Tour de Peak District
Ride around the edge of the UK’s oldest National Park with a self-guided cycling holiday in the Peaks. We provide accommodation and daily luggage transfers.
Tour de Peak District
https://www.contourscycle.co.uk/tour-de-peak-district
A self-guided cycling holiday around the perimeter of the Peak District National Park.
From £435 per person
From £435 per person
Tour between picturesque Derbyshire villages and rural upland views along gentle packhorse trails, ancient toll roads, and quiet lanes on a self-guided cycling holiday. This 160-mile circular route celebrates Britain's first national park, the Peak District, with an engaging lap around its perimeter.
From bustling Matlock, the Tour de Peak District heads along grassy lanes past Oaker, Parson House, and More Hall and Langsett Reservoirs. There's a steep climb from Marsden that rises over Redbrook Reservoir before sweeping into Diggle and beyond along a disused railway track. A wooded riverside trail squirms on from Carrbrook, past Upper Swineshaw, and across Ogden Brook. The route follows Middlewood Way past Whaley Bridge and rises to Gun Moor before the final day’s riding brings it back to Matlock.
Although it includes wholly road-based alternatives for the strictly-street cyclist, the Tour de Peak District is still one of the best for anyone looking to try a few easy off-road stretches.
Enjoying endless natural beauty, from the wild moors of the Dark Peak, punctured by crops of black granite and windswept heather, to the long, thin medieval strip fields of the White Peak area.
Challenging yourself with stand-out climbs, like the departures from Marsden and Whaley Bridge, and the trek from Thorncliffe to the ridgeline.
Blasting down the sweeping descent into Disley -- just one of many brilliant downhill charges on this rising, diving route.
| Code | Tour | Duration | Price per person | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-PD1 | A circular trail beginning at Matlock | 2 days riding | £435 | |
| C-PD2 | A circular trail beginning at Matlock | 3 days riding | £565 | |
| C-PD3 | A circular trail beginning at Matlock | 4 days riding | £695 | |
| C-PD4 | A circular trail beginning at Matlock | 5 days riding | £795 |
