Derbyshire County Council, with a little help from Sustrans has created a series of multi user trails in the Chesterfield and North Derbyshire area. Most of them are based on old railway tracks that used to serve local coal mines. Luckily for us they all join up to form a rather nice bike ride that’s suitable for gravel bikes.
The routes 70% plus off road, however it can get busy at weekends – especially in the Summer months.
It starts at Chesterfield Railway Station and heads up the Transpennine Trail for a while. It then heads up the Clowne Branch line. When the route reaches Cresswell it follows the Archeologial Trail to Shirebrook. Then it’s up (and down) and couple of bridleways to meet the Teversall and Silverhill Trails at Pleasley before heading back towards the start on the Five Pits Trail.
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