Recreational trails in the Peak District

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This is a partial list of long distance footpaths and multi-use trails in the Peak District of England. The list includes trails that are wholly inside the Peak District and also those that pass through it. The walks are generally through countryside on a variety of footpaths, lanes and bridle paths. Short walks of only local interest are not included. [1] [2]

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List of recreational trails in the Peak District

NameImageRouteLengthNotesRefs
Churnet Way The Churnet Way on Ramshaw Rocks - geograph.org.uk - 5587295.jpg Winking Man pub at Upper Hulme to Rocester 32 miles (51 km)Footpath down the Churnet Valley in Staffordshire. The short Peak District section is across Ramshaw Rocks to Tittesworth Reservoir. [3]
Cown Edge Way Cown Edge Way - geograph.org.uk - 4453485.jpg Hazel Grove to Gee Cross 16.7 miles (26.9 km)The short Peak District section is along Cown Edge Rocks and Coombes Edge near Charlesworth [4]
Dane Valley Way Dane Valley Way at Three Shires Head.jpg Buxton to Northwich, Cheshire 48 miles

(77km)

Between Derbyshire and Cheshire, partly alongside the River Dane. The Peak District section is between Buxton and Bosley Cloud. [5]
Derwent Valley Heritage Way Leawood Pump House and Cromford Canal Aqueduct.jpg Ladybower Reservoir, Bamford, to River Trent at Shardlow 55 miles (89 km)Alongside the River Derwent, through the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site and Derby. The Peak District section is between Ladybower Reservoir and Cromford. [6]
Goyt Way Path Junction (geograph 5567138).jpg Whaley Bridge to Etherow Country Park, Greater Manchester 10 miles (16 km)Part of the Midshires Way [7]
Gritstone Trail The Gritstone Trail at Mow Cop - geograph.org.uk - 5101105.jpg Kidsgrove to Disley 35 miles (56 km)The Peak District section is between The Cloud and Lyme Park [8]
Hamps Way Dry bed of River Hamps near Waterhouses - geograph.org.uk - 1917729.jpg Mermaid Inn at Morridge and Weag's Bridge, Staffordshire 14 miles (23 km)Footpath following the River Hamps [9]
High Peak Trail High Peak Trail - geograph.org.uk - 804883.jpg Buxton to Cromford 17 miles (27 km)Bridle path along a former railway line [10]
Kirklees Way Kirklees Way joins the Pennine Way - geograph.org.uk - 5897944.jpg Huddersfield circular71 miles (115 km)The Peak District section is between Hepworth and Marsden, West Yorkshire [11]
Limestone Way Limestone Way - geograph.org.uk - 413641.jpg Castleton to Rocester, Staffordshire 50 miles (80 km)The Peak District section is between Castleton and the River Dove near Thorpe. [12]
Longdendale Trail The Trans Pennine Trail through Longendale - geograph.org.uk - 656711.jpg Hadfield to Woodhead Tunnel 6.2 miles (10 km)Bridle path along a former railway line [13]
Manifold Trail Wetton Hill from the Manifold Trail - geograph.org.uk - 1022255.jpg Flash, Derbyshire to Ilam, Staffordshire 23 miles (37 km)Footpath following the River Manifold from its source down the Manifold Valley. [14]
Manifold Way Manifold Way - geograph.org.uk - 2010677.jpg Hulme End to Waterhouses 8.1 miles (13 km)Bridle path in the Manifold Valley along a former light railway line [15]
Midshires Way Fernilee Reservoir in the Goyt Valley.jpg Bledlow, Buckinghamshire to Stockport, Greater Manchester 230 miles (370 km)The Peak District section is between Cromford and New Mills. [16]
Monsal Trail Monsal Head Headstone viaduct.jpg Wye Dale, Buxton, to Coombs viaduct, Bakewell 8.5 miles (13.7 km)Bridle path along a former railway line [17]
Oldham Way The Oldham Way - geograph.org.uk - 3011235.jpg Oldham circular39 miles (62 km)The Peak District sections is between Greenfield Valley and Diggle [18]
Peak District Boundary Walk Peak District Boundary Walk at Dam Dale.jpg Buxton circular190 miles (310 km)Waymarked route (in 20 stages) established by the Friends of the Peak District in 2017 [19]
Pennine Bridleway (National Trail) Pennine Bridleway, Rushop - geograph.org.uk - 379120.jpg Middleton-by-Wirksworth to Hebden Bridge 130 miles (210 km)The Peak District section is between Middleton-by-Wirksworth and Tintwistle (near Glossop) [20]
Pennine Cycleway - Peak District Back road from Buxton to Whaley Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 130219.jpg Derby to Holmfirth 77 miles (124 km)The Peak District section of this Sustrans cycling route (ending at Berwick-upon-Tweed) runs pastAshbourne, Buxton and New Mills. [21]
Pennine Way (National Trail) Black Hill (Peak District).jpg Edale to Kirk Yetholm 268 miles (431 km)The Peak District section is from Edale to Standedge [22]
Sabrina Way Hartington Signalbox at hartington station site.jpg Hartington to Great Barrington, Gloucestershire 203 miles (327 km)The Peak District section of this horse riding route is between Hartington and Waterhouses [23]
Sett Valley Trail Gate at the end of the Sett Valley trail - geograph.org.uk - 1343297.jpg Hayfield to New Mills 2.2 miles (3.6 km)Bridle path along a former railway line [24]
Sheffield Country Walk The Sheffield Country Walk near Burbage Edge - geograph.org.uk - 2284600.jpg Sheffield circular53 miles (85 km)The Peak District section is between Totley and Damflask Reservoir [25]
Standedge Trail Standedge Trail - geograph.org.uk - 5945413.jpg Pennines circular near Marsden, West Yorkshire 12 miles (19 km)Circular walk that links both ends of Standedge Tunnel [26]
Tissington Trail Tissington Trail near Tissington - geograph.org.uk - 1311395.jpg Buxton to Parsley Hay 13 miles (21 km)Bridle path along a former railway line [27]
Trans Pennine Trail Trans Pennine Trail towards Broadbottom (geograph 3216453).jpg Southport, Merseyside to Hornsea, East Yorkshire 207 miles (333 km)The Peak District section is between Hadfield and Penistone [28]
White Peak Loop Trail White Peak Loop sign at Harpur Hill.jpg Circular via Buxton, Bakewell and Matlock 60 miles (97 km)The trail combines sections of the High Peak Trail and the Monsal Trail. As of 2025 some sections are not yet complete. [29]

