Gregory Mine Chimney – Steep Bridleway loop from Ashover

Bike touring routes & trails

North East Derbyshire

Ashover

Gregory Mine Chimney – Steep Bridleway loop from Ashover

Moderate

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Gregory Mine Chimney – Steep Bridleway loop from Ashover

01:18

15.3km

340m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 5.31 km for 218 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.45 km

Sheepwash Wooden Bridge

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

Short section of bridleway that crosses the river Amber, it’s better suited for summer but it’s not completely unrideable in winter with the right tyres and there is a bridge in case you don’t want to get wet

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4.52 km

View of Ashover from the Bridleway

Highlight • Trail

5.35 km

Gregory Mine Chimney

Highlight • Structure

Gregory mine is an old Lead mine which appears to have been worked from the early 1700s and certainly continuously from 1734 to 1803. In it's time it was one …

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5.56 km

Steep Bridleway

Highlight • Climb

When exploring new trails a 'steep bridleway' sign is a most welcomed one. This trail is a short and fairly spicy. Nice technical singletrack with some smart corners to get your back end around. Highly recommend.

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11.6 km

Vemon Lane Singletrack

Highlight • Trail

the single track starts off ok but then gets very hard as you get past the two river crossings,the track is very over grown and very loose making it unridable …

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11.7 km

Vernon Lane Trail

Highlight • Trail

The trail start off nice bit rocky so pick your line. But after the two river crossings things get very extreme. Very rocky steep climbing made harder with lose rocks …

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