Hiking

High Peak Trail

Derbyshire Dales · England · United Kingdom

High Peak Trail is a hike from Derbyshire Dales in United Kingdom: 28.5 km, 153 m of climb, 305 m of descent, high point 381 m.

• 28.5 km
• 153 m of climb
• 305 m of descent
• high point 381 m

About this hike

The High Peak Trail is a 17-mile (27 km) trail for walkers, cyclists and horse riders in the Peak District of England. Running from Dowlow (53.2059°N 1.8349°W), near Buxton, to High Peak Junction, Cromford (53.1004°N 1.5354°W), it follows the trackbed of the former Cromford and High Peak Railway, which was completed in 1831 to carry minerals and goods between the Cromford Canal wharf at High Peak

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Getting there

This hike starts near Derbyshire Dales. Open the destination for travel time from where you are by car, train or plane, and the price of a night.

More hikes around Derbyshire Dales

• Peak District Boundary Walk - 305.7 km, +6338 m
• Sheffield Country Walk - 88.2 km, +989 m
• Limestone Way - 78.3 km, +1375 m
• Amber Valley Routeway Walk 19 - 4.1 km, +11 m

Before you go

This route is shown for information only. It is not a recommendation and not a guarantee that the route is safe, open, marked or passable today. The line, the distances, the climb and the grade come from open data sources and may be inaccurate or out of date, and conditions in the mountains change fast.

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Route data from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); elevation from open terrain data. Updated 2026-09-19.