The Monsal Trail is a cycling, horse riding and walking trail in the Derbyshire Peak District. It was constructed from a section of the former Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway, which was built by the Midland Railway in 1863 to link Manchester with London and closed in 1968. The Monsal Trail is about 8.5 miles (13.7 km) long and opened in 1981. It starts at the Topley Pike junction in Wye Dale, 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Buxton, and runs to Coombs Viaduct, 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east of Bakewell. It follows the valley of the River Wye. The trail passes through Blackwell Mill, Chee Dale, Millers Dale, Cressbrook, Monsal Dale, Great Longstone, Hassop and Bakewell. The trail has numerous landmarks including Headstone Viaduct, Cressbrook Mill, Litton Mill and Hassop railway station, and passes through six tunnels.
It is a major part of the as yet incomplete White Peak Loop and is designated as National Cycle Route 680.[3]
^"The Monsal Trail". A Taste of the Peak District. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
^Bickerdike, Graeme (June 2009). "The story of structures of the Monsal Trail: A Week in the Peak". Retrieved 10 April 2020.
The MonsalTrail is a cycling, horse riding and walking trail in the Derbyshire Peak District. It was constructed from a section of the former Manchester...
Monsal Dale is a valley in Derbyshire, England, in the White Peak limestone area of the Peak District National Park. It is a Site of Special Scientific...
riding in the Peak District of England. The trail combines sections of the High Peak Trail and the MonsalTrail with linking sections through the towns of...
4¼ miles (6.8 km). Beyond Bakewell, the railway trackbed is used by the MonsalTrail. In 1975, the Peak Railway Preservation Society was established and opened...
and horse riding in the Peak District. It links the High Peak Trail with the MonsalTrail, with linking sections through the towns of Buxton, Bakewell...
MonsalTrail. Railways portal Cycleways in England Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens "The MonsalTrail"...
contributed to the MonsalTrail. The trackbed of the Cromford and High Peak Railway is open as the High Peak Trail. The Tissington Trail uses another disused...
quarrying, and can be seen in the old railway cuttings along the MonsalTrail through Monsal Dale and Millers Dale. The generally good quality loess soil...
Hay survived until October 1967. MonsalTrail Cycleways in England "Peak District National Park - Visit Tissington Trail". Retrieved 29 March 2020. Blakemore...
"The MonsalTrail". A Taste of the Peak District. Retrieved 10 April 2020. Bickerdike, Graeme (June 2009). "The story of structures of the MonsalTrail: A...
opened to pedestrians and cyclists in a plan to extend the MonsalTrail. "The MonsalTrail". A Taste of the Peak District. Retrieved 10 April 2020. Bickerdike...
the station is part of the 8.5-mile (13.7 km) MonsalTrail, a walk and cycleway. Access to the MonsalTrail can be made at Great Longstone for Ashford railway...
being a private mill estate to the public village that it now is. The MonsalTrail passes Cressbrook Mill. This 8.5-mile (13.7-kilometre) walk and cycleway...
"The MonsalTrail". A Taste of the Peak District. Retrieved 10 April 2020. Bickerdike, Graeme (June 2009). "The story of structures of the MonsalTrail: A...
year. Large sections of the trackbed now form part of the MonsalTrail, a cycle and walking trail. Northwards from Millers Dale the line entered the two...
Matlock and Buxton was closed in 1968. Most of it has been designated the MonsalTrail, a bridle path for walking, cycling and riding. Passenger trains operated...
Interest (SSSI), running for 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of Buxton. The MonsalTrail bridleway runs for 8.5 miles (13.7 km) from Topley Pike Junction (at...
Monsal Dale railway station was opened in 1866 by the Midland Railway on its line from Rowsley, extending the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands...
public path from Bakewell, used by walkers and cyclists, called the MonsalTrail. The trail follows the trackbed of the former Midland Railway main line from...
includes parts of Monsal Dale and the hamlet of Monsal Head, and lies wholly within the Peak District National Park. The MonsalTrail, a popular cycleway...
disused rail tracks that have been turned into cycle trails, such as the MonsalTrail and High Peak Trail. The town of Ashbourne in Derbyshire is known for...
Railway has, in part, been used as a walking and cycling path called the MonsalTrail. Peak Rail, a preserved railway group, has restored the section from...
which carries the MonsalTrail and crossing the River Wye). It then crosses the A6 near the Waterloo Inn and over Taddington Moor. The trail follows old miners'...
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