High Peak Trail (1)

The High Peak Trail runs for 27km (17 miles) along part of the route of the former Cromford and High Peak Railway. The railway originally ran from Cromford, south of Matlock, through Buxton, and on to Whaley Bridge, and was built to serve the quarries and mineral works of that part of the Peak District. The line closed in 1967, and the trackbed was later converted for use by walkers, cyclists and horse riders.

This bridge is at Newhaven, a short distance south of Parsley Hay Junction, where the line from Cromford was joined by a branch from Ashbourne (now the Tissington Trail) before continuing north to Buxton.

Picture taken: November 2014

Page last updated: 4 June 2021