Journey along former railway lines and the Pennine Bridleway taking in the scenery of the White Peak with refreshments, picnic opportunities and cycle hire.
Access for All
Distance: 4 km to Ruby Wood
Nearest Facilities: Parsley Hay Cycle Hire and Hartington Station
Directions
1. Turn left along the trail in front of the cycle hire centre.
2. Pass a bridge and bollards and keep right when the trail forks.
3. Continue through cuttings and along embankments until reaching the signal box at Hartington Station, and then Ruby Wood.
Alternatives
Start at Hartington Station for a shorter route to Ruby Wood (800 m) or for reversing the route to Parsley Hay.
Peak District National Park Volunteer Rangers receive their Excellence in the Community Award from Derbyshire County Council leaders. (L-r) Terry Page, Rose Clarke, Andrea Pedley, Neville Sparrow, Cllr George Wharmby, Nick Robinson, Cllr Andrew Lewer, Jean Cullen, Kathie Cutter, Frank Milner, Margaret Black and Eric Wood.
Nine Ladies stone circle, Stanton Moor
A moment in time..The Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Dr Sylvia Dunkley, and Councillor Tony Favell, chair of the Peak District National Park Authority carrying out the time capsule burying and tree planting ceremony
Cowslips (primula veris) on the Tissington Trail
Dianne Jeffrey and Tony Favell at the National Park Management Plan launch
A Bakewell & Eyam Community Transport bus at Howden Reservoir
National Park wardens rescuing sheep in the winter of 1955.
Glow worms in the Peak District
curlew chick with fire scarred moorland behind
The diseased horse chestnut next to Bakewell's medieval bridge
Cllr Tony Favell MBE
Cyclists emerge from a tunnel on the Monsal Trail
Students celebrate planting 1200 trees at Gig Hall
Cover of solar panels advice leaflet
Hartington Primary School pupils show the artwork they did for the Village Trail
Duke of Devonshire opens Bakewell's new photo gallery
Hartington village trail cover
Zahid Hamid
Spring sandwort on an old lead-mine landscape in Tansley Dale near Litton.
Geocaching in the Hope Valley
Croatian craftsmen celebrate completion of the kazun with the UK and Croatian national flags.
A Tudor spinning wheel
Croatian culture minister Sanja Šaban (2nd left) with Peak District National Park Authority chair Tony Favell (3rd left), Croatian ambassador Dr Ivan Grdešić (4th right) and leaders of the Croatian and Peak District teams who brought the kažun project together
HRH the Duke of Gloucester (centre) at Bakewell Visitor Centre with (from left) Peak District National Park Authority chief executive Jim Dixon, photographers Ian Daisley, Graham Dunn, Alex Hyde, Karen Frenkel, Chris Gilbert, National Park Authority chair Tony Favell, and member Cllr Judith Twigg.
Bonsall-based photographer Ian Daisley (right) shows his images to HRH the Duke of Gloucester.
MoorLIFE competition winner Sophie Wright in foreground, with runners-up (left to right) Olivia Grace Taylor, Malachi Smith, George Beaumont and Joe Winspear Madden. Behind them are: Mark Hornsey of the Babbling Vagabonds and Catherine Wynn of the MoorLIFE project.
The final design to be used on the new logo for the Derbyshire Dry Stone Wall Association.
Competition winners Rhona Lee and Toby Wigham, with (l-r) Derbyshire Dry Stone Wall Association chair Carl Hardman, Peak District National Park ranger Rose Clarke, and Master Craftsman Trevor Wragg.
Brian Cousins celebrates the final day of his seven-year quest to walk all 555 square miles of the national park.
Jenny and Nic aboard the tandem trike, with their supporters
Parklife community magazine
Tudor Day volunteers and rangers
Duke of Devonshire, PDNPA Archaeologist John Barnatt and Sir Neil Cossons
Youngsters used microscopes to discover the national park
Jenny Bland’s History Van takes history to the people
An abseiler descends from the 20-metre high Bridge 75 over the River Wye on the Monsal Trail.
