Peak District.

lbalony

I have Monday off and me and another biker from work want to try somewhere new rather than the same old trail centres. We have heard good things about the Peak District, such as Jacobs ladder is it and ladybower.

Do any of you ride this area and can recommend a good route. We are probably of the skill of Dalby, struggle a little completing it but we do manage it. But technical wise it's a breeze.

Cheers

Cookied

For the first time up there you can't go wrong with the Ladybower classic. Got a number of top downhills and if the fitness lets you down there are options to bail and head back to the car.

lbalony

Thats my worry haha. Would you say harder or easier than Dalby? Is there any better ones for my first time?

chemicalali

+1 for the Ladybower loop. For fitness and time needed I'd guess it's about the same as Dalby. Don't do the Beast Descent from Hope Cross though (do Roman Road instead) - it's much more technical than anything at Dalby.

lbalony

Any good places to get a map/pdf print off on the net?

chemicalali

For the Dark Peak, you can't go far wrong with the Vertebrate Graphics guide. Lots of good stuff in there.

http://www.v-outdoor.co.uk/products/mou ... dition.php

jairaj

There are many free online guides have a search and you'll find them. Otherwise I can recommend the Vertebrate books. I've used them for Peaks, Lakes and Wales and the routes are usually good fun.

lbalony

Cheers guys. That book does look good. I will have to invest.

Northdownsboy

If you want a map of the ladybower classic you could do worse than looking at the BHF bike challenge site. They do a very convenient pdf

http://www.bhf.org.uk/get-involved/even ... -road.aspx