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Cycling Near Alton Towers
Cycling in Staffordshire
We’ve cycled all these easy to reach routes ourselves. Several can be started right from our front door as Churnet Valley Cycle Hire will bring bikes right to our carpark.
The beauty of Staffordshire doesn’t need to be hard to find. Our goal is simple – provide our guests with a collection of hand-curated trail guides, so you can explore the outdoors with confidence.
Secure cycle storage available
Know the details before you go
Fully Detailed Maps
By using the ViewRanger app you can explore some great cycle routes in and around Staffordshire and Derbyshire with the confidence that you won’t get lost, or miss any highlights. Alternatively, if you like doing things the traditional way, just print out the maps and take them with you.
Some popular routes are covered, as well as those known only to the locals.
Denstone and JCB Headquarters
12.6 Miles
The Laurels B&B (Guests only)
Easy
Gravel trail or tarmac
Toilets at Denstone Farm shop and The Ramblers Retreat
Denstone Farm shop and The Ramblers Retreat. (Check opening times/days)
Churnet Valley Cycle Hire deliver bikes to The Laurels
The Manifold Way
16 Miles
Easy
Tarmac
Toilets at Waterhouses and Hulme End
Wetton Mill and Hulme End
Bicycle Hire at Brown End Farm
See our blog post on this ride
Ashbourne, Tissington & Carsington Water
25 Miles
Moderate
Gravel trail or tarmac
Toilets at Ashbourne and Tissington
Ashbourne, Tissington & Carsington Water
Tittesworth Reservoir and The Roaches
15 Miles
Difficult
Gravel trail, tarmac, rocks and mud!
Toilets at Tittesworth
The Lazy Trout, The Roaches Tea Rooms
No bike hire
The Monsal Trail
14.5 Miles
Easy
Tarmac/gravel
Hassop Station & Millers Dale
Hassop Station & Millers Dale
Bicycle Hire at Monsal Trail Cycle Hire or Blackwell Mill Cycle Hire
Uttoxeter and Croxden Abbey
25 Miles
Medium
Some gravel, but mostly tarmac
Toilets at multiple places
The Ramblers Retreat. The Roston Inn, Cavendish Arms, McDonald’s, The Talbot/Alton Bridge
Churnet Valley Cycle Hire deliver bikes to The Laurels