Can anyone suggest a scenic route in the Hayfield or Hathersage area - say about 50 miles?
Can find loads of info for MTB routes but nothing for road bikes.
Cheers, Ali
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Can anyone suggest a scenic route in the Hayfield or Hathersage area - say about 50 miles?
Can find loads of info for MTB routes but nothing for road bikes.
Cheers, Ali
Don't do much road biking myself, Ali, but I bet Luv Shack knows some good routes. Failing that you could always get in touch with Nick Craig, I'm sure he'd take you out for a ride!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ali
loads of routes from hayfield, THE MECCA OF CYCLING, just basically head from there and follow your nose. Lots of climbs though:rolleyes: , but loads of pubs and cafes for stopping.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ali
Try:
Hayfield, Chinley, Rushup Edge, Castleton, Hope, Bamford, Ladybower, Snake, Glossop, Chunal, Hayfield.
Grand day out.
Not that I'm bored... Edale instead of Castleton takes it from 35 upto 39 miles.Quote:
Originally Posted by CribGoch
or,
http://www.bikely.com/listpaths/srch...ield/is/Onroad
its easy to create your own route
but watch out for those couples park in laybys, especially ford drivers :eek:
Ali when are you going?I can show you round if you want company.If not the others are right in saying there are plenty of good routes. Hayfield seems to be a fav with top cyclists.PM if interested.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ali
Regards
Thanks all, some good stuff there :)
Cheers, Ali
make sure you say hello to the horse riders ;)
If you want a really good organised ride around the Peak - sign up for 'Phil (Ligget) and Friends' in September, two distances 100k and 60k - It's hilly.
If you can't wait get in touch with me and I will take you on a great route - small roads.
some top routes to be had... must admit not a big fan of Snake Pass as the cars tend to be a bit hairy.... you've got to get Winnatts in there somewhere too.
A nice route but it doesnt matter if you start in Hayfield or Glossop. From Hayfield go towards Glossop up that pig of a hill called Car Meadow then down Chunal into Glossop. Right at the lights and up towards the snake pass. 3.2 mile from the Royal Oak to Snake Summit then its fast riding all the way more or less to Ladybower. Right over the second Viaduct towards Bamford. Go through Bamford and then right at the Junction ( derelict pub right in front - marquess of gransbury). Flat road for about 5 miles or so then make a left up towards bradwell then continue for a few miles on a hilly an undulating road. right at the t junction towards Peak Forest and on towards sparrow pit and Chapel en le frith. left a roundabout then right at next one - 2 miles or so and right under railway bridge - steep hill for about 2 miles then fast descent down peep o day into Hayfield. A stiff and hilly approx 38 mile ride. One of my favs
Correction to 'Phil and Friends Ride' it is miles and not kilometres. Takes in all the favourite climbs and so many people do it that your never really completely on your own - which helps if there is a headwind.
Have discovered a great Tour of Flanders cobbled type climb just outside of Whaley Bridge... Ride out of Whaley Bridge on Macclesfield Road and take road on right just before David Ross Nursery in Kettleshume. Follow road down and ignore Unsuitable for Vehicles sign. Go over bridge, shift to bottom gear and enjoy... pops out on road to High Disley so turn left for more climbing.
I prefer doing that route anticlockwise.Quote:
Originally Posted by nikalas
a good one from sheffield goes down the A57 to Ladybower, left at the lights through bamford right at the bottom then left at the lights through bradwell, then through tideswell, millers dale. then a right and left all the way down to hartington. returning via bakewell/ calver up froggatt over to ringinglow and lodgemoor and back to the A57
if anyone wants the full route i can dig it out
no cobbles for me tonight but stacks of climbing , about 50 miles i reckon and you really cannot go wrong in the peak. Bit hairy coming back to Derby from ashbourne mind as its a busy road:(
If you go from cromford up via gellia and on to newhaven its a great climb but not for the LOMAS trucks that quew behind you , ho ho.
3 miles for me tonight.... 1.5 miles to the pub. Watch footie, drink too much and 1.5 miles back.
too much to drink = random post in wrong thread.......:o :oQuote:
Originally Posted by dominion
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did you padlock the bike up in the pub
well i don't have a road bike - but my mtb is set up with slicks for commuting - and cycling is the name of the game while i heal an ankle sprain so from heeley/woodseats in shef
Long (for me) - out up ringinglow, right to stanage,under bamford and down to main road, cross the road to thornhill, aston, edale, mam nick, down winnats pass in to castleton, right up by peverils castle alongside dirtlow rake, little hucklow, great hucklow, abney, hathersage, up by the scotsmans pack to come back via ringinglow
Evening shorty - out up ringinglow, right to stanage popular end, keep straight by north lees campsite to come down into hathersage birley la, coggers la, jaggers la - home via the scotsmans (challenge to see how far up it you can get before going into little ring!) as above.