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Stories and discoveries from our edge of the Peak District. Covering the latest developments in cycling, walking, active travel, transport and countryside access where Derbyshire, Cheshire and Greater Manchester meet.

  • Historic High Peak link revitalised with easier access

    Historic High Peak link revitalised with easier access

    A useful little incline path on the old Cromford & High Peak Railway line in Whaley Bridge is the latest to win big against barriers, confining some awful examples to the bin.

  • Brickworks climb and the B5470 closure

    Brickworks climb and the B5470 closure

    Cheshire’s beloved Old Brickworks climb into the Peak is probably best avoided for the foreseeable future if you value joy in your cycling.

  • Middlewood Way gets modern access redesign

    Middlewood Way gets modern access redesign

    Marple’s access onto the Middlewood Way (NCN55) has been given a long-fought-for redesign to modern, inclusive standards. Yes, those ugly, discriminatory a-frame barriers are gone, gone, gone in a great win for accessibility.

  • Evening rides!

    Evening rides!

    Evenings are bright again and perfect for a quick leisurely bike ride. Here is a little celebration of the joy that brings.

  • Two Peak trails closed with little warning

    Two Peak trails closed with little warning

    Closures along two Derbyshire cycling and walking trails are underway, with disappointingly little advance notice given before the works began.

  • White over the Peak: snow scenes from Eaves Knoll, New Mills

    White over the Peak: snow scenes from Eaves Knoll, New Mills

    Go for a walk in the snow without getting cold in 37 photos from a white-over Eaves Knoll, giving 360-views of our frozen Peak District hills.

  • Monsal Trail could be safeguarded by new Peak District Local Plan

    Monsal Trail could be safeguarded by new Peak District Local Plan

    Safeguarding the multi-user Monsal and Longdendale trails purely for recreation, rather than railway reinstatement, is proposed as part of the Peak District National Park Authority’s Local Plan Review. To make the change, and to improve other policies to prevent car-centric development, you need to have your say.

  • Roman Old Road to Buxton to close for remedial works

    Roman Old Road to Buxton to close for remedial works

    The old Roman Road around Combs Moss north of Buxton will be closed for up to two months to improve a notoriously deteriorated section of the signposted Pennine Cycleway and Midshires Way.

  • Lyme Park to withdraw harmful car park plans

    Lyme Park to withdraw harmful car park plans

    National Trust property Lyme has just announced that the planning application it made nearly a year ago to relocate and massively expand its car parking will be withdrawn.

  • National Trust’s Lyme causes two-mile A6 traffic queues

    National Trust’s Lyme causes two-mile A6 traffic queues

    The National Trust’s Lyme Park, on the Cheshire edge of the Peak District, caused over 2 miles of queuing traffic on the A6 this Sunday morning — not for the first time.

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