A 32 Mile Gravel Bike Cycling Loop Using The Tissington & Manifold Trails

[@boomerbang2006]

Love these videos...in the 80s we camped at wetton mill opposite the cafe as it was an official site back then sadly just an overgrown field now.

[@cyclingn8]

Glad you enjoy my videos! Shame that campsite has closed, that would be a great spot to stay. Thanks for watching!

[@altern8tive]

Thanks, my favourite area for riding 🥳I usually do a route involving the three main trails. Starting in reverse to this (Waterhouses via Ilam and Calton), up the Manifold Trail to Hartington, join the Tissington Trail to Parsley Hay (great cafe and view), along the High Peak Trail to Middleton Top and back to the Tissington Trail/Mappleton via Carsington reservoir and Bradbourne :)

[@cyclingn8]

It’s such a nice area for cycling. I will be back, but maybe when it’s a bit warmer, I definitely want to try the high peak trail. Thanks for watching!

[@20yearsagotoday1]

This is a great video and definitely one to do in the coming months. Many thanks for taking the time to record it and sharing the commentary.

[@cyclingn8]

Your welcome, glad you liked the video and thanks for watching!

[@paulmckearney4945]

Thanks for posting this superb route. I rode up and down the Tissington Trail last summer when I was returning from a cycling event. Cant wait to get back to the area next summer to explore more of these dreamy tracks! Thanks again.

[@cyclingn8]

You’re welcome, glad you enjoyed it! I will back when it gets a little warmer, some other trails I have to try out. Thanks for watching!

[@mikesheldon1957]

I've cycled the Tissington Trail and also run it many times as part of the White Peak Marathon, training was running out and back to make it a 22 mile training run

[@cyclingn8]

I can imagine it’s tough running up the Tissington trail. Thanks for watching!

[@sohdusty]

I'm a partially sighted person and still cycling . I find your guides so very helpful and so I would like to thank you very much for all the effort and editing you do to produce these excellent videos . So once again thank you .

[@cyclingn8]

So happy the videos are useful and interesting for you, exactly my aim when I’m making them. Thanks for watching!

[@Fudders]

Probably more like 33 miles by the time you include all the pedalling back for your camera! That's a lovely route, thanks very much for the tour and for taking the time to record, edit it and share it.

[@cyclingn8]

Yes filming always ads on a bit more mileage but glad it’s appreciated and you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching!

[@garyjones6519]

Nice video of beautiful easy route. I actually rode Tissington Trail and High Peaks trail loop from Ashbourne last week. It’s also a lovely loop you can do, 60km and actually less climbing for you, and includes Carsington Reservoir. I will say though it was also a thick foggy day when I rode it too. thanks for sharing your video

[@cyclingn8]

I do want to go back and ride that route as it’s quite a popular one, such a lovely area for riding! Thanks for watching!

[@davidhudson7590]

My kind ride steady away and explore anything interesting and few good pictures too

[@cyclingn8]

Exactly what I like, steady ride with interesting things to see along the way. Thanks for watching!

[@mixflix2874]

Looks a very nice ride will do it sometime also narration is perfect .

[@cyclingn8]

It’s a such a lovely route, hopefully you get to do it some time. Thanks for watching!

[@paulbrundrett4616]

If you haven't already you can do a similar by going up the Tissington trail to Parsley Hay, back down the High Peak trial to Carsington, then use the country lanes to head back to Tissington via Bradbourne

[@cyclingn8]

That’s a route I have on my to do list, seems a popular one so tried something a little different with this ride. Thanks for watching!

[@Mr-Steam]

Thank you for another very interesting ride with very informative commentary

[@cyclingn8]

Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for watching!

[@jimthorpe4024]

Great video and route. Added to my "To-Do" list. Subscribed as you seem to have a few rides not too far away from me.

[@cyclingn8]

Thanks for the sub and glad you liked the video. Hope you enjoy my other routes and thanks for watching!

[@michaelfinn1317]

Just a super nice video. Very interesting historical info. I love cycling the canals here in Ireland but we don’t have anything like the routes you have. I’d just love to ride this on my eMTB, maybe next summer.

[@cyclingn8]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video. We are lucky to have many disused rail lines for cycling over here, not a bad canal network either. Thanks for watching!

[@Downhillsmoothtarmac]

Really nice route, will certainly be trying it! We do a nice loop from Carsington that uses the high peak trail and Tissington trail too - so much good riding to be had around here

[@cyclingn8]

It’s a great area for riding, I do want to give the high peak trail a go too. Thanks for watching!

[@chriswells5698]

Great video, very informative, looks a lovely ride

[@cyclingn8]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching!