UK Volunteer of the Year: Dr Chamu Kuppuswamy, volunteer ranger in the Peak District National Park
Nine Peak District businesses achieved the Environmental Quality Mark in 2013
A profusion of cowslips alongside the Tissington Trail
National Park Authority chair Tony Favell and independent advisory group chair Dianne Jeffrey want younger generations to experience the Peak District
Apprentices Laura Matthews and Charlie Lovatt
Volunteer rangers (l-r) Matthew Pitt, Alan Keen and Pete Wardle represented nearly 300 fellow volunteers when they received the National Parks UK Volunteer Group of the Year certificate from Mary Bagley, Peak District National Park assistant director for enterprise and field services (2nd right). On the left is Christina Porter, who co-ordinates the health walks.
Stanage Edge - a haven for wildlife, walkers and climbers
The winter Dark Sky panel at Minninglow
Ken Drabble (right) rescuing sheep in the 1960s.
The constellation of Orion
Tony Bennett with his award and winning image (photo by Paul Mellor)
Helicopter helping moorland restoration by the Moors for the Future Partnership
Milestone being re-instated by ranger Tom Lewis
cyclists at Derwent
Saying farewell to the Authority, Christopher Pennell, Pauline Beswick and John Lomas.
Left to right: Ian Milne volunteer ranger in the modern uniform, Sheila McHale area ranger in the outfit she wore in the 1980s, and retired Edale ranger Gordon Miller in 1950s style, showing how ranger uniforms have changed since 1954.
Tom Tomlinson, first head warden for the Peak District National Park, with his team in 1954
Fatally injured buzzard photo by Mick Price
Kingfisher looking for a meal, River Bradford, photograph by Christine Gregory
‘Peepo’ - brown hare, photograph by Christine Gregory
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Crocheted triangles will make woolly bunting to celebrate European Day of National Parks
Live shells like this can still be found on Langsett and Midhope moors.
Cllr Anne Western Leader of Derbyshire County Council and Clr Tony Favell chair of the Peak District National Park Authority with the Grand Départ du Tour de France trophy
Professor Tony Crook CBE is to chair the new Stanton Moor Minerals Liaison Group
Grenoside Sword Dancers performing their traditional routine
Clr Lesley Roberts, new chair of the Peak District National Park Authority
Clr Tony Favell, Lord de Maulay and Ranger Jenny Waller at Holme Moss
Stuart Plaskitt Taste Tideswell’s new Curriculum Development Officer – picture by Bernard O’Sullivan.
Picture caption: New indoor and outdoor (pictured) classrooms will help people learn about the Peak District National Park and Hope Cement Works
Photo display shows the national park through schoolchildren’s eyes
HM the Queen met volunteer rangers Karen Harrison, Pauline Marsden, Ian Taylor and Jack Elmore
HM the Queen met volunteer rangers Karen Harrison, Pauline Marsden, Ian Taylor and Jack Elmore
Discovering national parks is fun
Discover nature in National Parks Week
The newly liveried Dambuster shuttle bus 222 service
Cyclists on the Tissington Trail
Jim Dixon chief executive of the Peak District National Park Authority
Climbing at Stanage Edge
David Jackson from Hathersage Parish Council and Kevin Smith from The Pool Café say cyclists are delighted with the new cycle racks.
Mountain hare in snow by Ben Hall, on show at Bakewell visitor centre until the end of October
Minning Low is visible on the skyline over a wide area
The new trikes at Parsley Hay
The new trikes at Parsley Hay
Autumn art in the forest
Discovering the secrets of the Peak District
Volunteer rangers litter picking in woodland near the Valehouse lay-by on the A628 Woodhead road
Around the Dane Valley compiled by Sheila Hine
Excerpt from Google Street View of North Lees
HM The Queen awards Christopher Pennell an MBE
New information panel at Moor Lane viewpoint, Elton
The Peak District in snow
Sarah Fowler, incoming chief executive of Peak District National Park
camping at North Lees
Parkhouse Hill, near Longnor, Peak District National Park
Derwent Pulse images are on show in Bakewell visitor centre from April 14 to May 12
Stick up for Stanage - contribute £15 for conservation and recreation and receive 12 months free parking at Hollin Bank and Hook's Carr car parks
Prince Edward handed out Outstanding Contribution Awards to Geoff Nickolds, Keith Singleton, Bill Gordon, Mike Harding and Henry Folkard.
Stanage-North Lees property manager Rebekah Newman explained to Prince Edward how important the landscape is for people.
Prince Edward met Duke of Edinburgh expedition students from Childwall Sports and Science Academy, Liverpool.
Sharon Mosley is to skydive for charity in memory of her brother Brian Mosley
Ring ouzel, the mountain blackbird, at Stanage. Copyright Peak District National Park Authority.
