descent

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Together with Coldwell Clough, this descent is more than a mile of fast and fun downhill riding taking you back down to Hayfield. Rocks and stones give way to soil …

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17.0 km

Coldwell Clough Descent

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Wow, hold onto your Foakleys coz this gets rowdy. My kind of descent fast not too narrow and not too rocky but with a couple of technical parts to keep you thinking.....Goldilocks.

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18.8 km

Kinder Bank

Forest

19.5 km

Kinder Reservoir Climb to Snake Path

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Steep cobbled surface climb past Kinder Reservoir and up on to the moors. Alternative to Snake Path from Hayfield, which is also steep but covered in loose potato sized rocks.

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21.1 km

Shooting Cabins Descent

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Awesome descent, quite flowy at the top which leads to some loose and rocky riding. Great views all the way down but you won’t notice. If you carry some speed …

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22.2 km

Thomas Boulger Memorial Stone and Bridge at Hollingworth Clough

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Just off Glossop Road this memorial stone sits at the small bridge over the Hollingworth Clough, the start (or finish) of some great moorland singletrack leading on to Snake Path.

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22.5 km

Widdows Hey Wood

Forest

26.1 km

Stitch Lane Descent

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Don’t let the speed bumps slow you down!

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26.9 km

Sett Valley Cafe

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Sett Valley Cafe is a brilliant little place to get delicious food, reviving coffee and a bit of rest on a bike ride. They use seasonal, fresh produce and cater …

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31.7 km

Moss-Covered Stone Arch Descent

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

Very loose rock. All rocks fist sized or bigger. Flat and dented rim on gravel bike on 2/2 runs.

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38.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.8 km

5.88 km

5.57 km

5.01 km

3.02 km

Surfaces

11.1 km

10.7 km

8.03 km

5.42 km

1.58 km

1.32 km

Elevation

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Hayfield Descent – Shooting Cabins Descent loop from Middlewood

Hayfield Descent

Coldwell Clough Descent

Kinder Reservoir Climb to Snake Path

Shooting Cabins Descent

Thomas Boulger Memorial Stone and Bridge at Hollingworth Clough

Stitch Lane Descent

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