Route Library
The following is a list of evening and day rides previously ridden by Dronfield Clarion Cycling Club. Click on the RWGPS link to see further details of each ride, including a downloadable gpx file.
Evening Rides from Chesterfield
| Distance | Destination & Route Description | Route |
|---|---|---|
| 19 miles | Owler Bar (Moorlands Carvery). Out via Newbold, Barlow, Wilkin Hill, Shillito Woods & Owler Bar. Return via Holmesfield, Dronfield & Unstone. | RWGPS |
| 20 miles | Wingerworth (The Barley Mow). Out via Chesterfield Station, Queens Park, Brampton, Slatepit Dale & Wingerworth. Return via Chesterfield Canal, Old Whittington, Hundall, Apperknowle & Coal Aston. | RWGPS |
Evening Rides from Dronfield
| Distance | Destination & Route Description | Route |
|---|---|---|
| 12 miles | Millthorpe (Royal Oak). Out via Dronfield Woodhouse, Cowley & Dobbin Lanes, Barlow, Commonside Road & down Fox Lane. Return via Millthorpe Lane & Holmesfield. | RWGPS |
| 13 miles | Millthorpe (Royal Oak). Out via Dronfield Woodhouse, Mickley, Totley, Owler Bar, Shillito Wood & Fox Lane. Return via Millthorpe Lane & Holmesfield. | RWGPS |
| 13 miles | Owler Bar (Moorlands Carvery). Out via Dronfield Woodhouse, Mickley, Totley, Dore, Whitelow Lane & Stony Ridge Road. Return via Holmesfield. | RWGPS |
| 14 miles | Holmesfield (Rutland Arms). Out via Mickley Lane, Totley, Dore, Whitelow Lane, Stony Ridge Road & Owler Bar. Return via Dronfield Woodhouse. | RWGPS |
| 14 miles | Owler Bar (Moorlands Carvery). Out via Cowley & Dobbin Lanes, Barlow, Commonside Road & Shillito Wood. Return via Holmesfield & Dronfield Woodhouse. | RWGPS |
| 15 miles | Froggatt Edge (Grouse Inn). Out via Dronfield Woodhouse, Mickley, Totley, Dore, Whitelow Lane, Stony Ridge Road & Wooden Pole. Return via Owler Bar & Holmesfield. | RWGPS |
| 17 miles | Owler Bar (Moorlands Carvery). Out via Cowley & Dobbin Lanes, Barlow, Wilkin Hill & Shillito Wood. Return via Holmesfield & Dronfield Woodhouse. | RWGPS |
| 17 miles | Ringinglow (Norfolk Arms). Out via Holmesfield, Owler Bar, Fox House & Upper Burbage. Return via Dore, Abbeydale & Lower Bradway. | RWGPS |
| 18 miles | Froggatt Edge (Grouse Inn). Out via Dronfield Woodhouse, Cowley, Barlow, Far Lane, Curbar Gap & Froggat Edge. Return via Fox House, Owler Bar & Holmesfield. | RWGPS |
| 19 miles | Hathersage Booths (The Millstone). Out via Mickley Lane, Dore, Whitelow Lane, Ringinglow, Upper Burbage, & Hathersage Booths. Return via Surprise View, Fox House, Owler Bar & Holmesfield. | RWGPS |
| 19 miles | Newbold (Olde House). Out via Mickley Lane, Totley, Owler Bar, Shillito Wood, Cutthorpe & Newbold. Return via Dunston Lane, Sheepbridge & Unstone. | RWGPS |
| 20 miles | Froggatt Edge (Grouse Inn). Out via Cowley & Dobbin Lanes, Millthorpe, Fox Lane, Curbar Gap, Curbar & Froggatt Edge. Return via Owler Bar & Holmesfield. | RWGPS |
| 20 miles | Hathersage Booths (Millstone Inn). Out via Dronfield Woodhouse, Mickley, Totley, Dore, Ringinglow & Upper Burbage. Return via Surprise View, Fox House, Owler Bar & Holmesfield. | RWGPS |
