I waited for the one very black cloud to pass slowly overhead before I set off on a humid teatime ride. Up to Taddington, across the A6 and down into Millers Dale where I took a left up to Wormhill before the nice descent to Peak Forest. Up the steep long double bend and then left at the top, up to and over Tideswell and Hucklow Moor's. Beautiful views over a sunlit Kinder and Win Hill. Across to Windmill, Great Hucklow and then up to The Barrel. It was a fast descent down into Eyam and all I was thinking was that I would have all that height to gain on Tuesday in the Barrel Fell Race, albeit by a different and steeper route.
From Eyam, along to Foolow and Wardlow Mires, where I stopped to see a pal for 15 minutes and then up over the "scratter", before down to Monsal Head and Ashford. Into Bakewell on the A6 and then up the hill home.
Surprisingly quiet on the roads but there seemed to be a campsite in every direction one looked. A sticky 35 miles, 3,609 feet in 2 hrs 28 min.
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