So here’s all the facts and figures . . .
ROUTE
16 miles, with just 1650 ft of climbing
START
Longshaw Lodge, outside the Tearoom. Grid ref SK266800
PARKING
Approximate postcode S11 7TZ
NT members free, otherwise £4
Woodcroft (SK267802) is nearest, re-opening mid June, after refurbishment
Wooden Pole (SK267790) as an alternative, riding down to the Lodge
Free parking along from The Grouse pub (SK258779)
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Train from Sheffield arriving at Grindleford at 9:28am, and from Manchester at 9:50am
2 mile ride to start at Longshaw Lodge
TIME
Saturday 27 June
Meet from 10:30am, to start riding at 11:00am prompt
It will take at least four hours, probably longer with the pub lunch.
REFRESHMENTS
Breakfast available at the, errr, “iconic” Grindleford Station Cafe
and The Moorlands at Owler Bar (“All you can eat” for £3.99)
Coffee and cake at Longshaw Tearoom, opens at 10:30am
Lunch at The Moorlands pub
Ice-cream van at Curbar Gap
TOILETS
Longshaw Lodge (start and finish), The Moorlands pub, otherwise behind a bush