I've got all day tomorrow in the peak district and could do anything.
I've not got the legs for the 57 miler I had planned
Any suggestions?
My more recent long peaks rides are hathersage- moor- hope quarry ( cavedale if I have the legs)- broken road climb then over and up to Jacob's ladder- Casleton- then back.
Since my wee one was born I don't get to get up the the peaks proper much and tend to do a variation on the above. Prior to that I'd be up most weekends for 25 miles or similar.
Suggestions welcome
You lucky person 🙂 (from a southern resident).
I don't have loads and loads of different places I've ridden but I think a couple of my very favourite rides of all the time I've been riding have been around Edale. I think it's partly because it's the first place I ever rode somewhere really rough (back when flex stems were a thing) and I've really positive memories of good trips there, met great people on the trails etc and introduced my boys to it a year or two back round this loop. I'm sure someone could do better but we were constrained by starting somewhere that my wife could walk the dog from as well.
https://explore.osmaps.com/route/17909940/Ladybower-loop-no-edale
I enjoyed doing this a few weeks back. Not 40 miles, but felt like a big half-day out.
https://strava.app.link/GY7n88yb6Nb
Or this from a couple of years back. Rather more than 40 miles, but options to shorten.
https://strava.app.link/8pKD2uDb6Nb
Could do something on the Eastern Moors if you've not been that way recently - Stanage, Blacka Hill are good. I think that is the best aspect of the Peak, looking Westwards from that general area.
Cut Gate always a reliable option.
Ladybower loop, extending to Cut Gate (and back) one end and Cavedale the other? Possibly adding the Hayfield/Jacob's Ladder loop on as well?
Maybe too similar to your usual though?
Peak, peak, peak. Singular. Peaks is meaningless waffle.
Anyway, back to the question...
Do the 9 best Peak descents? ( They're not, but it'll get you on a different route....)
https://strava.app.link/fCn7tjKJ7Nb
Peak, peak, peak. Singular. Peaks is meaningless waffle.
it's not the three peaks.