If you have this on your list of things to ride then I wouldn’t let this put you off UNLESS as a few have said you go up during or after a heavy rainfall, then you will not be happy.
But, at the minute the conditions are excellent, personally it’s all rideable* we all have differing abilities and I’m no Dark Peaks master, the hardest bit is the push up the first bit from the ford if doing it from Slippery Stones “Ladybower side”
In my opinion this is the best way* because then you can zip down Notth America and to the polkodot cafe at Langsett where you can reward yourself 🙂
You can do either side, ride it slow or fast and even get off and push a bit but its a bloody good trail to miss out on because there are a few ruts, which you woukdnt find at a trail centre, imagine that.