Publications
Peak District National Park Authority publications
- Visitor guides
Maps and information about places to walk, cycle and visit - Strategies and Action Plans
Documents that define how we will meet our national park management plan objectives - Authority Policies
Policies that define how we work as an organisation - Plans and policies
Leaflets for visitors
General information leaflets
New for 2010 this 24 page booklet includes an A4 map of the Peak District, contact details for all our visitor and cycle hire centres and guidance on the wide range of things you can do to get active in the Peak District including walking, cycling. rock climbing, horse riding, fell running, air sports, water sports, fishing & caving.
A printed copy of the guide is available at selected Tourist Information Centres and libraries outside of the National Park.
Section on the website with information and maps for 40 places throughout the National Park which are easily accessible to wheelchairs, pushchairs and people seeking a more leisurely walk.
Walks are deliberately not graded as
Alsos includes the locations of nearby car parks and toilets.
Cycling leaflets
Pedalling Picnics and Biking Banquets (1.1MB) - a guide to the many places to eat and drink close to a cycle trails
Cycle hire centres (561KB) - map with contact details for the four cycle hires in or near to the National Park
White Peak Trails & Cycle Routes (775KB) - map showing trails and start points for all the cycle trails in the White Peak including the Tissington, Manifold and High Peak trails, and the route around Carsington Water.
High Peak and Tissington Trails leaflet (770KB)
The High Peak Trail is a 14 mile linear route along the old Cromford to Buxton railway line. Hire a bike from Middleton Top or Parsley Hay cycle hire centre.
The High Peak trail runs from Ashbourne to just beyond Hardlow and links to the Tissington Trail just south of Parsley Hay. Hire a bike from Pasley Hay or Ashbourne cycle hire centre
The Monsal Trail and tunnels offer one of the most spectacular leisure routes in Britain for cycling, walking and horse riding. It is the first time the public have been able to go through the tunnels since the former Midland Railway Line closed in 1968.Following work by the Peak District National Park Authority – using £2.25 million funding from the Department of Transport – the tunnels have been repaired, resurfaced and lit to form an extension to the existing Monsal Trail.
Please see our dedicated Monsal Trail pages for more information and to download up to date leaflets.
Upper Derwent Valley Cycle Routes - (289KB)
Discover and enjoy this popular valley close to Sheffield with a wide variety of recreation activities, including cycle hire from Fairholmes
Walking leaflets
Macclesfield Forest Visitor Guide (884KB) updated for 2012
Middleton Dale Geology Trail (1.5MB)
5 miles north of Bakewell, Middleton Dale is a deep limestone gorge with fascinating geological features.
Upper Derwent Valley Visitor Guide (1.1MB) and Cycle Routes - (289KB)
Discover and enjoy this popular valley close to Sheffield with a wide variety of recreation activities, including numerous walking routes from the Derwent Valley Visitor Centre at Fairholmes
Goyt Valley Visitor Guide (589KB)
Close to Macclesfield and Buxton, Goyt Valley is rich in industrial heritage, wildlife farming and recreation opportunities.
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