Monsal Trail
E160716
The Monsal Trail is a popular multi-use recreational path in England’s Peak District, following a former railway line through scenic dales, tunnels, and viaducts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monsal Trail canonical | 2 |
| High Peak Trail | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1375457 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Monsal Trail Context triple: [White Peak, traversedBy, Monsal Trail]
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A.
Taff Trail
The Taff Trail is a long-distance walking and cycling route in South Wales that follows the River Taff between Cardiff and Merthyr Tydfil, passing through a mix of urban, woodland, and countryside landscapes.
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B.
Trans Pennine Trail
The Trans Pennine Trail is a long-distance, largely traffic-free cycling, walking, and horse-riding route that spans coast-to-coast across northern England, linking towns, cities, and countryside along former railway lines and canal paths.
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C.
Pennine Bridleway
The Pennine Bridleway is a long-distance National Trail in northern England designed for walkers, horse riders, and cyclists, running through the Pennines and offering access to upland landscapes such as Kinder Scout.
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D.
Southern Upland Way
The Southern Upland Way is a long-distance footpath that spans coast-to-coast across the Southern Uplands of Scotland, popular with hikers for its remote landscapes and varied terrain.
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E.
Pennine Way
The Pennine Way is a famous long-distance walking trail in England that follows the spine of the Pennines from the Peak District to the Scottish Borders.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Monsal Trail Target entity description: The Monsal Trail is a popular multi-use recreational path in England’s Peak District, following a former railway line through scenic dales, tunnels, and viaducts.
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A.
Taff Trail
The Taff Trail is a long-distance walking and cycling route in South Wales that follows the River Taff between Cardiff and Merthyr Tydfil, passing through a mix of urban, woodland, and countryside landscapes.
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B.
Trans Pennine Trail
The Trans Pennine Trail is a long-distance, largely traffic-free cycling, walking, and horse-riding route that spans coast-to-coast across northern England, linking towns, cities, and countryside along former railway lines and canal paths.
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C.
Pennine Bridleway
The Pennine Bridleway is a long-distance National Trail in northern England designed for walkers, horse riders, and cyclists, running through the Pennines and offering access to upland landscapes such as Kinder Scout.
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D.
Southern Upland Way
The Southern Upland Way is a long-distance footpath that spans coast-to-coast across the Southern Uplands of Scotland, popular with hikers for its remote landscapes and varied terrain.
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E.
Pennine Way
The Pennine Way is a famous long-distance walking trail in England that follows the spine of the Pennines from the Peak District to the Scottish Borders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail trail
ⓘ
recreational trail ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access | free to use ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| endPoint | Blackwell Mill ⓘ |
| feature |
cuttings
ⓘ
embankments ⓘ tunnels ⓘ viaducts ⓘ |
| follows |
former Midland Railway route
ⓘ
valley of the River Wye ⓘ |
| formerUse | railway line ⓘ |
| hasTunnel |
Chee Tor Tunnel
ⓘ
Cressbrook Tunnel ⓘ Headstone Tunnel ⓘ Litton Tunnel ⓘ |
| hasViaduct | Monsal Head Viaduct ⓘ |
| heritage | part of former Manchester–London railway route via Millers Dale ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 13.7 kilometres
ⓘ
approximately 8.5 miles ⓘ |
| lighting | tunnels are lit during daylight hours ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Derbyshire
ⓘ
Peak District ⓘ Peak District ⓘ
surface form:
Peak District National Park
|
| managedBy | Peak District National Park Authority ⓘ |
| nearbyTown |
Bakewell
ⓘ
Buxton ⓘ |
| notableViewpoint |
Monsal Dale
ⓘ
surface form:
Monsal Head
|
| openedAsTrail | 1981 ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Cressbrook
ⓘ
surface form:
Cressbrook Mill
Great Longstone ⓘ Litton Mill ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Cressbrook Dale vicinity
ⓘ
Miller's Dale ⓘ
surface form:
Miller’s Dale
Monsal Dale ⓘ |
| popularFor |
family walks
ⓘ
leisure cycling ⓘ scenic photography ⓘ |
| railwayCompany | Midland Railway ⓘ |
| region | East Midlands ⓘ |
| season | open all year ⓘ |
| startPoint | near Bakewell ⓘ |
| surface | compacted limestone ⓘ |
| use |
cycling
ⓘ
horse riding ⓘ walking ⓘ wheelchair access in parts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Monsal Trail Description of subject: The Monsal Trail is a popular multi-use recreational path in England’s Peak District, following a former railway line through scenic dales, tunnels, and viaducts.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
High Peak Trail