Recreational trails in the Peak District

This is a partial list of long distance footpaths and multi-use trails in the Peak District of England. The list includes trails that are wholly inside the Peak District and also those that pass through it. The walks are generally through countryside on a variety of footpaths, lanes and bridle paths. Short walks of only local interest are not included.

List of recreational trails in the Peak District NameImageRouteLengthNotesRefsChurnet WayWinking Man pub at Upper Hulme to RocesterFootpath down the Churnet Valley in Staffordshire. The short Peak District section is across Ramshaw Rocks to Tittesworth Reservoir.Cown Edge WayHazel Grove to Gee CrossThe short Peak District section is along Cown Edge Rocks and Coombes Edge near CharlesworthDane Valley WayBuxton to Northwich, Cheshire48 miles (77km)Between Derbyshire and Cheshire, partly alongside the River Dane. The Peak District section is between Buxton and Bosley Cloud.Derwent Valley Heritage WayLadybower Reservoir, Bamford, to River Trent at ShardlowAlongside the River Derwent, through the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site and Derby. The Peak District section is between Ladybower Reservoir and Cromford.Goyt WayWhaley Bridge to Etherow Country Park, Greater ManchesterPart of the Midshires WayGritstone TrailKidsgrove to DisleyThe Peak District section is between The Cloud and Lyme ParkHamps WayMermaid Inn at Morridge and Weag's Bridge, StaffordshireFootpath following the River HampsHigh Peak TrailBuxton to CromfordBridle path along a former railway lineKirklees WayHuddersfield circularThe Peak District section is between Hepworth and Marsden, West YorkshireLimestone WayCastleton to Rocester, StaffordshireThe Peak District section is between Castleton and the River Dove near Thorpe.Longdendale TrailHadfield to Woodhead TunnelBridle path along a former railway lineManifold TrailFlash, Derbyshire to Ilam, StaffordshireFootpath following the River Manifold from its source down the Manifold Valley.Manifold WayHulme End to WaterhousesBridle path in the Manifold Valley along a former light railway lineMidshires WayBledlow, Buckinghamshire to Stockport, Greater Manchester230 miles (370 km)The Peak District section is between Cromford and New Mills.Monsal TrailWye Dale, Buxton, to Coombs viaduct, BakewellBridle path along a former railway lineOldham WayOldham circularThe Peak District sections is between Greenfield Valley and DigglePeak District Boundary WalkBuxton circular190 miles (310 km)Waymarked route (in 20 stages) established by the Friends of the Peak District in 2017Pennine Bridleway (National Trail)Middleton-by-Wirksworth to Hebden BridgeThe Peak District section is between Middleton-by-Wirksworth and Tintwistle (near Glossop)Pennine Cycleway - Peak DistrictDerby to HolmfirthThe Peak District section of this Sustrans cycling route (ending at Berwick-upon-Tweed) runs pastAshbourne, Buxton and New Mills.Pennine Way (National Trail)Edale to Kirk YetholmThe Peak District section is from Edale to StandedgeSabrina WayHartington to Great Barrington, GloucestershireThe Peak District section of this horse riding route is between Hartington and WaterhousesSett Valley TrailHayfield to New MillsBridle path along a former railway lineSheffield Country WalkSheffield circularThe Peak District section is between Totley and Damflask ReservoirStandedge TrailPennines circular near Marsden, West YorkshireCircular walk that links both ends of Standedge TunnelTissington TrailBuxton to Parsley HayBridle path along a former railway lineTrans Pennine TrailSouthport, Merseyside to Hornsea, East Yorkshire207 miles (333 km)The Peak District section is between Hadfield and PenistoneWhite Peak Loop TrailCircular via Buxton, Bakewell and MatlockThe trail combines sections of the High Peak Trail and the Monsal Trail. As of 2025 some sections are not yet complete.

See also

Long-distance footpaths in the UK

References