Peak District National Park CEO Sarah Fowler is cycling for charity
Youlgrave well dressing features new homes
Volunteers help look after the landscape
Camping pod at Stanage-North Lees campsite
Remains of the rescued 3,500 year old pot (height 22cm) are being examined by archaeologists.
Peak District volunteers building a wall
Wall plaque at start of the Pennine Way
Re-versed exhibition poster
Enjoy nature's paintbox in the Peak District National Park.
Step out in the Peak District this autumn with a National Park Ranger
Cyclists are being asked to complete a cycling survey
Sketch of Haddon Hall by 19th century artist Samuel Rayner
Castleton visitor centre
Waste dumped at Stanage
Mountain hare
Mountain hare
Generous donators raised funds for Sarah Fowler’s Boma 7 wheelchair bike appeal
Brian Blessed is backing Walk in the Park, pictured with Emma Stone, Trails Manager, Peak District National Park
Step into spring with a National Park Ranger guided walk
Winning photo by Malcolm Mee
Learn to navigate by compass with a national park ranger
he Peak District National Park is celebrating 50 years of holding the European Diploma for Protected Areas
North Lees Hall, near Hathersage, inspired Charlotte Bronte's writing of Jane Eyre
Nottingham Trent University Students on a wintery Stanage day
The Peak District hills have been voted No.1 in a National Express survey
The new Stanage Pole is lifted into place
Moorland landscape
Kate Bellis's photographs show daily life in the Derbyshire hills
Backdale Quarry
The Andromeda Galaxy
Performance and Business Plan 2018-19
Discover your National Parks Week adventure on a guided walk
The new Mission Explore book for children
National Grid volunteers
Getting boggy at Bogtastic
Chatsworth Estate has been awarded the Peak District Environmental Quality Mark
North Lees Hall will be open to the public on September 10 and 11
Airlifting to help protect Peak District moorlands
Members of the Disabled Ramblers on Long Causeway
The Landscape at a Crossroads Scheme aims to protect places like Three Shire's Head
North Lees camping pods increase opportunities for more people to enjoy the national park
Camping pods increase opportunities for more people to enjoy the national park
People are being asked to count birds to help track signs of autumn. Redwing, copyright Tim Melling.
Reclaimed flagstones are used to repair moorland paths
Peak District National Park wins Accessible Derbyshire award
Nest box camera prize
Archaeologists at work in the Peak District National Park
Archaeologists working in the Peak District National Park
Sphagnum moss plug plants ready to be planted on the moors
Landscape at a Crossroads has been awarded a £2.4m HLF grant
RP Trekkers enjoyed a guided walk with Peak District National Park rangers
Wildlife needs more help to stop the decline in species such as bees.
Trees were damaged and removed from the site in Froggatt Conservation Area
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Archaeology and Conservation in Derbyshire (ACID) magazine 2017 is out now
The Peak District National Park has been nominated as National Park of the Year in the BBC Countryfile Awards
Part of the High Peak Trail is to be widened and resurfaced to improve safety and enjoyment
Business opportunity to you run the café in Castleton visitor centre
The new tandem cycle will help more people enjoy the Peak District National Park
Accessible Derbyshire supporter Hannah Taylor, aged 22, gives her seal of approval to the facilities, along with Jane Carver and Gillian Scotford.
Accessible Derbyshire supporter Hannah Taylor, aged 22, gives her seal of approval to the facilities, along with Jane Carver and Gillian Scotford.
Peak District Millstones
Winning photo in the adults category
Winning photo in the 15 and under category
Historic North Lees Hall near Hathersage in on the market to rent.
Cyclists enjoy the traffic free route beside the reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley
Adder
Sphagnum moss
Peak District rangers and staff will benefit from a new range of clothing from Columbia
Follow the signs to delicious ice cream at the South West Peak's launch party at Blaze Farm, Wildboarclough on June 1.
Over 50 Derbyshire small businesses involved in tourism supported the launch of Pedal Peak for Business
The moors of the Peak District are special
Attendees to the South West Peak Launch Party enjoy some “Taste of the South West Peak” ice cream prior to a tour of Blaze Farm.
Views and access in the Longdendale Valley will be improved with a £200,000 grant from National Grid
Have your say to help shape the Peak District National Park. Photo copyright: Chris Gilbert.
The beautiful meadows of the South West Peak are calling!
