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Goyt Way

Linear Trail · Derbyshire

400

XP

about 3 h 31 min walking

Moderate
15.95 km
Linear
Graded from its length and climb.
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405 m

207 m

8 m

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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.

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Hilly walk

1 steep stretch — marked on the map.

Climb

202 m

Drop

280 m

Highest

204 m

Lowest

75 m

Walking time

about 3 h 31 min

Which way round

Downhill: Easy first 6.4 km, climbs 14% for 350 m midway, no steep descents.

Uphill: Easy first 1.5 km, no steep climbing, comes down 14% for 350 m midway.

Shown as the descent, the way a graded trail like this is ridden — the climb back up is usually the forest road.

Main descent: km 7.4–9.8, from 202 m to 104 m.

How the 15.9 km splits

Flat

8.0 km

Climbing

3.0 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.4 km

Descending

4.6 km

Link it with other walks

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Peak Forest Canal

Shares 3.9 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 11.7

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Midshires Way

Shares 3.2 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.3, 0.6…

363.53 km

Cheshire Ring Canal Walk

Shares 1.4 km of path · meets at km 12.1, 13.6

153.14 km

GM Ringway

Shares 0.8 km of path · meets at km 7.8, 8.2, 9.9…

323.48 km

Etherow - Goyt Valley Way

Shares 0.2 km of path · meets at km 15.2

10.95 km

Cown Edge Way

Crosses at km 9.9

7.12 km

Peak Forest Canal towpath - part Marple to Disley

Crosses at km 11.6

3.19 km

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