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Mountain bike day routes in the Midlands
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Ladybower (Derbyshire) |
| Start: |
Fairholmes car park, Peak District |
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High Peak
Trails |
| Distance: |
32 miles (51km) |
| Difficulty: |
difficult |
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It's tortuous, it's tough, it's a technical. A top tour which, from the word go plunges you into a heady mix of rustic cart track and winding, moorland singletrack with a lakeside saunter to calm you down.
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$1.87
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Sett Valley (Derbyshire) |
| Start: |
Whaley Bridge, Peak District |
| Links
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High Peak
Trails |
| Distance: |
20 miles (32km). |
| Difficulty: |
moderate |
Route
Intro: |
Cruise
above the creeping conurbation on a double loop with pub 'n cafe stops
a plenty. |
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$1.87
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High Peak Loop (Derbyshire) |
| Start: |
Whaley Bridge, Peak District |
| Links
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High Peak
Trails |
| Distance: |
30 miles (48km) |
| Difficulty: |
hard |
Route
Intro: |
Criss-crossed
by prehistoric paths, ancient pack-horse tracks and abandoned
railways of a bygone era the High Peak is packed with
contours in attractive contortions that'll quicken the
pulse of any biker prepared to put their heart where their
mouth is. |
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Chatsworth, (Derbyshire) |
| Start: |
Carlton Lees, Chatsworth, Peak District |
| Links
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High
Peak Trails |
| Distance: |
13 miles (21km) |
| Difficulty: |
moderate |
Route
Intro: |
Where the Derbyshire Dales ruffle against the bleak moors of
the Dark Peak there's always the possibility of a real
mix of excellent riding - this route has it. |
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$1.87
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Stiperstones (Shopshire) |
| Start: |
Church Stretton |
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No links to other MBRUK routes |
| Distance: |
30 miles (48km) |
| Difficulty: |
hard |
Route
Intro: |
The Long Mynd Hills are the remains of pre-Cambrian
volcanic mountains and they're the oldest bit of England. Like real
mountains, these still impressive hills are incised by ravine-like valleys
which is where sinuous single-track and fast, grass trails invite you
to test trail-skills and tempt providence.
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$1.87
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Long Mynd (Shopshire) |
| Start: |
Church Stretton |
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No links to other MBRUK routes |
| Distance: |
16 miles (26km) |
| Difficulty: |
moderate |
Route
Intro: |
A
real leg-stretcher that takes in a 550' ascent up 3/4 mile
of serpentine track on the way to clocking up 2000' of
climbing. The dividend is a 2 mile downhill, out-of-the-saddle
screamer |
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$1.87
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Mortimer Forest (Herefordshire) |
| Start: |
Ludlow |
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No links to other MBRUK routes |
| Distance: |
24 miles (38km) |
| Difficulty: |
hard |
Route
Intro: |
Some
skippy, slippy singletracking in between the boughs interspersed with
a bit of bedrock, cart track and good old mud-plugging make sure you
get your winter's worth. |
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$1.87
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