Monsal Trail blog

This website is a personal celebration of the most popular walking, cycling and horse-riding route in Britain’s most popular National Park. I hope you enjoy your visit.

A selection of wonderful walks either starting from the Trail, or crossing it at some point, with step-by-step directions, photos, maps and downloadable GPX files for any walking app.

In this section I’ll try to explain the history of the many features and places both on and near to the Trail, including some wonderfully picturesque villages with their pubs, cafes and parking spots.