[Closed] Marsden Routes?

Loads of great routes around Marsden area. Still finding new stuff around the Huddersfield/Marsden/Holmfirth area and I've been riding round here for years.

+1 to Yorkshire Pudding! It's awesome for riding, there are no end of good trails.

And it seems a really nice place from my few visits. Sort of envious, lucky you.

Can't go wrong!

Awesome, cheers guys!

yep yep pretty good here as near the Peaks,Hebbers,

Great place to ride, locals are a bit 'royston vasey' 😛

Seriously, it's a lovely place with great access to some cracking riding.

Great place to ride

locals are a bit 'royston vasey'

Seriously, it's a lovely place with great access to some cracking riding.

the sheep seem up for it too round ere.

Great place to ride and live
Plus points for me within 5 mins of leaving home I can be easily on numerous different routes which can all be linked and ensure a good choice of descents back into Marsden on way home ( 2no of which are a good 3 miles of descending ie wessenden and pack horse road) I think there is a video of some one coming down wessenden on you tube and they finish in the riverhead pub ( great beer and food)

finish in the riverhead pub

Decent ale?

Done a few good rides round there and the locals were dead friendly. I once got off the train to be officially welcomed by an old chap who wished me a good days riding. Spot on!

Lived in Holmfirth for 2 years, wasn't working for 1 of those years; so spent a lot of time on the bike (or foot).

Was unimpressed. Not THAT many trails really; quite samey, always seemed windy, gritty and just not quite fun.

OK- there are a few nice evening loops, and a couple of cheeky bits.

I'm the first to admit that I was no route oracle, but I did cover a fair area quite comprehensively.
Maybe better areas to look at if riding is high on your priority list.

aye stanley but nice and central for either the peaks or hebbers

loads and loads of cheeky stuff if you know where to look,been riding round here off road for over 20 odd years.pretty lucky to live and ride round here imo.

Gonna be moving to Scape myself at xmas. Already been scouring the maps & although not tons of B/ways that side of the valley, there seems to be an abundance of 'walled tracks' so between that & tapping a bit of local knowledge & my calderdale/holme valley experience, i'm well looking forward to it.

Welcome to God's country, my friend. Lots of great riding here, but you have to be prepared for quite a bit of (hilly) road sections to join up the dots.

Loads of riding from 'Scape' and loads within a short drive eg. Calderdale or Holme Valley or both doable on longer rides. You'll have great fun adventuring and finding all the good stuff, just remember just because it's marked on a map doesn't mean anyone human has been down it in the last century! Everything is fair game around here though just be polite and all the walkers will be really friendly! Only downside about Scape means all your rides will finish on a climb, sometimes a really big climb!

I am in Holmfirth, loads of stuff all over the shop round here and Marsden. Seeing as there are so many of us from the valleys on here, may I suggest a group ride, based around Riverhead?

Seeing as there are so many of us from the valleys on here, may I suggest a group ride, based around Riverhead?

Oooh, I reckon I could manage to stagger the two minutes from my house to the Riverhead for a STW pootle. 🙂

Marsden is ace. There [i]are[/i] better places to live for riding, yes, but there's enough good stuff round here to have kept me happy for nearly 20 years now (on and off).

What night guy's say meet at 7-00pm?

Group ride sounds good. Never ridden over that way.

I'm in Lindley, Huddersfield and have done some trails around marsden -I like the one dropping down to Eastergate from near Buckstones. I quite fancy being 'shown round' on a group ride too, any night but Monday for me. 🙂

Colne Valley, land of the legendary cvmbc 8)

Next Tuesday 20th meet at riverhead pub (outside) at 6-30 pm
Who is up for it????

Oh yes, don't need much of an excuse for a ride out that way!! Count me in.

Would love to, but Tuesdays are the one evening I cannot ride! Really keen to meet some folks though, a few of us normally ride on Thursday nights, can a ride be sorted for any night but Tuesday? Or maybe a Saturday all day ride?

Wednesday, Wednesday, Wednesday and I'm in, well 3 of us will be 🙂

Next Wednesday would suit me, just ordered a replacement light as mine has died, so as long as it comes (its a dx light from the UK warehouse), I will be there.

Excellent, is 6:30pm ok for everyone. Its good for us.

OK, yep, it's in the diary, will let you know if there is a problem with the lights.

So is it definitely wednesday now? If so, I should be there. It was jonny r m's idea in the first place so let's hope he can do wednesday.

BTW, on Saturdays Huddersfield StarWheelers do a mountain bike ride starting at 10am, different locations each week and you can go as fast or slow as you like, there's lots of stops for re-grouping and they're a very sociable bunch. Aim to finish by 1pm. Check out their website and forum for more details.

So, 6:30 Wednesday at The Riverhead?

That's a yes from me.

It was jonny r m's idea in the first place so let's hope he can do wednesday.

if there is a problem with the lights.

Thanks for the offer of the loan of lights, Steve210, will let you know!

Might be a few more coming over from our Thursday night lot, should be fun!

Hmm. 6.30 will require special dispensation as it means I won't be around for the boy's bathtime. I'll do my best to make it out though.

Might get over myself, know there is loads of stuff to do in the Holme and Colne Valley. Love to climb Wessenden myself but one of my favorites is Ramsden Road up or down.

Wessenden = Down 🙂

No probs for weds I'll bring a few more

Wow, going to be a mahoosive group there! Do we all need name badges? PS the only way to do Wessenden is by the goat track.

got to agree with you there - Wessendon is a little tame. What do you think of the drop from goat track to the deer farm? Love it!

Is there a planned route for Wednesday? Or a rough idea?

I might try and get over for a Wednesday ride, work and baby permitting.

BTW, on Saturdays Huddersfield StarWheelers do a mountain bike ride starting at 10am, different locations each week and you can go as fast or slow as you like, there's lots of stops for re-grouping and they're a very sociable bunch.

I like the route that runs from the standege cutting across the moors on the Pennine Way and fork down the moorland on to the fast descent track which brings you out at the Hey Green Hotel. Very rutted and technical, in the dark anyway!
It's a climb to get up there to start with though, maybe to boggy for some too 🙂