High Peak Trail

#423 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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The High Peak Trail is a 17-mile trail for walkers, cyclists and horse riders in the Peak District of England. Running from Dowlow (53.2059°N 1.8349°W / 53.2059; -1.8349), near Buxton, to High Peak Junction, Cromford (53.1004°N 1.5354°W / 53.1004; -1.5354), it follows the trackbed of the former Cromford and High Peak Railway, which was completed in 1831 to carry minerals and goods between the Cromford Canal wharf at High Peak Junction and the Peak Forest Canal at Whaley Bridge. ()

Coordinates: 53°12'21"N, 1°50'6"W

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High Peak Trail – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chee Dale, Tissington Trail, Arbor Low, Chrome Hill.

3.3 miN
Valley
Chee Dale, Peak District
84 min walk • Chee Dale is a steep-sided gorge on the River Wye near Buxton, Derbyshire, in the Peak District of England. Wye Dale continues upstream towards Buxton while downstream are Miller's Dale village and valley.
3.3 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Tissington Trail, Peak District
83 min walk • The Tissington Trail is a bridleway, footpath and cycleway in Derbyshire, England, along part of the trackbed of the former railway line connecting Ashbourne to Buxton. It takes its name from the village of Tissington, which it skirts.
4 miSE
Archaeological site
Arbor Low, Peak District
102 min walk • Arbor Low is a well-preserved Neolithic henge in the Derbyshire Peak District, England. It lies on a Carboniferous Limestone plateau known as the White Peak area. The monument consists of a stone circle surrounded by earthworks and a ditch.
2.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chrome Hill, Peak District
65 min walk • Chrome Hill is a limestone reef knoll in Derbyshire, England, in the upper Dove valley beside the border with Staffordshire. It is adjacent to Parkhouse Hill, another reef knoll. Chrome Hill was declared open access land under the provisions of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.
3.1 miW
Mountain
High Edge, Peak District
79 min walk • High Edge is a limestone hill overlooking Harpur Hill, Buxton in Derbyshire, in the Peak District. The summit is 472 metres above sea level. The lower hilltop is marked by a cairn. Following the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, this hilltop area became "Open Access" land for the public.
2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Parkhouse Hill, Peak District
52 min walk • Parkhouse Hill is a small but distinctive hill in the Peak District National Park in the English county of Derbyshire. It lies on the north side of the River Dove, close to the border with Staffordshire.
2.4 miS
Forts and castles
Pilsbury Castle, Peak District
61 min walk • Pilsbury Castle was a Norman castle in Derbyshire near the present-day village of Pilsbury, overlooking the River Dove.
4.1 miE
Valley
Cales Dale, Peak District
105 min walk • Cales Dale is a short valley towards the head of Lathkill Dale near Monyash, Derbyshire in the Peak District of England. Cales Dale is included within Lathkill Dale as part of the Derbyshire Dales National Nature Reserve and is popular with tourists who visit for its natural environment and wildlife.
1.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
High Wheeldon, Peak District
30 min walk • High Wheeldon is a distinctive dome-shaped hill near the Staffordshire border in Derbyshire, in the Peak District valley of Upper Dovedale, overlooking the villages of Earl Sterndale, Longnor and Crowdecote.
3.9 miE
Memorial
Magpie Mine, Peak District
99 min walk • Magpie Mine is a well-preserved disused lead mine near the village of Sheldon in Derbyshire, England, in the parish of Ashford in the Water. The walled enclosure of five lead mines is a protected Scheduled Monument. Mid-Derbyshire has a history of industrial lead mining going back to Roman times.
4 miSE
Archaeological site
Gib Hill, Bakewell
101 min walk • Gib Hill is a large burial mound in the Peak District, Derbyshire, England. It is thought to be a Neolithic oval barrow with an Early Bronze Age round barrow superimposed at one end. It is located some 300 metres south-west of Arbor Low henge.