| 21 miles | Holymoorside (Bulls Head). Out via Cowley & Dobbin Lanes, Barlow, Commonside Road, Eastmoor & “The Cathole”. Return via Ashgate, Newbold, Sheepbridge & Unstone. | RWGPS |
| 21 miles | Stony Middleton (Tollbar Fish & Chips). Out via Barlow Lees, Millthorpe, Fox Lane, Curbar Gap & Calver. Return via Eyam, Grindleford, Fox House & Owler Bar. | RWGPS |
| 21 miles | Woodthorpe (Albert Inn). Out via Unstone, Old Whittington, Brimington, Calow, Arkwright & Shuttlewood. Return via Netherthorpe, Nether Handley & Coal Aston. | RWGPS |
| 22 miles | Ringinglow (Norfolk Arms). Out via Dronfield Woodhouse, Mickley, Totley, Dore, Whirlow & Lodge Moor. Return via Dore, Totley, Lidgate & Holmesfield. | RWGPS |
| 25 miles | Stony Middleton (Tollbar Fish & Chips). Out via Holmesfield, Owler Bar, Fox House, Hathersage, Grindleford & Eyam. Return via Calver, Curbar Gap, Shillito Wood, Millthorpe & Holmesfield. | RWGPS |
| 30 miles | Bretton (The Barrel Inn). Out via Holmesfield, Owler Bar, Fox House, Hathersage, Abney & Bretton. Return via Eyam, Grindleford, Nether Padley, Fox House, Owler Bar & Holmesfield. | RWGPS |
| 32 miles | Castleton. Out via Holmesfield, Owler Bar, Fox House & Hope Valley. Return via same route. | RWGPS |
Evening Rides from Meadowhead
| Distance | Destination & Route Description | Route |
|---|---|---|
| 16 miles | Lodge Moor (The Three Merry Lads). Out via Woodseats, Ecclesall Woods, Whirlow, Forge Dam & Lodge Moor. Return via Wyming Brook, Ringinglow, Dore, Totley & Mickley Lane. | RWGPS |
Day Rides from Chesterfield
| Distance | Destination & Route Description | Route |
|---|---|---|
| 30 miles | Bakewell (Agricultural Centre Cafe). Out via Old Brampton, Robin Hood, Baslow, Pilsley & “Golf Course Road”. Return via 13 bends, Baslow, Calver, Froggatt Edge, Owler Bar & Holmesfield. | RWGPS |
| 30 miles | Eyam (Eyam Tea Rooms). Out via Newbold, Cutthorpe, Shillito Wood, Curbar Gap, Calver, Hassop, Great Longstone, Longstone Edge and Foolow. Return via Grindleford, Fox House, Owler Bar and Holmesfield. | RWGPS |
| 36 miles | Hathersage (Pool Cafe). Out via Old Brampton, Baslow, Pilsley, Hassop Station, Great Longstone, Monsal Head, Cressbrook, Litton, Bradwell & Hope Valley. Return via Surprise View, Fox House, Owler Bar & Holmesfield. | RWGPS |
| 36 miles | Teversal (Visitor Centre Cafe). Out via Hasland, Grasmoor, Tupton, Littlemoor, Ogston, Brackenfield, Wessington, Shirland, Morton & Tibshelf. Return via Rowthorne, Palterton, Sutton Scarsdale & Calow. | RWGPS |
| 37 miles | Pleasley (Pleasley Pit Cafe). Out via Hasland, Grasmoor, Tupton, Littlemoor, Ogston, Brackenfield, Wessington, Shirland, Morton, Tibshelf & Teversal. Return via Stony Houghton, Palterton, Sutton Scarsdale & Calow. | RWGPS |
| 42 miles | Carburton (Old School Tea Room). Out via Whittington Moor, Barrow Hill, Staveley, Woodthorpe, trail to Creswell, Holbeck & Norton. Return via Meden Vale, Church Warsop, Langwith, Wharley, Palterton, Arkwright & Calow Green. | RWGPS |
