Peak District this weekend?

I was wondering if anybody was riding in the Peak District this weekend would they mind if I tag along?

Despite living quite close i haven’t ridden over that way.

I’ll sign a disclaimer/promise not to sue if I fall off and I’ll bring my own packed lunch… 😉

you should have posted this 2 days ago then I could have had a valid excuse to avoid my dad on Saturday and my mum on Sunday.

still a few days to re-arrange with the olds!

would happily have taken you out but off to Fort Bill for the World Cup. Yay!

I will ride with you if your riding on the Saturday, where abouts were you going to ride in the peaks

As I haven’t any Peaks experience I was hoping to tag along with somebody who knows a route!

I was thinking Sheffield-ish area?

I hadn’t really decided on a day, I can do either.

I have a map for jacobs ladder area I think :?, I have never done it b4, but it seems properly with alot of people and I fancy doing it.

something like this?

i’m up for a couple of hours of that – i don’t think it would be wise for my first jaunt up there to be an all day epic!

YES, perfect, where do you want to meet and wot time??

If you’re about on Saturday in Sheffield, why not come along to Peace in the Park[/url]

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If you’re about on Saturday in Sheffield, why not come along to Peace in the Park

depending on what time I get back from York I should be popping down to that

@ Squiff – let me look into logistics and i’ll get back to you. 10am-ish sound ok?

is the route on that link similar to what you had planned?

I’ve only been in sheffield for a while and often go on evening rides when its cooler. So if you want to come along one night. I’ve just been exploring the map on my own. Up to you…….

judging by the weather forecast I have seen for the weekend, it may well be ‘cooler’ during the day than of recent!

@ dawson

Yes that map on the link looks like the one I have got, OK, I will wait to hear from you, you can email me if you want which should be in my profile

Squiff

i may well be up for some evening rides now it doesn’t go dark till late

@ squiff – YGM

@ dawson -YGM

I’ll be going for a ride tomorrow eveing if anyone fancies it.

where were you thinking?

That Jacobs Ladder route is better done the other way round IMO.

Although if you’re unsure about descending it and its busy, then prolly better the way described, but its more uphill with little in the way of good downhill the way described in the link.

@ podge – me and squiff are meeting at 10am on saturday at the Edale car park and doing jacobs ladder/ hollins cross type thing.

edit – sorry if you were asking southernsteel!

yeah, I cant make this weekend, post was aimed at southernsteel.

@thepodge Probably around lady Cannings plantation then blacka plantation. Just a few hours. If you have any nice little loops around sheffield it would be cool to do some new stuff.

nowt wrong with a bit of climbing!

as its the first time and i’m not 100% on the directions it’ll be a case of ‘suck it and see’!

I prefer that way round. Jacob’s Ladder isn’t a great descent in my opinion. Plus, the whole return leg is more fun from north to south. It’s an age old argument with ardent supporters on either side though!

@southernsteel, I didn’t know there were any trails about lady Cannings plantation. all I knew round there was the Roman road and the couple of tracks crossing it. are there trails in there or did you mean the way marked paths?

I’d happily suggest Wharncliffe if you fancy it, partly cos i’m lazy and can ride there from my house and partly because i’m trying to build up a knowledge of the woods to work out some new loops as there are hundreds of tracks that look loads of fun.

I guess I mean the waymraked ones. NOt sure though. Blacka plantation is better. I’d love to go around Wharncliffe. Its a bit further for me to ride there but i dont mind. How long were you thinking?

see i’m in hillsborough so its dead easy for me, flat 3.5 from here to the woods instead of 7.1 miles uphill from here to lady Cannings. the loop round Wharncliffe is about 10 miles I think.

Sounds good. It wont take me long to hillsborough. I just looked at the wharncliffe site and it looks cool.

You doing the xc red chaps?

I’m not sure. If it happens I’ll be following the podge.

sorry for the late reply chaps, popped to the shops and bumped into my cousin, got talking etc…

yeah the red with the black downhill then a blast through some hidden singletrack back into the borough of hills. fancy joining us ourkidsam?

could you both email me podge1000 @ hotmail .com and we’ll swap numbers / sort times and places. I’m out for my tea wi the girlfriend in a bit but will be back tomorrow morning to sort it all out.

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