Peak District Cycling
Cycling in the Peak District, Derbyshire, Cheshire and Nottinghamshire
Cycling in Derbyshire and the Peak DistrictThis section is dedicated to road cyclists, if you are interested in mountain bike routes please see the section on Peak District mtb routes. We have tried to suggest a good selection but unfortunately the roads of the Peak District are often quite busy since the region receives over 20 million visitors each year. Not for the faint hearted. That being said, if you keep off the obvious main roads there are some fairly quiet back lanes to be had. In the northern part of the Peak, you can find some longer hill climbs whereas in the south Peak District and south Derbyshire it is flatter and any hills tend to be shorter. Over the border in Cheshire, you can access the Cheshire plain which gives plenty of essentially flat climbing, whilst the other way you have Nottinghamshire, which is more undulating. Some suggestions for cycling in and around the Peak District on roads |
Cycling the Derwent Valley Heritage Corridor | 
The Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage site.In 2001 the mills of the Derwent Valley from the Silk Mill in Derby to the Masson Mill at Matlock Bath was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Why? Because Richard Arkwright and others established the World's first successful factory system in the textiles industry. It was not the first, but it was so much more successful than any previous systems.
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