Discover the best bike rides in the Peak District and surrounding areas of Derbyshire, Cheshire and Greater Manchester.
Routes are categorised as 
Gentle, 
Moderate, 
Challenging or 
Very Challenging and can also be explored by Trail, by Places, by Bike Type and by Features.
My own handcrafted Peaks & Puddles Rides are unlocked with Peaks & Puddles Plus. For a one-off contribution, get access to all the original routes plus GPX navigation files, while helping to keep the website here for everyone. I’m still working on new guides — there are plenty more adventures to come!
The Trails & Paths
Guides to our well-known, signposted cycle routes. Most are gloriously green countryside trails and car-free. Distances are shown for a complete out-and-back return ride or loop.
3.8 miles
34 m
Other Cycleways: A few useful extra routes, perhaps more mundane yet sometimes an interesting or worthwhile excursion in their own right.
Peaks & Puddles Rides
Roll up, roll up for the main event: my own original Peaks & Puddles cycle routes, exploring beyond the trails to capture the best local sights and cycling.
Distilling years of trial, error and pedalling joy, they combine the well-known routes above with lanes, bridleways and byways to create handcrafted journeys of discovery covering every mile worth riding in our corner of the world.
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More Rides
Compilations of Peaks & Puddles Rides and other route ideas.
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