Monsal Trail, Peak District

Name: Monsal Trail
Address: Peak District, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Peak District

Hiking, Hiking trail

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Facts and practical information

The Monsal Trail is a cycling, horse riding and walking trail in the Derbyshire Peak District. It was constructed from a section of the former Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway, which was built by the Midland Railway in 1863 to link Manchester with London and closed in 1968. The Monsal Trail is about 8.5 miles long and opened in 1981. It starts at the Topley Pike junction in Wye Dale, 3 miles east of Buxton, and runs to Coombs Viaduct, 1 mile south-east of Bakewell. It follows the valley of the River Wye. The trail passes through Blackwell Mill, Chee Dale, Millers Dale, Cressbrook, Monsal Dale, Great Longstone, Hassop and Bakewell. The trail has numerous landmarks including Headstone Viaduct, Cressbrook Mill, Litton Mill and Hassop railway station, and passes through six tunnels. ()

Coordinates: 53°14'41"N, 1°43'54"W

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Peak District United Kingdom

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Monsal Trail – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cressbrook Dale, Monsal Dale, Thornbridge Hall, Millers Dale.

1.1 miNW
Valley
Cressbrook Dale, Peak District
30 min walk • Cressbrook Dale is a dry carboniferous limestone gorge near Bakewell, Derbyshire, in the Peak District of England. The dale is cut into a plateau of farmland and lies to the south east of the village of Litton.
~0 ftW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Monsal Dale, Peak District
1 min walk • Monsal Dale is a valley in Derbyshire, England, in the White Peak limestone area of the Peak District National Park. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a Special Area of Conservation and part of a Europe-wide network called Natura 2000.
1.3 miSE
Historical place, Garden, Park
Thornbridge Hall, Peak District
33 min walk • Thornbridge Hall is a large English country house situated near the village of Great Longstone in the local government district of Derbyshire Dales in Derbyshire. It is a Grade II listed building.
1.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Millers Dale, Peak District
36 min walk • Millers Dale is a valley on the River Wye in Derbyshire, England, where there is also a hamlet of the same name. It is a popular beauty spot in the Peak District of England, much of the area being preserved as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
0.8 miSW
Archaeological site
Fin Cop, Peak District
20 min walk • Fin Cop is a hill and an associated Iron Age hill fort in Monsal Dale, close to Ashford in the Water in Derbyshire, England. The fort shows evidence of hurried construction, indicating a defensive response to a real threat, rather than the more usual assumption that such forts were a display of status and prestige.