I have the opportunity for a couple of days riding in the Peaks over the half term. Wondered if anyone could suggest rides around Matlock/Bakewell as that’s where we’ll be staying. I only really know Hope and Edale in the Peaks. If they’re published somewhere, so much the better!

Much appreciated!

Laurence

We’ve got a few rides on the site around Matlock…

http://www.justgoride.co.uk/Content/Routes/RouteSearch.aspx

Switch the tab to ‘Map Search’ and have a browse! 🙂

sound good, many thanks!

This is a good route, starts near Matlock.

http://www.mountainbikerides.co.uk/routes/1-the-peak-district/1-ashover.html

If you have 5 or 6 hours to spare, this is quite a nice route. I would start it from either Two Dales or Bakewell personally, if I wasn’t starting from the train.

http://www.bikehike.co.uk/mapview.php?lnk=http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~jqm/Long_Matlock.gpx

Lots of good trails on that route too, except for the obvious Monsal Trail boring railway track bit. Bakewell-> Chatsworth -> Baslow Edge -> Great Longstone -> Bakewell is a really nice loop. The Chee Dale, Monsal Head bit is not so much about technical challenge – more of a scenery and nice big hills section.

Oh and I may have got the wrong turning marked in Little Longstone for the Monsal Trail – just take the path signposted Monsal Trail, I think it might be the next one down the road.

Thanks both, I think our lodgings are on the Bakewell side of Matlock so that’s perfect!

Going to be riding down that way on 30th,staying in Alfreton and meeting up with some Peaks peeps 😆