peak district?

stu13284
stu13284 Posts: 22
edited July 2011 in Routes
can anyone tell me if the peak district is any good for mountain biking? going camping there soon and wondered whether to take the bikes or not

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  • YIMan
    YIMan Posts: 576
    Just a bit! All round Hope/Castleton/Edale/Ladybower, for starters, - loads of great natural riding.
  • stu13284
    stu13284 Posts: 22
    were going to a little hamlet called blackwell is that by anywhere?
  • YIMan
    YIMan Posts: 576
    Yes, all the above are only a few miles north of there.
  • miss notax
    miss notax Posts: 2,572
    Put it this way... It would be criminal NOT to take the bikes :lol::lol:

    The riding there is fabulous - where we usually ride it's all mud, sand and gorse bushes, in the Peak Distict it's all so BIG 8)
    Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the number of moments that take your breath away....

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  • Richie63
    Richie63 Posts: 2,132
    stu13284 wrote:
    can anyone tell me if the peak district is any good for mountain biking? going camping there soon and wondered whether to take the bikes or not

    Not lived in the UK long? :)
    I'm going to blow the bank on a new build ( within reason ) NOW DONE!!
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  • Richie63
    Richie63 Posts: 2,132
    On a serious point if you want someone to show you round I'm usually about
    I'm going to blow the bank on a new build ( within reason ) NOW DONE!!
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