| 44 miles | Monyash (Old Smithy Tea Room). Out via Holymoorside, Darley Hillside, Rowsley, Youlgreave & Long Rake. Return via Kirkdale, Ashford-in-the-Water, Hassop Station, Pilsley, Baslow, Shillito Wood, Cutthorpe & Newbold. | RWGPS |
| 68 miles | Retford (The Bay Tree). Out via Staveley, Barlborough, Netherthorpe Airfield (Coffee Stop), Worksop, Blyth, Mattersey, Clayworth, North Wheatley and Clarborough. Return via Ranby, Worksop, Shireoaks, Thorpe Salvin, Harthill, Barlborough & Staveley. | RWGPS |
Day Rides from Dronfield
| Distance | Destination & Route Description | Route |
|---|---|---|
| 18 miles | Barlow (Fisherman’s Friend Cafe). MTB Ride. Out via Monkwood, Holmebrook Valley Park, Old Brampton & Linacre Reservoirs. Return via Cartledge & Holmesfield. | RWGPS |
| 30 miles | Eyam (Eyam Tea Rooms). Out via Cowley & Dobbin Lanes, Barlow, Commonside Road, Robin Hood, Baslow, Pilsley, Hassop Station, Great Longstone, Longstone Edge and Foolow. Return via Grindleford, Fox House, Owler Bar & Holmesfield. | RWGPS |
| 31 miles | Creswell (Creswell Crags Cafe). Out via Coal Aston, Eckington, Spinkhill, Harthill & Whitwell. Return via Creswell, trail to Woodthorpe, Nether Handley & Coal Aston. | RWGPS |
| 31 miles | Kelstedge (Marsh Green Farm Shop). Out via Dronfield Woodhouse, Cowley Lane, Unthank, Eastmoor, Uppertown & Kelstedge. Return via Stonedge, Slatepit Dale, Brampton, Newbold, Barlow & Barlow Lees Lane. | RWGPS |
| 32 miles | Clay Cross (Stretton Hall Farm). Out via Unstone, Newbold, Somersall, Slatepit Dale, Bolehill, Press & Holmgate. Return via Alton, Beeley Moor, Eastmoor, Shillito Wood, Horsleygate & Holmesfield. | RWGPS |
| 36 miles | Hathersage (Pool Cafe). Out via Holmesfield, Owler Bar, Baslow, Hassop, Great Longstone, Monsal Head, Cressbrook, Litton, Great Hucklow & Abney. Return via Surprise View, Fox House & Owler Bar. | RWGPS |
| 37 miles | Litton (Post Office Tearoom) & Hathersage (Outside shop). Out via Holmesfield, Owler Bar, Baslow, Hassop, Great Longstone, Monsal Head, Cressbrook, Litton (coffee stop), Windmill, Bradwell & the Hope Valley. Return via Surprise View, Fox House & Owler Bar. | RWGPS |
| 37 miles | Tansley (Tansley Barn Garden Centre ). Out via Cowley & Dobbin Lanes, Millthorpe, Unthank Lane, Eastmoor & Darwin Forest. Return via Darwin Forest, Stonedge, Walton, Ashgate, Newbold, Sheepbridge & Unstone. | RWGPS |
| 37 miles | Matlock (Cafe in the Park). Out via Cowley & Dobbin Lanes, Barlow, Commonside Road, Eastmoor, Darwin Forest & Farley. Return via trail to Darley Dale & Rowsley, Bakewell, Monsal Trail, Hassop Station, 13 bends, Baslow & Owler Bar. | RWGPS |
| 38 miles | Hope (Courtyard Cafe). Out via Dronfield Woodhouse, Mickley, Totley, Dore, Ringinglow, Upper Burbage, Yorkshire Bridge & Thornhill. Return via Pindale, Hucklow, Foolow, Eyam, Grindleford & Owler Bar. | RWGPS |
| 40 miles | Darley Dale (Whitworth Centre). Out via Holmesfield, Owler Bar, Baslow, Pilsley, Bakewell, Youlgreave, Elton, Winster & Wensley. Return via Rowsley, Beeley Hill, Eastmoor & Cowley. | RWGPS |
