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Trail Preview | Cave Dale – Castleton

Trail Preview | Cave Dale – Castleton

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Starting at 422m about 2km south-west of Castleton at a crossroads on the Limestone Way. With a flatter top section. The track descends into Cave Dale and exits between close rocks into the back of Castleton. Tricky to get down and keep the flow.

Originally a cave before the roof fell in, like most caves it was created by flowing water so it’s no surprise to find a stream running down the track in Cave Dale virtually all year round. This video and those to come will be focusing on trails within the local riding scene.

Expect a variety of locations and guest riders. Hopefully helping to expand your knowledge and showcasing some of the best of the local Peak District and Sheffield riding scene.

Trail Preview | Cave Dale - Castleton

Trail Preview | The Dogs Bollocks – Wharncliffe Woods

Trail Preview | The Dogs Bollocks – Wharncliffe Woods

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Wharncliffe Woods located just north of Sheffield has been a popular local riding spot for XC, Trail and Downhill riding for as long as Mountain bikes have existed.

Famously the training ground of World Champion downhill rider Steve Peat. The trail featured gives an example of the trails that can be found there. Steep, often rocky.

The video and those to come will be focusing on trails within the local riding scene. Expect a variety of locations and guest riders. Hopefully helping to expand your knowledge and showcasing some of the best of the local Peak District and Sheffield riding scene.

Trail Preview | The Dogs Bollocks - Wharncliffe Woods

Bike Garage, Awarded Travellers Choice

Bike Garage, Awarded Travellers Choice

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Thanks to our awesome customer’s Bike Garage has been awarded a Travellers Choice Award by review site Trip Advisor. 

 

The award is given to businesses that rank in the top 10 per cent of all those listed on the website. I would like to thank all of the awesome customers that have left us such wonderful reviews and shared their experiences with people.

We spend a huge amount of time maintaining our hire bikes, writing our route guides, filming the videos and it is our pleasure to be able to share our local knowledge with our customers.

Trail Preview | Hagg Farm – Ladybower

Trail Preview | Hagg Farm – Ladybower

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After a bit of a break for obvious reasons, we are back out filming. Billy from Cafe Adventure is narrating this one so make sure you have audio on.

This descent might be one of the shortest in the area but with corners that resemble berms your likely to be wanting to push back up for another go.

Linking well into many Upper Derwent routes being right next to Hope Cross in a previous video. See our website for routes.

This video and those to come will be focusing on trails within the local riding scene. Expect a variety of locations and guest riders. Hopefully helping to expand your knowledge and showcasing some of the best of the local Peak District and Sheffield riding scene.

Trail Preview | The Beast - Hope Cross

Trail Preview | Jacobs Ladder- Edale

Trail Preview | Jacobs Ladder- Edale

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Jacobs Ladder is one of the longest descents in the Peak District. Starting up high on the edge of Kinder and dropping all the way to the valley floor.

Billy joined us again from Cafe Adventure, needless to say, the weather made things even more epic with a real mixture of conditions in the short period of time we were on the hill.

We find it is best ridden as part of the PDMTB all-weather loop.
http://peakdistrictmtb.org/project/all-weather-route-peak-district-mtb/ or alternatively https://bikegarage.co.uk/route-8-chinley-to-bamford-a-to-b/

This video and those to come will be focusing on trails within the local riding scene. Expect a variety of locations and guest riders. Hopefully helping to expand your knowledge and showcasing some of the best of the local Peak District and Sheffield riding scene.

Trail Preview | The Beast - Hope Cross

Trail Preview | The Beast – Hope Cross

Trail Preview | The Beast – Hope Cross

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The Beast is a cornerstone of many classic Dark Peak routes. A rocky riverbed that provides a fun challenge no matter your level of experience. Joining us on this one is Billy from Cafe Adventure in Hope. He can often be found heading up the Roman Road after a long day in the kitchen. Keeping riders and walkers fueled up. This video and those to come will be focusing on trails within the local riding scene. Expect a variety of locations and guest riders. Hopefully helping to expand your knowledge and showcasing some of the best of the local Peak District and Sheffield riding scene.