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References

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  2. ↑ OL24 White Peak Area (Map). 1:25000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey.
  3. ↑ "Churnet Way - Stoke Newcastle Ramblers". www.stokeandnewcastleramblers.org.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Cown Edge Way". Long Distance Walkers Association. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Dane Valley Way - LDWA Long Distance Paths". www.ldwa.org.uk.
  6. ↑ "Derwent Valley Heritage Way". Derwent Valley Trust. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Goyt Way". Long Distance Walkers Association. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Gritstone Trail". www.cheshireeast.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Hamps Way". Long Distance Walkers Association. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "High Peak trail". Peak District National Park. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "Kirkless Way". Long Distance Walkers Association. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  12. ↑ "Limestone Way". Long Distance Walkers Association. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  13. ↑ "Longendale Trail". Long Distance Walkers Association. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  14. ↑ "Manifold Trail". Long Distance Walkers Association. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  15. ↑ "Manifold Way". Peak District National Park. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  16. ↑ "Midshires Way". Long Distance Walkers Association. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  17. ↑ "Monsal trail". Peak District National Park. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  18. ↑ "Oldham Way". Long Distance Walkers Association. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  19. ↑ "Boundary Walk". Friends of the Peak District. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  20. ↑ "Pennine Bridleway Information". National Trail. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  21. ↑ "Pennine Cycleway (Peak District)". Sustrans. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  22. ↑ "Pennine Way". National Trail. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  23. ↑ "Sabrina Way". Long Distance Walkers Association. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  24. ↑ "Sett Valley Trail - Derbyshire County Council". www.derbyshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  25. ↑ "Sheffield Country Walk". Long Distance Walkers Association. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  26. ↑ "Standedge Trail". Long Distance Walkers Association. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  27. ↑ "Tissington trail". Peak District National Park. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  28. ↑ "Trans Pennine Trail - Official Website" . Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  29. ↑ "White Peak Loop - Derbyshire County Council". www.derbyshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
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