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I'm in Sheffield from 24th to 27th and planning to do at least a couple of rides.
One long one on the 26th and a shorter one on the 27th
THe long one would be this: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Sh ... -MTB-route but it could be shortened


Other routes could be:
WMB123 White Peak Classic Ride http://connect.garmin.com/course/108971
32 km, 1774m climbing http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Ca ... olmes-loop
37km 3207m climbing!! http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/La ... -Ladybower

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We started the topic halfway this different thread
http://www.essexhertsmtb.co.uk/mountain ... t1461.html

27th is a possibility, wont know til tuesday now.

Like peaky said, instead of that northern part of the big ride, add in the trails from the ladybower route round edale, castleton, hope.

Cant make this ride now.

If anyone would like to join me I won't have access to internet from 24th but I can pm mobile number

No worries Chris, there'll be more opportunities

PeakyPaul was right. These are very long rides. Left home at around 930am and arrived back at around 430pm after doing the long 78 km one.

It was a windy and dry day. Started easy on tarmac, fire road and then the infamous rock garden at km 12 at Stanage Edge. Here I had to push the bicycle for a while and the descent was also full of big rocks. I know that part because I've done some bouldering below at Stanage Plantation. After km 16 you turn left and there's a steep descent to Bamford (The Clough) All mountain, full suspension the best for this.
Then there's a tough muddy climbing where I had to put the foot down at 23km. Windy and later nice ride acroos the moor and another nerve racking technical rocky descent, plenty of puddles too until 29km. You cross the A57 and steep fire road non technical climb and after enjoy rocky descent. Nice and relaxed on asphalt around the lake and 49km the toughest part of the ride. This is surely steeper than anything else. You have to push bike, plenty of rocks, mud and after that it came a well deserved reward in form of a technical rocky and muddy , plenty of puddles and flattish section and ending up downhill at 57km. Tarmac until 61km and again doing the Stanage Edge rocky part. Uphill very rocky at the end and had to push bike. Then rocky downhill first, fire road after and tarmac later for some km enjoying the downhill (and riding in the same direction as wind ahhhhhhh )
Very easy to follow route on Garmin. I was running out of battery and had to save it for the way back to my friend's place so from 71k I took the shortest way and missed the last bit. I also switched it off when doing Stanage Edge on the way back.

I took Mountain Kings 2.2 (new ones) with massive grip. You will need an all mountain sturdy bike, fat wheels but I missed the Bonty Mud X tyres at times. I don't know how this 1.9 tyre would perform on rocky descent.

100%100 recommended!

Well done fella

Glad you enjoyed popping your Peak cherry
Maybe in the spring some more of you will come up.

Nice write up Sarpullido. Thinking of venturing North for a bit of XC myself soon.

Got planned routes like The Chilterns and North Downs. But I'd try If Peak District or Lake District again. Just have to find time hehe. Need to do long routes

Will be up there soon, either 20 or 23 jan, any takers...

Only advice I'd offer is to go on a weekday, ive ridden weekends and weekdays there and it gets very busy at weekends, big groups of walkers, motorbikes and 4x4. Singletrack has an article at the front of this issue, 16 million people live within an hour and most of them are there at the weekends.

I know the dark peak trails well enough, so if anyone wants showing round....