Trail Preview | The Beast - Hope Cross

Route 8 – Chinley to Bamford A to B

GPX File
GPX File

Chinley to Bamford A to B

Difficulty: Challenging

Length: 19 Miles (30.5km)

Elevation Gain: 3,200ft (975m)

This is a different type of ride involving a short 20 minute train journey for 2+ hours of riding, taking in the highest point in the peak district and a good portion of the peak district all weather route. With the option for two coffee stops and roughly 2,500ft of descending there is something here for everyone to enjoy!

This ride suits itself to those wishing to hire a bike from the Bike Garage for a proper day in the peaks. Starting at the Bike Garage a short trip to the Bamford train station is the first step, make sure you go to the Manchester side of the tracks as you don’t want to set off towards Sheffield! Get on one of the frequent trains through to Chinley, this is only a 20-minute ride so be sure not to miss your stop.

Route Profile

Once in Chinley leave the station via the footbridge onto station road, from here follow the road left to Green lane then left again onto Stubbins lane. Now it is time for the first climb of the day, follow Stubbins lane for roughly a mile before turning right onto the bridleway just after the paved driveway, this is the start of the offroad section. This stretch of the bridleway is followed for another mile before reaching a wooden gate, pass through this gate and follow the bridleway for the first descent down to Chapel road. This is a nice little descent with amazing views of the Peak District and the route to come.

View towards Kinder

After joining onto Chapel road turn left and then right at the building, this is only a short road section but is quite a fast road so be careful for traffic. From Chapel road, it is a short half a mile climb up to a very nice descent that drops you down to Coldwell Clough and the foot of the climb up towards Kinder Scout. This descent is a fast-flowing wide grass descent that drops into a more rugged bridleway before joining the small lane, as you get to the end of the descent keep right so you don’t miss the road. 

Now it is time for the climb up to the top of Jacobs Ladder, this is a long climb that brings you up just over 900ft over the space of 1.5 miles. It is peppered in loose boulders so can be quite a challenge but the views from the top and the upcoming Jacobs Ladder descent make it well worth it. It’s worth noting this bridleway can be very popular, especially during the weekends in summer so respect other trail users moving in either direction. By the time you have reached the top of the climb at Edale Cross you will be on for roughly 6 miles, the next 3.6 miles are all downhill and come nicely to Edale where you can stop for food and drink. But before coffee and cake it is time for the Jacobs Ladder descent, this is a rugged steep descent that drops you almost 600ft in just less than a mile!

Keep an eye out for other trail users coming up in the opposite direction and make sure you spot your line as there are some little drops that can catch up on you quickly if you are not careful! After this descent follow the bridleway for roughly 2.5 miles taking you through Upper Booth, joining the road into Barber Booth then turning left on the Edale road and following it into Edale.

Jacobs Ladder MTB Classic

When you arrive in Edale you have two options, you can push on with the route climbing up to Hollins Cross or take half an hour to get some food and drink from the Penny Pot Cafe.If this takes your fancy ride into Edale turning left at the junction with the red phone box opposite it, just up here you will see the signs for Edale train station and just before the station is the Penny Pot Cafe, they have outdoor seating around the back and it’s a very worthwhile stop to refuel before the next half of this ride.

And just before the station is the Penny Pot Café.  Under new enthusiastic ownership since March 2019 you can be sure of a warm welcome.  Open all year round you can treat yourself to some simple home cooked food, a piece of cake or if you just need a water bottle refill they are more than happy to oblige.  If it’s a cold day you can relax by the log burner and on the warmer days take a break on the terrace before you set off fully recharged for the next half of this ride.

Penny Pot
Penny Pot Cafe Edale

After following the bridleway for almost a mile you will get to a gate, the route goes through this gate and turns right through another gate, the bridleway continues through the field along the stone wall be careful not to follow the footpath that runs parallel with the wire fence. After following through the field for a short while you get to a gate, go through this and continue along the wall to a second gate, the trail gets narrower as it runs along the bottom of a hill before becoming a fun singletrack descent down to a property. Join the road and follow it to a second property and look out for the limestone way sign near the rusted gate, this is again a grassy trail that you follow to the A623 where you take a left following it to a back road just after the first property you come to.

