Ashbourne Tunnel – Polly's Cottage Café loop from Ashbourne

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Ashbourne Tunnel – Polly's Cottage Café loop from Ashbourne

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Ashbourne Tunnel – Polly's Cottage Café loop from Ashbourne

02:05

29.3km

530m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 19, 2026

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Peak District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.48 km

Ashbourne Tunnel

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Ashbourne is a nice city. The drive through the long tunnel is impressive. I was amazed by the crowded bike station at the tunnel exit and the bike traffic on the trail.

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The Hut at Mappleton Lane Car Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Coffee hatch also selling ice cream and cake

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1.91 km

Tissington Trail — Start at Mapleton Lane

Highlight • Trail

Tissington trail about 28 miles amazing views with cafe and toilets on the way windy in places awesome biking

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5.86 km

Stone Sphere Sculpture, Peak District National Park

Highlight • Monument

8.94 km

Gag Lane and Thornton Nature Reserve View

Highlight • Trail

Lovely views over the tissington trail valley

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12.5 km

River Dove Bridge at the Derbyshire–Staffordshire Border

Highlight • Bridge

Scenic little bridge over the river Dove that sits between the signs for Derbyshire (and a steep hill) on one side and Staffordshire and on the other

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12.5 km

River Dove

Highlight • River

13.4 km

Polly's Cottage Café

Highlight • Cafe

Great place to stop, grab a brew or some food/ice cream and sit by the river. Wonderful owner.

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21.0 km

Blore Pastures Wood

Forest

29.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.1 km

1.09 km

403 m

368 m

137 m

123 m

Surfaces

21.5 km

7.51 km

162 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

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Ashbourne Tunnel – Polly's Cottage Café loop from Ashbourne

Ashbourne Tunnel

The Hut at Mappleton Lane Car Park

Tissington Trail — Start at Mapleton Lane

Stone Sphere Sculpture, Peak District National Park

Gag Lane and Thornton Nature Reserve View

River Dove Bridge at the Derbyshire–Staffordshire Border

River Dove

Polly's Cottage Café

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