Towns and villages

Cycling towns and villages in and around the Peak District.

These are routes that pass close to, or directly through towns and villages, allowing you to stop off and explore the local attractions, shops, pubs and cafes.

Cycle Routes tagged with towns and villages

Peak Forest Tramway Trail

Peak Forest Tramway Trail

  • 3.8 mi
  • 112 ft
  • Gentle

Sett Valley Trail

  • 5.5 mi
  • 150 ft
  • Gentle

Buxworth Bypasses

  • 6.8 mi
  • 708 ft
  • Moderate

Manchester Airport Orbital Cycleway

  • 8.7 mi
  • 162 ft
  • Gentle

Sett Valley Trail with Kinder Extension

  • 8.9 mi
  • 425 ft
  • Gentle

Over Hills Around New Mills

  • 10.6 mi
  • 1358 ft
  • Challenging

Chinley Churner

  • 10.9 mi
  • 1519 ft
  • Challenging

Lyme Lanes

  • 12 mi
  • 984 ft
  • Moderate

Lyme Loop

  • 12.5 mi
  • 706 ft
  • Moderate

Upper Peak Forest Canal

  • 13.3 mi
  • 56 ft
  • Gentle

Mills and Brows

  • 14.3 mi
  • 1218 ft
  • Moderate

Biggin and the Big Long Dale

  • 14.7 mi
  • 633 ft
  • Gentle

Goyt Valley Grinder

  • 15.2 mi
  • 1437 ft
  • Challenging

Lower Peak Forest Canal & Marple Locks

  • 16.4 mi
  • 376 ft
  • Gentle

Quarry Bank By Bike

  • 16.6 mi
  • 496 ft
  • Gentle

Beginners’ Brickworks

  • 18.3 mi
  • 1665 ft
  • Challenging

Monsal Trail

  • 19.2 mi
  • 462 ft
  • Gentle

Peaks and Perry Dale

  • 19.2 mi
  • 2115 ft
  • Challenging

Middlewood Way

  • 20.3 mi
  • 401 ft
  • Gentle

Cheshire Mountains of Macclesfield

  • 22.8 mi
  • 3069 ft
  • Very Challenging

Hidden Hills in High Peak

  • 23.1 mi
  • 3319 ft
  • Very Challenging

Cat & Fiddle Climbs

  • 26.7 mi
  • 3330 ft
  • Very Challenging

Tissington Trail

  • 26.9 mi
  • 869 ft
  • Moderate