Hollins Cross before the drop-down to Back Tor

Once you have got into Edale or finished at the cafe it is time to climb up to Hollins Cross, the next significant climb on this route. The lane taken to the bridleway is on the right as you come into Edale, it is just before the red phone box you use to find the cafe. You follow this lane for just half a mile before taking the bridleway on the left and climbing up to Hollins Cross. This is another good climb over half a mile climbing almost 300ft, it offers some amazing views over the valley and really pays off during the summer months. After the final kick up to Hollins Cross the route takes the descent to the left down to back tor farm, this is a fast flowing descent that drops into some deep skinny sections, it’s not one that is covered too often due to its location on the hill but works perfectly for this route. After dropping down here you join back onto the Edale road where you turn right, under the bridge and follow for just shy of one mile before joining the bridleway that passes round the back of Clough farm.

This bridleway is followed for 1.5 miles up to Hope Cross, on this section you drop down and climb back up Jaggers Clough, this is a steep climb that is popular in both directions so keep an eye out for other users in each direction. After the final climb up to Hope Cross you get the option to descend down The Beast, turn left to go down to Spud Alley or follow to the right to drop down towards the Roman Road. This route follows down to the Roman road and follows it for half a mile before turning left after the gate climbing up towards Hope Brink and on towards Win Hill. At this point you can follow the Roman Road down into Hope if you want to have a second cafe stop at Cafe Adventure. If you don’t fancy a cafe stop take the left up towards Win Hill. After climbing up here you will see the sign for the bridleway pointing to the right, drop down here for the final major descent of this route, this drops you down to Aston on the Aston Bridleway, this is a 400ft descent that is just over one mile long before joining the road again. At the road take a left and follow it through to Thornhill for just over one mile then take a right at the red phone box before dropping down the road then turning left onto Water Lane. Follow water lane for 0.7 of a mile then turn right into the recreational grounds then through to the garden center under the train bridge back to the Bike Garage.

View from Hope Brinks, final long descent back down to the shop.

This route comes in for 19 miles climbing roughly 3,200ft taking in some significant climbs and descents with a couple of cafe stops on the way. It is perfect if you are wanting to hire a bike from the shop, check the website for availability.

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Route 7 – Hope Valley and Hucklow

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Hope Valley and Hucklow

Difficulty: Medium/Challenging

Length: 26 Miles (42km)

Elevation Gain: 3,400ft (1,036m)

A longer ride taking in some classic dark peak climbs and descents with breathtaking views throughout. Starting and finishing at the Bike Garage this ride starts off heading north up the Thornhill trail to the Ladybower Reservoir before climbing up towards Hope Cross and descending down Jaggers Clough.

A quick road section to Edale leads you up to Mam Tor then south towards the Peak Forest and on for some gravel road action along the dark/white peak boundary into Abney and on for a final descent from Shatton Moor down to the Bike Garage. This ride makes for a perfect loop for those wanting a longer ride covering a satisfying span of the Peak District.

Route Profile

The bridleway up to Wooler Knoll

This ride leaves the back of the Bike Garage towards the Thornhill Trail. The trail is followed for 1.5 miles, it is a perfect warm up to get the legs going before turning left for the climb up to Wooler Knoll, be sure not to fly past the turn off, it is seen just by the bench on the left of the trail. Drop it into a low gear and spin away up this climb until you leave the wooded area and see a large gate on the left, this climb is just over a mile climbing 260ft. Once at the gate head through it for the final climb out of the woods up to Hope Brink giving way to incredible views of Lose Hill and the valley leading to Edale.

Link through to the ridge

After taking in the views the route follows the ridgeline to the right through to Hope Cross, this is a tough little climb with a number of step ledges in it. Once at the top turn left to follow the rocky descent down to Jaggers Clough, before the river crossing get into a low gear for the climb up the other side. The climb out of Jaggers Clough is loose and again has a few steps making it a little technical towards the top. Once at the top the trail meanders along to Clough Farm before dropping down to Edale Road via a narrow singletrack descent through the trees. From, here the route heads towards Edale for 1.7 miles before turning left and heading up towards Hollins Cross.

