Staying Home Sucks, home
On a footpath leaving Elton to the north-west
High Peak Trail. Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

High Peak Trail

Mountain bike area · UK

Is it worth the trip?

66Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

4 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 66 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
9°C

Tue 3 · 66 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
9°C

Wed 4 · 66 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.1 mm
Rain
0.5 mm
Air
9°C

Thu 5 · 65 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.6 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
8°C

Fri 6 · 66 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.5 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
8°C

Sat 7 · 65 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0.3 mm
Air
8°C

Sun 8 · 64 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.6 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
7°C

Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 169, good
  2. Mon 266, good
  3. Tue 366, good
  4. Wed 466, good
  5. Thu 565, good
  6. Fri 666, good
  7. Sat 765, good
  8. Sun 864, good
  9. Mon 962, good
  10. Tue 1065, good

The spot in two facts

  • 3 routesmapped within 10 km
  • Best in May5 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know trail closures, fallen trees or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at High Peak Trail
DayScoreTrailRain 2 daysRainAir
Sun 1Nov*69, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm11°C
Mon 2Nov*66, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm9°C
Tue 3Nov*66, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm9°C
Wed 4Nov*66, goodUnknown0.1 mm0.5 mm9°C
Thu 5Nov*65, goodUnknown0.6 mm0 mm8°C
Fri 6Nov*66, goodUnknown0.5 mm0 mm8°C
Sat 7Nov*65, goodUnknown0 mm0.3 mm8°C
Sun 8Nov*64, goodUnknown0.6 mm0 mm7°C
Mon 9Nov*62, goodUnknown0.6 mm0 mm6°C
Tue 10Nov*65, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm8°C

* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.

Trail is the soil that morning, from the rain before; rain in mm, air in °C. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

the area and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

Town

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Photos of High Peak Trail

Gate and bridleway in Gratton Dale
Near High Peak Trail. Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bridleway in Gratton Dale
Near High Peak Trail. Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Footpath into Gratton Dale
Near High Peak Trail. Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About High Peak Trail

3 mountain bike routes mapped. Best from Apr to Aug. The nearest town to stay in is Matlock.

  • Routes 3 mountain bike routes mapped.

From OpenStreetMap: the mountain bike routes mapped within 10 km.

Bike routes and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,490–US$2,790 each

about US$1,490–US$2,790 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, bike hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to MAN, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$435–US$904
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$234
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$322–US$543
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Bike hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$281–US$523
Totalabout US$1,490–US$2,790

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Matlock

Closest

Matlock

14 min by car · 56 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 56 places to stay in Matlock · Booking.com

About Matlock its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 16h 35m

About 16h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MAN, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h 10m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.