Tissington Trail. Beautiful ride out, and very trike friendly.

[Deleted member 23692]

Does anyone have a .gpx of this route?

Here you go
View: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/2987692


There's one short crappy narrow off-road bit just as you enter the National Park before Tissington (around 10miles in), but it's easily avoidable by sticking to the road.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Thank you very much for this, been wanting to do this for a while, I think it's probably just a bit beyond me at the moment, but it's an aim for early next year.

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

The Pennine Bridleway follows the High Peak Trail so all the gates are bridlegates. It's also a Sustrans National Cycle Route

Some of the NCN routes have barriers that you have to lift a bike over (I’m thinking of one in particular in Worksop (Manton)) which would be impassable for a trike. It’s one of those where the top is narrower than the bottom to stop motorbikes passing through (I forget the proper name for this type).

 

[Deleted member 23692]

Some of the NCN routes have barriers that you have to lift a bike over (I’m thinking of one in particular in Worksop (Manton)) which would be impassable for a trike. It’s one of those where the top is narrower than the bottom to stop motorbikes passing through (I forget the proper name for this type).

Well this route doesn't.

As it's a bridleway, a horse needs to be able to get down it, and you can't lift those over barriers.

 

[jeffoi]

Well this route doesn't.

As it's a bridleway, a horse needs to be able to get down it, and you can't lift those over barriers.

Sometimes they have wee square boxes to step into then out of again for the horses beside the narrowing gate. Horses lift themselves over those, bikes are harder to get past that

 

[Tail End Charlie]

@BilboSmeggins Tissington itself is worth a diversion, lovely village, stream running through, old church and a stately pile. If you visit the tea shop beside Tissington Hall there's a good chance you'll be served by the owner (Sir Richard FitzHerbert) not that you'd know it unless you get speaking to him, and his wife might be on the till.

 

[FishFright]

Monyash also has The Smithy cafe which is ace.
From memory I'm not sure the High Peak trail would be quite as trike friendly, I seem to recall there are quite a few gates on it.

I rode the High Peak Trail from Middleton top to the Buxton end n back on a trike this summer and the gates were no problem. This was loaded with touring gear

 

[raleighnut]

I rode the High Peak Trail from Middleton top to the Buxton end n back on a trike this summer and the gates were no problem. This was loaded with touring gear

Downhill I notice.

 

[FishFright]

Downhill I notice.

Both ways !

 

[tribanjules]

I start at cromford mill or Middleton top centre with a cuppa then high peak trail. Swing off and on empty roads to carsington water. On to pick up tisdington and up to parsley hay cafe. Back along high peak. 40 miles

 

[raleighnut]

Both ways !

Missed the 'n back' bit sorry
I must confess I've never gone along that bit of the 'High Peak Trail', I either get off the Tissington trail at Parsley Hay or carry on to Buxton (from Ashbourne) but I've heard it's a series of ramps and flattish sections not a steady incline.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Just heard that the wife is likely to be going to Butlins 1st weekend in November, so here's hoping the good weather holds

 

[Tail End Charlie]

I rode the High Peak Trail from Middleton top to the Buxton end n back on a trike this summer and the gates were no problem. This was loaded with touring gear

Fairy nuff, I was thinking recumbent trike, but can see a trike wouldn't be any different to an upright bike (oops, I nearly put "normal" bike). Forgive me father, I don't visit here often.

 

[FishFright]

Fairy nuff, I was thinking recumbent trike, but can see a trike wouldn't be any different to an upright bike (oops, I nearly put "normal" bike). Forgive me father, I don't visit here often.

It was on a recumbent trike , Trice Classic .

 

[raleighnut]

Fairy nuff, I was thinking recumbent trike, but can see a trike wouldn't be any different to an upright bike (oops, I nearly put "normal" bike). Forgive me father, I don't visit here often.

As an upwrong trike owner I can say some barriers are impossible, the ones on canals being a right pain.