Steel Cotton Rail Trail (UK)

United Kingdom

Distance

99 km

Vertical Gain

2,000 m

The Steel Cotton Rail Trail is a station-to-station trail from from "Steel City" Sheffield to "Cottonopolis" Manchester following the Hope Valley Line. It was opened in 2025.

Official page

Walking Englishman

GPS Track

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FKTs

Standard route

Male

Self-supported
Oliver Harrison				15h 13m 10s	2025-11-29

Comments

Hi there,

I'm planning an un-supported FKT on this route tonight. Looking wet but not too cold and look forward to setting the bar for others to beat 😉.

Olly

I'll be doing the route in reverse. Starting Manchester P and finishing in Sheff.

Route: Steel Cotton Rail Trail (UK)

FKTs

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