Peak District National Park ranger Bill Gordon has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queen’s birthday honours list for his extraordinary work in conserving birds at Stanage.
Pennine Light beer sales will raise money for looking after the Pennine Way
Golden plover in flight over the Peak District moors; these birds rely on healthy uplands to breed
Castleton’s new-look visitor centre was given a celebrity launch following a £330,000 investment by the Peak District National Park Authority.
Walk from Peak to Park – Padley Gorge (pictured) to Endcliffe – with a National Park Ranger
Who will you nominate in the UK National Parks Volunteers Awards 2017?
Rhodri Thomas, the Peak District National Park Natural Environment team manager, examines the leek-coloured hawkweed.
Businesses are invited to share ideas for protecting the Peak District environment whilst benefiting their business
Moors for the Future Partnership staff
The second round of the community grant scheme for the South West Peak is now open for applications.
Warslow Moors is in the South West Peak
BogFest delegates took to the moors to see peatland restoration in progress
William Tucker, HM Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire, with Peak District National Park ranger Bill Gordon wearing the British Empire Medal, and Flo Gordon.
William Tucker, HM Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire, with Peak District National Park ranger Bill Gordon wearing the British Empire Medal, and Flo Gordon.
Two white-clawed crayfish eagerly await the ride to their new home in the South West Peak.
Enter your photos of adventures in the uplands to the Moors for the Future photography competition
BAFTA-winning adventurer, writer and television presenter Steve Backshall presented Peak District Mosaic organiser Yvonne Witter with the Group award.
Welcoming Cyclists businesses received their certificates
Pilot scheme aims to help farmers and land managers to restore historic farm buildings in the Peak District
Bakewell is to get 30 affordable local needs houses
View of the Hope Valley
View of the Hope Valley
Ranger-led walks give people confidence to explore the Peak District National Park
The new cycle jersey design features the Peak District's iconic road climbs
Volunteers from Tarmac improved the conditions of a path at Alport.
The Great Ridge between Castleton and Edale, lit by 600 head torches to raise funds for path repairs. Photo credit: Tim McNally.
The Great Ridge between Castleton and Edale, lit by 600 head torches to raise funds for path repairs. Photo credit: Tim McNally.
Councillor Judith Twigg has retired from the Authority after 24 years in the role.
Councillor Judith Twigg has retired from the National Park Authority
Peak District National Park Authority staff receiving the RTPI award for Excellence in Planning for Heritage and Culture
A retrospective planning permission for a track on Midhope Moor has been refused
National Park staff have assisted fire-fighters in tackling the Tameside moorland fire
Celebrate National Parks Week with Access Open Days and wheelchair friendly walks
Nominations for the Park Protectors Awards are invited before 31 July.
Bird feeders
Base of the dam
Tower base
Tree-lined reservoir path
Reservoir side
Donations to the new Wildfire Fund will support fire prevention messages, volunteer costs and restoration work with moorland partners.
A toilet has been carried to the top of Mam Tor to raise awareness of Changing Places
The turning circle
Looking back
Adverse camber
The Great Ridge
Below Mam Tor
The end of the road
Castleton Visitor Centre
Across the road
The stream
A passageway
Peak Cavern
Parsley Hay Cycle Hire
White Peak Views
Tissington Trail
Hartington Station
Tissington Trail
Views at Ruby Wood
Fairholmes visitor centre
Last year, the Peak District Mosaic Project won the Group category: Yvonne Witter, who chairs the group, received the award from presenter Steve Backshall at the Kendal Mountain Festival.
The new Great Ridge Ale
Peak District junior rangers checking carbon content
Charity bike riders aim to raise £500 to help repair Cut Gate bridleway in the Peak District National Park (credit Ewa Tryniecka).
Trustees are sought to help set up the new charity Peak District National Park Trust.
Parsley Hay cycle hire centre on the High Peak Trail is a good example of where extra consideration has been taken to ensure development makes a positive contribution to the special qualities of the Peak District National Park.
Mr Ken Smith has been appointed a member of the Peak District National Park Authority by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Mr Ken Smith has been appointed a member of the Peak District National Park Authority by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
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The Chinley entrance to the Cowburn Tunnel during construction in 1893. Another track is visible to the left; used to transport equipment and materials to the top of the moor using a cart and cable system - credit Mike Bentley.
Fly agaric mushroom in the Peak District National Park
Hay meadow at Foolow.
