Lathkill Dale – Longstone Lane loop from Great Longstone

Lathkill Dale – Longstone Lane loop from Great Longstone

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Lathkill Dale – Longstone Lane loop from Great Longstone

02:23

45.0km

660m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

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The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 1.03 km for 238 m

After 29.2 km for 56 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.15 km

Great Longstone for Ashford Railway Station

Highlight • Cycleway

Great Longstone for Ashford railway station was a station which served Great and Little Longstone in the Peak District of Derbyshire. It was opened in 1863 by the Midland Railway on its extension of the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway from Rowsley.

It closed in 1962, except that one train a day in each direction continued to stop to allow a local resident, Mrs A Boardman, to travel to work, an episode immortalised by the British Movietone film It Only Stops For Her..[4] Trains continued to pass through the station until 1968 when the line was closed.

The trackbed through the station is part of the 8.5-mile (13.7 km) Monsal Trail, a walk and cycleway. Access to the Monsal Trail can be made at Great Longstone for Ashford railway station, via the ramp off Longstone Lane.

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23.4 km

View of Parkhouse Hill and Chrome Hill

Highlight • Natural Monument

This is a beautiful spot above the little Hamlet of Earl Sterndale and looking towards Hitter Hill and Axe edge. From here you can drop down and then climb up Axe edge or Hollinsclough which are both incredibly beautiful or in the other direction there are a number of quiet lanes. Every direction from here is a good one and on a sunny day it's a really special spot!

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29.1 km

Parsley Hay Water Tap

Highlight • Cycleway

Great place to stop and refill bottles from the tap

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29.2 km

Parsley Hay Visitor Centre and Bike Hire

Highlight • Cycleway

Great snack bar and bike hire centre. Makes for a good target to aim for when riding on the Tissington or High Peak Trails.

The snack bar doesn't have inside facilities so you'll have to use the picnic tables outside. These can be cold in winter as you're about 1,100 feet (335 m) up. There's some cover from the rain. and toilets facilities.

The bike hire centre offers various kinds of bikes including ones modified for disabled users and electric bikes.

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35.3 km

View of Peak District National Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

Long, steep climb but great views from the top.

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36.6 km

Lathkill Dale

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful spot for cycling and walking. It's a steep climb out either side but it's worth it!

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43.2 km

Longstone Lane

Highlight • Trail

Cheeky little back lane linking Ashford to Great Longstone

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44.0 km

Station Road to Longstone Lane

Highlight • Trail

Handy quiet cut through from G Longstone to Ashford. Just beyond the narrow bridge, the tarmac is very chewed up & pot holed for a brief section so care is needed.

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45.0 km

End point

Bus stop

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