The short climb to Hope Cross junction.

The climb to Hollins Cross is a 0.65 mile section climbing 250ft, it is possible to ride up it without stopping thanks to the recent maintenance carried out by Peak District MTB. At Hollins Cross the route turns right following the stone slab trail towards Mam Tor, this is a perfect location for a few photos and a good halfway point for some lunch with a view. When you get to the second gate keep to the right as this is the bridleway that runs along the north side of Mam Tor unlike the footpath that goes straight to the peak. Follow this bridleway down to the road then it’s time for another road section. Follow the road to the left through the middle of the hillside then down the south side to the junction with Sheffield Road, turn left and follow down the hill and around the sharp right hand corner for 0.7 miles. On your left shortly after the turn off for Winnats Pass you will see a sign for Rowter Farm, go through this gate and follow the part paved part gravel track for just short of a mile.

Past Rowter farm

After following the bridleway for almost a mile you will get to a gate, the route goes through this gate and turns right through another gate, the bridleway continues through the field along the stone wall be careful not to follow the footpath that runs parallel with the wire fence. After following through the field for a short while you get to a gate, go through this and continue along the wall to a second gate, the trail gets narrower as it runs along the bottom of a hill before becoming a fun singletrack descent down to a property. Join the road and follow it to a second property and look out for the limestone way sign near the rusted gate, this is again a grassy trail that you follow to the A623 where you take a left following it to a back road just after the first property you come to.

Leaving the wider track and heading over the field.

This back road is followed for 1.5 miles then you turn right onto a gravel track as the road turns sharply left, follow this track to the end where it joins onto Forest lane, follow this road for a quick mile into Little Hucklow. Once in Little Hucklow turn right and then a very sharp steep left through the village to the junction with the B6049, straight ahead is a second gravel track that climbs a little bit and has a significant gulley in it making for a fairly technical section that is followed for almost a mile into Great Hucklow. Ride through Great Hucklow keeping an eye out for the side road opposite the phone box, this climbs up to the school, follow this road behind the school as it becomes an off road trail climbing up through Great Hucklow woods to another back road. At this back road turn left and follow it for 1.7 miles enjoying the incredible scenery before getting to Abney.

Straight over the road and up to Great Hucklow.

Keep an eye out for a red phone box in Abney, opposite it is Duper Lane, the trail that climbs up to Shatton Moor. This is the final notable climb of the ride and once at the top the bridleway is followed to the right towards the mast. After the mast the trail descends quickly for oly 0.4 of a mile before going into the fields through a wooden gate. This section of trail is then followed for 0.8 miles descending into Offerton. Take a left once you get to the road and ride through the small collection of houses and take a left onto another offroad trail that is followed through a few more fields before coming out onto Shatton Lane after one mile. From here turn right and follow to the junction with the A6187 and it’s back to the Bike Garage!

The view from above Shatton, leaving the road and turning onto the Bridleway.

This is a good ride for those wanting to go a little further than they might usually but take in some incredible views throughout. I would recommend hiring an e-bike for this one so you can enjoy it a little more. A full suspension bike would also be fine however due to the mainly gravel trails with only a few steep/technical sections you would be fine on a hardtail bike as well.

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Route 6 – Thornhill/Upper Derwent Valley Trail

Route 6 – Thornhill/Upper Derwent Valley Trail

Ladybower
Ladybower
Ladybower
Ladybower
Route Map
GPX File

Thornhill/Upper Derwent Valley Trail

Difficulty: Easy/Medium

Length: 2-18 Miles

Traffic free loop ranging from only a couple of miles up to a longer ride your choice. Starting on the Thornhill trail, heading up to and round Ladybower/Derwent and Howden Reservoir. With miles of smooth traffic free explore at your own pace.

