Little Eaton: Old railway to become £2.7m cycling and walking route

The county council hopes the scheme will persuade drivers to choose another way to travel.

A stretch of former railway line in Derbyshire is to be converted into a £2.7m route for cyclists, walkers, runners and horse riders.

Derbyshire County Council said the project would transform 3.5 miles of the line between Duffield Road in Little Eaton and Rawson Green.The work will be paid for with a grant from the government.Council cabinet member for infrastructure and environment Carolyn Renwick said: "There's overwhelming support in the community for the Little Eaton greenway and we look forward to starting work on the ground to build this off-road route which will be open to a wide range of users.

The county council said it would use a further £300,000, secured from the Government Agency Active Travel England fund, to draw up plans for the White Peak Loop cycle route into Buxton town centre.

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