Marple Bike Ride
LOCATION HEIGHT DIST ASCT EST TIME
OS Grid Metres Km Metres
1 SJ 951 882 130
Name: Graham Brookes house
1->2 1.65 27 11 mins
2 SJ 960 886 145
Name: Canal Bridge in Marple Bridge
2->3 1.59 14 10 mins
3 SJ 969 878 92
Name: Roman Lakes
3->4 1.69 62 13 mins
4 SJ 976 868 133
Name: Track junction
4->5 0.92 13 6 mins
5 SJ 973 863 109
Name: Road junction at Strines
5->6 0.46 42 5 mins
6 SJ 969 861 150
Name: Peak Forest Canal
6->7 2.33 35 15 mins
7 SJ 985 848 151
Name: Canal bridge
7->8 1.08 12 7 mins
8 SJ 995 849 148
Name: Sweet Factory at New Mills
8->9 2.04 30 13 mins
9 SK 009 836 155
Name: Road over canal - leave the canal here, proceed via Bridgemont.
9->10 2.69 91 20 mins
10 SK 011 814 162
Name: Whaley Bridge
10->11 2.36 78 18 mins
11 SK 006 797 209
Name: Taxal
11->12 1.95 97 16 mins
Turn left and climb the broken road to the top, turning left at the junction.
Drop down and stay right on the winding track. Cross a stream.
12 SK 010 782 244
Name: By Fernilee
12->13 1.11 63 10 mins
13 SK 008 778 300
Name: Oldfield
13->14 1.95 69 15 mins
Follow this track up and then along until it ends at a road.
14 SK 010 759 352
Name: Road Junction
14->15 6.27 295 52 mins
Take the footpath up Stakeside, but if the road is open go via Derbyshire Bridge.
15 SK 001 719 511
Name: Cat and Fiddle Inn
15->16 3.20 25 19 mins
16 SK 005 694 442
Name: By Sparbent
16->17 5.55 243 45 mins
17 SK 031 678 465
Name: Provisions shop beyond Flash, via bridleways to Flash (Three Shire Heads)
17->18 2.47 35 16 mins
18 SK 053 670 345
Name: Moor Side
18->19 4.61 110 32 mins
19 SK 083 665 256
Name: Glutton Bridge
19->20 2.24 100 18 mins
20 SK 096 665 328
Name: Earl Sterndale
20->21 1.32 40 10 mins
21 SK 099 665 357
Name: Abbotside Farm
21->22 3.49 67 23 mins
22 SK 126 659 346
Name: Sparklow
22->23 3.83 53 24 mins
23 SK 147 632 337
Name: Parsley Hay
23->24 1.86 21 11 mins
24 SK 160 619 334
Name: Junction
24->25 1.83 15 11 mins
25 SK 171 607 331
Name: Car Park at Friden
25->26 6.09 120 40 mins
26 SK 211 614 200
Name: Dale End via Long Dale and Gratton Dale
26->27 1.21 75 11 mins
27 SK 221 609 272
Name: Elton
27->28 0.78 1 4 mins
28 SK 229 610 257
Name: Road junction
28->29 6.41 169 45 mins
29 SK 261 610 202
Name: Ken and Anne's house, via Upper Town and Darley Bridge
29->30 2.71 156 24 mins
30 SK 261 596 316
Name: By Brightgate
30->31 2.09 29 13 mins
31 SK 273 583 262
Name: Upper Town
31->32 1.45 7 8 mins
32 SK 282 576 166
Name: Three Chimneys
32->33 1.65 45 12 mins
33 SK 294 568 99
Name: Cromford
33->34 3.39 166 28 mins
34 SK 289 555 218
Name: Disused railway via Intake Lane
34->35 10.09 278 1 hr, 12 mins
35 SK 205 572 331
Name: Track junction by Minninglow Hill
35->36 4.88 95 32 mins
36 SK 162 581 330
Name: Tissington Trail junction
36->37 3.14 66 21 mins
37 SK 136 594 279
Name: Brighton
37->38 1.41 9 8 mins
38 SK 128 604 229
Name: The Beresford Tea Rooms, Hartington
38->39 4.84 94 32 mins
39 SK 100 614 231
Name: By Brund
39->40 7.71 249 57 mins
40 SK 047 643 390
Name: Merril Grove Farm
40->41 4.58 106 31 mins
41 SK 008 650 354
Name: Goldsitch Moss
41->42 4.47 150 33 mins
42 SJ 984 677 353
Name: By Tagsclough Hill
42->43 2.62 58 18 mins
43 SJ 988 697 309
Name: Clough House
43->44 5.69 218 44 mins
44 SJ 959 711 241
Name: By Trentabank
44->45 0.31 2 2 mins
45 SJ 957 713 233
Name: Lay-by
45->46 0.55 3 3 mins
46 SJ 952 715 235
Name: Leather's Smithy
46->47 4.16 48 26 mins
47 SJ 925 720 169
Name: Macclesfield Canal by Gurnett
47->48 1.61 15 10 mins
48 SJ 925 735 160
Name: Macclesfield
48->49 1.24 8 7 mins
49 SJ 930 744 160
Name: Hurdsfield
49->50 3.61 36 22 mins
50 SJ 930 776 151
Name: Bollington
50->51 2.96 45 19 mins
51 SJ 928 801 152
Name: By Adlington
51->52 2.03 21 12 mins
52 SJ 937 817 155
Name: Wood Lanes
52->53 4.48 56 28 mins
53 SJ 949 853 160
Name: High Lane
Bull's Head, High Lane
53->54 2.57 31 16 mins
54 SJ 956 875 152
Name: By Hawk Green
54->1 1.29 9 8 mins
1 SJ 951 882 130
Name: Graham Brookes house
Total trip 158.49 4,002 18 hrs, 25 mins
Timings are based on 11 kph + an hour for each 1000 metres ascent,
and are intended to include breaks