Peak District, routes near Hope station

KonaKula09
KonaKula09 Posts: 23
edited March 2010 in Routes
Hi all,

Im hoping to go to the Peak District in the next couple of weeks for a days riding.
Never been there before but from what ive read I know that there's a lot of quality riding around.

Can anyone recommend a few routes that are within riding distance of the Hope train station? Ideally looking for something around 3 or 4 hours long as I will just be there for the day. I know that Ladybower is very near.....are the routes easy to follow!?

Thanks

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  • benpinnick
    benpinnick Posts: 4,148
    http://www.bikemaps.co.uk/peak_district_dark_peak.htm

    Is probably your best start. There are lots of great rides round there. However.... one thing you MUST do is plan a stop at the Woodbine Cafe in the middle of Hope for a pint (yes pint) of tea. Bike parking is round the back and pretty secure.
    A Flock of Birds
    + some other bikes.
  • benpinnick
    benpinnick Posts: 4,148
    Found this online. Looks good - Ive ridden all the trails and its worth a go...

    http://www.mountainbikerides.co.uk/routes/hope.htm
    A Flock of Birds
    + some other bikes.
  • benpinnick
    benpinnick Posts: 4,148
    Or this one if you want something more epic... You can cut from Stanage straight across burbage moor if you arent too worried about whether a footpath is really a bridleway or not :roll:

    http://www.mountainbikerides.co.uk/routes/stanage.htm
    A Flock of Birds
    + some other bikes.
  • bamba
    bamba Posts: 856
    if your after a good map to take with id recomend this
    http://www.bikemaps.co.uk/ladybower.htm
    have you checked the monkeyspoon site out i posted a few threads down ?
    My Trance
  • Tank-slapper
    Tank-slapper Posts: 968
    Keep away from Cavedale - it is solid ice from top to bottom at the moment.

    In 4hrs from Hope you could probably do a loop taking in Hope Cross, Jacob's Ladder, Rushup Edge and Hollins Cross.
  • kangaroo
    kangaroo Posts: 1,199
    here is a route from mbr, called ladybower best bits
    http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=cjelvqrhusssuwgo

    its supposed to be a loop containing all the best descents of ladybower

    there are probably more routes on that site as well
    what are brakes for again
  • KonaKula09
    KonaKula09 Posts: 23
    Hey guys thanks a lot for the advice. Thats a few routes for me to be looking at.
    have you checked the monkeyspoon site out i posted a few threads down ?

    Yeah I was looking at that last night, some great downhills on there, just wasn't really sure what routes to do to take some of them in. Looks ace from the pictures!
    Is probably your best start. There are lots of great rides round there. However.... one thing you MUST do is plan a stop at the Woodbine Cafe in the middle of Hope for a pint (yes pint) of tea. Bike parking is round the back and pretty secure.

    haha that sounds like a good idea, will try and make a trip there. A whole pint.....mmmm!

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