2021

SK1473 : On the Monsal Trail

taken 2 years ago, near to Millers Dale, Derbyshire, England

On the Monsal Trail
On the Monsal Trail
Section of the former Manchester/Matlock railway that closed in 1968. Now a very popular 8.5 mile leisure trail.
The Monsal Trail (National Network Cycleroute 680)

The Monsal Trail is a traffic free route for walkers, cyclists, horse riders and wheelchair users through some of the Peak District's most spectacular limestone dales.
The trail runs along the former Midland Railway line ( LinkExternal link ), which closed in 1968, for 8.5 miles between Blackwell Mill SK1172 : The start of The Monsal Trail, in Chee Dale and Coombs Road, at Bakewell.
Most of the route was opened to the public in 1981 but four former railway tunnels had to remain closed due to safety reasons, with public footpaths taking people around them. In 2011 the four railway tunnels - Headstone Tunnel, Cressbrook Tunnel, Litton Tunnel, Chee Tor Tunnel were opened for trail users. Each tunnel is about 400 metres long and will be lit during normal daylight hours.
Wikipedia: LinkExternal link


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SK1473, 109 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Heaton   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 4 November, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 20 November, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 1467 7325 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:15.3634N 1:46.8940W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 1478 7323
View Direction
West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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