| 44 miles | Low Bradfield (Post Office cafe). Out via Mickley, Totley, Dore, Ringinglow, Lodgemoor, Stannington, Dungworth & Damflask Reservoir. Return via Blindside Lane, Ladybower, Bamford, Bradwell (Picnic Lunch), Eyam, Grindleford, Fox House & Owler Bar. | RWGPS |
| 45 miles | Rowsley (Massarella’s ). Out via Coal Aston, the Handleys, Staveley, Inkersall, Arkwright, Hasland, Wingerworth, Kelstedge, Ashover, Milltown, Tansley & Matlock. Return via Chatsworth, Baslow & Owler Bar. | RWGPS |
| 46 miles | Lea Gardens. Out via Cowley Lane, Common Side, Eastmoor, Darwin Forest, Top of Slack & Lea Gardens. Return via Holloway, Wessington, Brackenfield, Woolley Moor, Ashover, Kelstedge, Eastmoor, Common Side & Holmesfield. | RWGPS |
| 49 miles | Laughton-en-le-Morthen (Leger Lakes). Out via Eckington, Renishaw, Trans-Pennine Trail, Rother Valley Country Park, Ulley, Thurcroft & Leger Lakes. Return via Firbeck, Gildingwells, Woodsetts, Netherthorpe, Harthill, Spinkhill, Poolsbrook & The Handleys. | RWGPS |
| 51 miles | Oldcotes (Manor Farm). Out via Coal Aston, Eckington, Spinkhill, Netherthorpe Airfield (Coffee Stop), Shireoaks, South Carlton, Hodsock Priory & Blyth. Return via similar route. | RWGPS |
| 57 miles | Bonsall (Fountain Tea Rooms). Out via Holmesfield, Owler Bar, Baslow, Chatsworth, Rowsley, Stanton Lees, Birchover, Winster & Brightgate. Return via Cromford, Starkholmes, Riber, Lea, South Wingfield, Brackenfield, Ogston, Stretton Mill, Alton, Eastmoor, Fox Lane & Horsleygate. | RWGPS |
| 58 miles | Cat & Fiddle (Peak View Tea Room). Out via Holmesfield, Owler Bar, Baslow, Hassop Station, Monsal Trail, Buxton, Goyt Valley & Derbyshire Bridge. Return via Axe Edge, Earl Sterndale, Monyash, Ashford-in-the-Water, Hassop, Calver, Froggatt Edge & Owler Bar. | RWGPS |
| 58 miles | Goyt Valley (Picnic). Out via Holmesfield, Owler Bar, Baslow, Pilsley, Hassop Station, Monsal Trail, Buxton, Long Hill, Errwood Reservoir & Goyt Valley. Return via Axe Edge, Earl Sterndale, Monyash, Ashford-in-the-Water, Hassop Station, Baslow, Owler Bar & Holmesfield. | RWGPS |
| 66 miles | Wetton Mill. Out via Barlow Lees Lane, Barlow, Commonside Road, Eastmoor, Farley, Darley Bridge, Winster, Minninglow, Tissington, Thorpe, Ilam & Wetton. Return via Manifold Trail, Hulme End, Hartington, Long Dale, Parsley Hay, Monyash, Ashford-in-the-Water, Hassop, Calver, Froggatt Edge & Owler Bar. | RWGPS |
Day Rides from Meadowhead
| Distance | Destination & Route Description | Route |
|---|---|---|
| 74 miles | Askern (Lakeside Cafe). Out via Sheffield’s cycle lanes to Meadowhall, Wentworth, Brampton (Old Moor Wetlands Centre), Hooton Pagnell, Skellow and Askern. Return via Hawkhouse Green, Almholme, Bentley, Cusworth, Sprotbrough, Conisbrough, Thrybergh (Hall Cafe), Rotherham & Meadowhall. | RWGPS |
| 107 miles | Lincoln (Brayford Wharf). Out via Woodhouse, Ulley, Laughton-en-le-Morthen, Oldcotes, Blyth, Mattersey, Clayworth, Saunby, Gainsborough, Scampton & Lincoln. Return via Skellingthorpe, trail over Fledborough viaduct, Tuxford, Walesby, Bothamsall, Clumber Park, Carburton, Elmton, Woodthorpe & The Handleys. | RWGPS |