The A6187 is a secondary route in the

Peak District The Peak District is an Highland, upland area in central-northern England, at the southern end of the Pennines. Mostly in Derbyshire, it extends into Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire. It is subdivi ...

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire to the north, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south-east, Staffordshire to the south a ...

and

South Yorkshire South Yorkshire is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the north, the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north-east, Lincolnshire ...

, England. It starts in Castleton, runs in an easterly direction past Fox House Inn where it joins the

A625 road The A625 is a rural road which runs through north Derbyshire and the Peak District in England. Route First named Ecclesall Road, it begins at the Moore Street roundabout in Sheffield and runs southwesterly towards Hathersage after a change in n ...

. It is 13.6 miles long.

Route

Fox House–Hathersage 3.7 miles

The route starts at Hathersage Road where the North-most end of Stony Ridge Road joins it on the outskirts of

Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its so ...

, close to Fox House Inn. This was once the location of Stony Ridge Toll Bar, the location being marked with a commemoration stone. At Fox House a separate branch, also designated the A6187 turns off towards

Froggatt Edge Froggatt Edge is a gritstone escarpment in the Dark Peak area of the Peak District National Park, in Derbyshire, England, close to the villages of Froggatt, Derbyshire, Froggatt, Calver, Curbar, Baslow and Grindleford. The name Froggatt Edge ap ...

where it joins the South-most end of Stony Ridge Road. Beyond Fox House the route leading to

Hathersage Hathersage ( ) is a village and civil parish in the Peak District in Derbyshire, England. It lies slightly to the north of the River Derwent, approximately south-west of Sheffield. Toponymy The origin of its name is disputed, although it is ...

is joined by the B6521 road to

Grindleford Grindleford is a village and civil parish in the county of Derbyshire, in the East Midlands of England. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 Census was 909. It lies at an altitude of in the valley of the River Derwent in t ...

via

Padley Gorge Padley Gorge is a deep but narrow valley in the Peak District, Derbyshire between the village of Grindleford and the A6187 road. The gorge is wooded with a stream, the Burbage Brook. This stream used to form the boundary between Derbyshire a ...

. The A6187 crosses the

Burbage Brook Burbage Brook is an upper tributary stream of the River Derwent in the Peak District of England. Toponymy The origin of the name is thought to derive from the Germanic ''baki'' for creek. Course White Path Moss The source of the brook i ...

, then passes a rock known as Toad's Mouth where it crosses into

. The road continues towards Hathersage passing between Owler Tor and Over Owler Tor and then takes a tight curve at Surprise View where the traveller will be greeted with a view of Hope Valley. At this point, where it descends towards the valley bottom it is called Sheffield Road.

Hathersage–Hope 4.0 miles

The route continues on a straight route with a cycle lane for a while then it come to a major junction with the A6013 at

Bamford Bamford is a village in the Peak District, Derbyshire, England, close to the Derwent Reservoir (Derbyshire), River Derwent. To the north-east is Bamford Edge, and to the north-west the Ladybower Reservoir, Ladybower, Derwent Reservoir (Derbyshir ...

continuing to

Hope Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's own life, or the world at large. As a verb, Merriam-Webster defines ''hope'' as "to expect with confid ...

Hope–Castleton 1.3 miles

The route continues to Castleton over the course of 1 mile. It ends at the foot of

Winnats Pass Winnats Pass (or Winnats, as shown on some Ordnance Survey maps) is a hill pass and limestone gorge in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England. The name is a corruption of 'wind gates' due to the swirling winds through the pass. It lies west o ...

History

Historically the road was designated the A625 but was re-designated after frequent landslips where the road ascended

Mam Tor Mam Tor is a hill near Castleton in the High Peak of Derbyshire, England. Its name means "mother hill", so called because frequent landslips on its eastern face have resulted in a multitude of "mini-hills" beneath it. These landslips, which ...

, resulting in its closure in 1979. The A625 was re-routed towards

Calver Calver (Old English ''Calf Slope'') is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 710. Overview Calver is a small village situated in the Derwent Valley, Derbyshire. The villag ...

via Stony Ridge and

References

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