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Route 5 – Stanage & Lady Cannings

Lady Cannings Blue Steel
Lady Cannings Blue Steel
Lady Cannings Blue Steel
Stanage
Lady Cannings Blue Steel
Route Map
GPX File

Stanage and Lady Cannings Explorer

Difficulty: Medium

Length: 19.5 miles

A reliable 19.5 mile route climbing just over 2000 feet of elevation, taking in the views of stanage edge the enjoyment of Lady Cannings with some lovely ice cream from Thorpe farm.

This ride has a little bit of everything for everyone whether you want to race around or make a day of it enjoying the ice cream and the numerous pub stops.

Route Profile

This ride starts out at the bike garage turning left out of the car park and following the A6187 towards Hathersage for 1 mile before taking another left and climbing up towards Thorpe farm. The owners of Thorpe farm have been kind enough to allow us access through the farmyard on this route, please be respectful of other users of the trail and any personal working on the farm. Thorpe farm also make and sell their own ice cream so be sure to stop by to get yourself home along with a refreshing drink! After passing through the farm the route to climbs further up following coggers lane for a little over a mile before taking the Stanage Causeway up to the top of Stanage Edge. You will pass over a cattle grid and the road will take a sharp right hand turn where there is a small car park, follow the gravel bridleway continue straight ahead and follow this all the way up to Stanage Pole.

The climb from the start of the causeway up to stanage pole is a little over 1.5 miles climbing 360 feet, on a clear day you can see the majority of the Peak District from the top of the edge, making this an incredibly satisfying climb. From stanage pole the route drop down towards Redmires Reservoir, this is a wide gravel descent descending just short of 1 mile and dropping you down 260 feet, it can be a fast descent so be careful of other trail users both coming up and going down. The route now follows the road for 3.5 miles taking you along the top of redmires reservoirs before taking a right turn onto Soughley lane, up Roper hill and towards Ringinglow. Ringinglow is a good spot to stop at for a refreshment drink at the Norfolk Arms before heading up to Lady Cannings.

Lady Cannings
Lady Cannings

At this point in the ride it is up to you on how many laps of Lady Cannings you want to do. Lady Cannings offers two mountain bike trails, the older of the two being Blue Steel, a very fun, flowy trail with a small climb at the end to get back onto the main fire track. The second trail is Cooking on Gas this is a more pedaly descent with the top section being relatively flat but still very fun! Cooking on Gas feels longer, however both descents are the same length with Blue Steel being more downhill focused and cooking on gas having some flatter sections. It is up to you how much of Lady Canning’s you ride but once you’re finished the route continues over Houndkirk towards the Fox House pub. The ride over houndkirk is just shy of 2 miles meandering over a wide sandy byway.

Houndkirk Road
Houndkirk Road

After Houndkirk there is a short half mile road section passing the Fox House before turning right onto the bottom of Burbage valley. Burbage valley is a very similar trail surface to Houndkirk however it is considerably smoother with less loose rocks. It is a nice gentle 1.5 mile climb up to the top to gain the last bit of elevation for the main decent back to the bike garage. At the top of Burbage valley turn left and instead of following the road, pass through the car park as a short steep little technical climb cuts out the long road bend and keeps you off the road just for a little bit longer. After the last little climb from the car park the road forks into two, this route follows it to the right hand side before dropping down on a road section to the bottom of Stanage Edge. Just before the cattle grid turn right onto North Lees road, follow North Lees road for half a mile before turning right again just before the cattle grid. On the left-hand side there is a bridleway that drops into the woods, take this and follow the trail through the woods and into the fast rolling field behind North Lees campsite and into Cottis Side.

North Lees Permissive BW

This is a really enjoyable route that holds up in most weather conditions, it has a little bit of something for everyone and regardless of the weather it is always a good ride out! If you were to make a day of it in the summer make sure you stop at Thorpe farm for some locally made ice cream, the perfect way to start or finish a ride.

Coggers Lane
Coggers Lane

The Trail at Lady Cannings was crowd-funded by the local riding community. Organised by Ride Sheffield a trail advocacy group run by volunteers. We have supported their work over the years and would encourage you to support them with either your time or cash donations to help maintain the trails in and around Sheffield.

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