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This is a truly stunning route, and here on the outskirts of Derby is where the Pennine Cycleway really begins. Quiet country lanes, three canals and towpaths, dozens of miles of disused railway tracks, bridges and tunnels, farmland and high, open moors, reservoirs, tarns and lakes, former industrialised mill towns mixed with cobbled-street villages, and rare wildlife of deer and wild ponies. This is a chance to travel along the backbone of England, the Pennines, and a cycle journey through three National Parks - the Peak District, Northumberland, and the Yorkshire Dales.