[@garymartin557]

Thank you so much for the video. i have been looking forward to this one.

[@cyclingn8]

You’re very welcome! Hope you enjoy and get to ride it yourself. Thanks for watching!

[@colin737]

At about 3 minutes the small brick building would probably have been a refuge / store hut for the permanent way gang.

[@cyclingn8]

Thank you! The fact is has no windows is probably a good clue it wasn’t a signal box. Thanks for watching!

[@Downhillsmoothtarmac]

Great to see Mappleton St Mary’s there too - got married there!!!

[@cyclingn8]

What a lovely spot for a wedding, a very pretty little church!

[@Downhillsmoothtarmac]

@ it was amazing! 11 years ago now, I used to work in Ashbourne, so had a soft spot for Mappleton village

[@altern8tive]

7:17 As you leave Alsop station car park there's a small dip in the trail. A tunnel used to run under the track for passenger access to Alsop en le Dale village

[@cyclingn8]

That is the sort of nugget of information I love, thanks for sharing, and thanks for watching!

[@altern8tive]

The same for me too. The slightly staggered bridge crossing at Back Lane is the high point on the Tissington, there's also an accessible signal box at Hartington station car park and Parsley Hay is where the single track with passing loops from Ashbourne became a double-track line into Buxton, on a satellite view you can see a small section north of Parsley where the track bed was re-routed to avoid a tighter radius curve.

[@cyclingn8]

I’ve cycled as far as Hartington before, really enjoyed the looking at the signal box there. Will have to do the whole trail at some point at check out these other bits!

[@peterduffield221]

Great video will be giving this one a go cheers

[@cyclingn8]

Thank you, it’s a cracking route, hope you enjoy it. Thanks for watching!

[@ianwilliams6478]

Love these trails. If you feel you’ve earned a pub lunch, stay on the Tissington past Parsley Hay to Hurdlow and the Royal Oak, which has great food and beer!

[@cyclingn8]

I want to go back and ride the whole trail, and try the high peak trail too so might give that a go. Thanks for watching!

[@steve-r-collier]

i camped at the royal oak last couple of weeks ago in the snow..i can confirm the beer is brilliant[abbeydale] but like most pubs in the area the food can be abit expensive if you live on state pension

[@stephenmoore3186]

Thanks

[@cyclingn8]

Thank you so much, very kind and thanks for watching!

[@fishmaster1960]

It will be great when they start the project to link the Tissington, Monsal and High peak trails.

[@cyclingn8]

I would love that! Planning to go back and ride the high peak trail at some point. Thanks for watching!

[@wannagobiking9071]

Thanks for sharing, very informative 👍 plus, as a fellow vlogger: it's great to watch someone who talks even more than I do😅

[@cyclingn8]

My friends would say I’m the quiet one so maybe I get all my talking out on my videos lol. Glad you found it informative and thanks for watching!

[@wannagobiking9071]

@cyclingn8 hmm sounds familiar lol keep.on vlogging!

[@cyclingn8]

Thanks, you too!

[@Adlemtbadv]

This is a cycling wonderland. Very inspiring. However, I have a mancold and need to rest, plus the scenery here isn't as lush anyway.. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@cyclingn8]

It really is an amazing area for cycling. Hope you feel better soon and thanks for watching!

[@PeterSmith-my6ge]

Great ride, I’ve done the Tissington but this one looks good:- any maps available to download ?

[@cyclingn8]

It’s a great ride, the gpx file links for Komoot and Garmin are in the video description. Thanks for watching!

[@RBean47]

Nice route have rode some of it how can I get it on garmin connect have tried more

[@cyclingn8]

It’s a lovely part of the country to ride in. Thanks for watching!

[@333wheeler]

Thats a good route . Is it Ok to follow using OS maps.

[@cyclingn8]

The stretch between Biggin and Hulme end has a few twists and turns but it is signposted as it’s part of the national cycle network, so with an OS map as well you could manage it. Thanks for watching!

[@bromptonspotter]

Another great video on pretty familiar territory to me. Won't be tackling those hills anytime soon though! I recently posted a rather less athletic video of the Manifold Trail: kzbin.info/www/bejne/inmudaRmpdCNY68si=0ssnVeN7cd_htFyv

[@cyclingn8]

The last climb was a tough one! But yeah you can enjoy each trail on its own and avoid the hills. Thanks for watching!

[@AGalin-nb6dl]

Its not Ashbourne its Trashbourne!!

[@cyclingn8]

Thanks for watching!

[@lawrencejackson5437]

Thanks

[@cyclingn8]

Very kind! Thanks for watching too!

[@Paulsmith-ir7rh]

Thanks

[@cyclingn8]

Your welcome! Thank you!