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Next week I am in Staffordshire with work. Normally I have a ride or two at Cannock, however this time I finish work late Thursday so have Friday free so I’d like to try something different.
Is the Peak District reideable this time of year? If so can anyone suggest a route that will be rideable this time of year (assuming the weather is good)? I have strava premium so could download a GPX from there.
Very much so! There are a few routes that are particularly wet weather friendly, [url= https://www.v-publishing.co.uk/blog/v-publishing-blog/2014-01-20---free-download-kinder-all-weather-circuit.html ]this being one of the classics[/url].
How far do you want to ride?
Staffordshire? You could try the roaches. Loads of Peak District Mountain Biking related info here....
There's some really good resilient riding in north Staffordshire and just over the Cheshire and Derbyshire borders. The suitably name Three Shires Head is rocky and 2 of the 3 rights of way into it don't get muddy. It's easy to link up with riding near Macclesfield forest and Wildboarclough (e.g. Cumberland Clough) for a good wet weather option.
This is a nice short route that can easily be extended to include Three Shires Head, although the drop into Three Shires from the north *will* be muddy. [url=
I was just going to suggest mac forest but tortoise beat me to it. The 4 linked downhill runs of charity lane/bottom of oven/danebower hollow and cumberland brook are all very rocky all weather runs and the whole area of mac forest is generally less mud and grassy bits than the dark peak area around Castleton & Hope.
Depending on where you'll be staying in staffordshire, around wolves? have you considered the long mynd, near church stretton?
I am staying near Burton on trent.
I'd like the ride to be no longer than 5 hours as I then have to drive back to Kent.
Flyingmonkeycorps suggestion looks good as I'd like to ride Jacobs Ladder