Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 10, 2025

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

You'll need to dismount and push your bike.

After 11.8 km for 92 m

After 31.2 km for 285 m

After 35.3 km for 56 m

After 35.7 km for 56 m

After 95.1 km for 186 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.8 km

Locko Plantation

Forest

20.4 km

Sutton Springs Wood

Forest

31.3 km

Bluebank Pools

Nature Reserve

35.5 km

Staveley Town Canal Basin

Lake

39.7 km

Trans Pennine Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

This is such an excellent trail at pretty much any point joined but always be prepared to share it with other riders, walkers and runners - in fact anyone out there enjoying it.

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41.9 km

Killamarsh Central Station (Disused)

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Killamarsh was a railway station in Killamarsh, North East Derbyshire, England which served the village (now town) from its opening in 1899 until its closure in 1930. It was situated …

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43.0 km

Lake at Rother Valley Country Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

Can get very busy with walkers and cyclists at the weekend

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44.1 km

Rother Valley Country Park

Highlight • Lake

Rother Valley Country Park is composed of four lakes, nature reserves and areas of parkland. The park was built on land that was open cast for coal, with the main …

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58.0 km

Thorpe Locks, Chesterfield Canal

Highlight • Structure

I’m not usually a canal tow path rider but it has to be said that the Chesterfield canal is pretty with many picturesque locks and canal side cottages, lovely place 🥰🥰

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59.0 km

Turnerwood Locks, Chesterfield Canal

Highlight • Structure

Turner wood is a particularly picturesque place with the canal side cottages and the locks, there also seems to be a couple of resident Swan families too, a lovely place …

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90.7 km

Shirebrook Wood

Highlight • Cycleway

A stones throw from the train station; A short ride from Mansfield Woodhouse. Shirebrook Wood is a number of gravel loops up through the woods, past the fishing ponds behind …

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95.1 km

Meden Trail Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

97.4 km

Pleasley Pit Colliery and Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

Great view of the old Pit with a countryside backdrop.

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113 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.0 km

34.7 km

21.8 km

10.0 km

7.24 km

536 m

193 m

Surfaces

58.1 km

23.5 km

22.4 km

6.13 km

2.47 km

Elevation

Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

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Friday 28 November

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70 %

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