Route maintenance work by members of Peak District MTB
Route maintenance by members of Peak District MTB
49 local businesses have improved facilities for their cycling customers thanks to the Pedal Peak for Business project - photo credit Phil Sproson.
The Peak District National Park Planning Awards 2018, crafted from Derbyshire Fossil Limestone – provided by Natural Stone Sales Ltd
Chair Andrew McCloy congratulates volunteer ranger Derek Pay on 40 years service
The English National Park Experience Collection (ENPEC) – a collaboration between National Parks, experience and accommodation providers to offer a taste of life across the very best of the English countryside – received the ‘Outstanding Contribution to Tourism’ award, given by VisitEngland’s Advisory Board in the award’s 30th anniversary year.
English National Park Experience Collection wins award
Lorna Fisher is set to cycle to all 15 UK National Parks to raise funds.
Working with local landowners to improve water quality in the South West Peak.
Pedal Peak for Business cycle guides
Lorna Fisher, engagement manager, is to cycle 1,658 miles to all 15 UK National Parks #70kfor70.
Junior Rangers get involved with practical conservation projects and learn new skills.
Trail works will be ongoing along the east side of Fernilee reservoir from mid-April to early-May and visitors are advised to take alternate routes.
Lorna is to cycle 1,658 miles to all 15 UK National Parks to raise funds for #70kfor70
National Park rangers remove around 60 tonnes of litter from the Peak District every year.
Lord Gardiner (left) speaking to National Park rangers last summer (2018)
Much litter is single-use plastic and wrappers – people are encouraged to take their litter home
View from Baslow Edge. Credit: Chris Nowell.
Spirit of Kinder speakers: front - Lynne Robinson, President of the British Mountaineering Council; Ruth George, High Peak MP; middle - Sue Hayman MP, Shadow Environment Minister; Jarvis Cocker; back - Lord David Blunkett, Andrew McCloy. Not featured, but spoke at the event - Hilary McGrady, Director General of the National Trust.
Litter picking at Aldern House
Popular with mountain bikers, walkers and horse riders, the Cut Gate route is to be repaired.
Peak District National Park Authority chair Andrew McCloy presented volunteer ranger Margaret Anderson with a certificate in recognition of 50 years’ service.
Bamford Pre-School children and staff with Peak District National Park ranger Tom Lewis collected litter from around their village
Blocking gullies on the moorlands helps slow the water run-off
Osian Wilson, youth ranger, was named Young Volunteer of the Year 2018 for his efforts in the Peak District National Park.
Dr Catherine Parker Heath with her wonderful volunteers hard at work
A £320,000 EAFRD funded project to restore the goods shed at Millers Dale station has begun
The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development logo
Emily Marsden, a Countryside Worker Apprentice for the South West Peak Landscape Partnership with a White-clawed Crayfish at the Cannock Chase donor site.
Peak District residents survey
Robert Kerr (top), Lloyd Ross (left) and Emily Marsden (right) working with children as part of the Wild Child project.
Peak District National Park cycle hire centres are recycling old inner tubes
Longdendale Environment Centre is celebrating 20 years of welcoming over 60,000 schoolchildren to learn about the Peak District National Park.
Ranger Martin Winder and retired ranger Hazel Winder presented volunteer ranger George McDonald with a certificate in recognition of 30 years’ service.
Curlews - a ground-nesting bird - are benefiting from conservation work in the Peak District National Park.
Reading the Peak District Landscape, aims to help people understand how the area has been shaped over thousands of years by past generations.
Jackie Wragg is helping youngsters discover wildlife on their doorstep through the Fairer for Nature project
Picture caption: left to right - Jason Lock and Jo Holliday, Lockerbrook Farm Outdoor Centre; Kathryn Henderson, Rainbows End Holiday Cottage; Jane Davison, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust; Marian and Martin French, Peak District Holiday Cottage; Coun Andrew McCloy, chair of Peak District National Park Authority.
Derbyshire Refugee Solidarity with Peak District National Park rangers
Nottinghamshire County Council’s St Michael’s Environmental Education Centre, in Hathersage, is the first to become an Ambassador Centre for the Peak District National Park.
North Lees campsite main building
North Lees Campsite camping pods
Cattiside Cottage
Cruck Barn
North Lees Hall
North Lees Public Toilets
Ranger Neil Hanshaw presented volunteer Geoff Truelove with a certificate marking 40 years’ service to the Peak District National Park.
