Thurgoland Tunnel – Thurgoland Tunnel loop from Penistone

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Thurgoland Tunnel – Thurgoland Tunnel loop from Penistone

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Thurgoland Tunnel – Thurgoland Tunnel loop from Penistone

02:42

30.9km

390m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 16.0 km for 77 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.01 km

Grass and Gravel Path

Highlight • Cycleway

Track up the middle of a corn field, head under the red brick bridge. Lovely gravel surface with some grass up the middle

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5.01 km

Thurgoland Tunnel

Highlight • Structure

You can make some really good echos.

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8.20 km

Sheffield Forest Gravel Path

Highlight • Forest

The work of getting up Plank Gate are worth it as you can hit 35-40 MPH coming back down just made sure you slow down at the bridge lol

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8.75 km

Plank Gate, Trans Pennine Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A little bit of wilderness close to the city!

This section of the Trans Pennine Trail is a wide, groomed, gravel path through the woodland linking Wortley to Oughtibridge. It's …

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16.1 km

Very decent coffee and nice pastries (I think it's run by the same people who run Gaard coffee house in town). There's limited seating outside but takeout is available and you can go sit in the little park opposite.
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21.0 km

Rocky Steep Climb

Highlight • Climb

A good lung and leg test alongside some rock weaving!

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26.5 km

Thurgoland Tunnel

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

A nice path throw a former railway tunnel, its get quite cold so make sure you cycle quick or bring a jacket.

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29.2 km

Bench at Trans Pennine Trail Junction, Oxspring

Highlight • Rest Area

A small bench at a TPT junction in Oxspring, near Penistone. It always feels like it's a good stop when I'm cycling to or from Barnsley. One autumn there were …

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