Looking after
How we work to look after the National Park, conservation, ranger services, biodiversity and policies.
- The work of the Authority
How we make decisions, the role of members and staff - Current consultations
We want your opinions on these consultations - Ranger service
What our rangers and volunteers do around the National Park - Plans and policies
Corporate plans and policies
Trails Management Plan
Get involved in planning for the future of the Trails…The National Park Authority own and manage four multi-user recreational trails within the Peak District. These are the Monsal Trail (with four recently opened tunnels), the Tissington Trail, the High Peak Trail, and the Thornhill Trail.
All four trails are popular with a wide variety of user groups, including walkers, cyclists and horse riders, and being old railway lines they offer great easy access routes within areas of real landscape beauty; rich in wildlife and historic interest.
We are just starting the process of preparing a five year Management Plan for these trails and recognising their importance to locals and visitors alike, we would like to give you the opportunity to get involved and feed into the Management Plan process directly.
Trails Saturday took place on 20 August and asked visitors what they most like about the trails and their ideas for how the trails can be improved. This event took place at the following four locations:
- Ashbourne Cycle Hire Centre on the Tissington Trail
- Parsley Hay Cycle Hire Centre on the High Peak Trail
- Millers Dale Station on the Monsal Trail
- Carr Lane Car Park on the Thornhill Trail
We also held an online survey for people who were unable to attend the event.
We've also established a Steering Group to represent the main user and interest groups associated with the trails. The Steering Group is an invaluable forum within which management issues and options can be discussed fully and it will be instrumental in agreeing the Management Plan.
