The bridleway from Whinstone Lee Tor to Cutthroat Bridge, near Ladybower, has been a major focus of Peak District MTB’s voluntary trail maintenance works in recent years. Now, following on from Peak District MTB volunteers’ well received maintenance work of 2016, the most difficult and boggy section near the bottom is about to receive a […]
Trail builders wanted for research project
Do you build mountain bike trails? Will you help mountain bike advocacy by taking part in research regarding the motivations and experiences of MTB trail builders? Jim Cherrington – researcher and lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University – is recruiting participants to take part in a study around the experiences and motivations of people who build […]
Whinstone Lee Tor
We’ve been approached by the land manager of the Moscar Estate that owns the land around Whinstone Lee Tor. They are concerned about mountain bikers riding directly south from Whinstone Lee Tor towards Ladybower. Bikers call this route Les Arcs / Mono / Alpine / Telegraph. We do know that many riders aren’t aware of […]
Digley reservoir resurfacing
You may not realise but the Peak District doesn’t end at Langsett or the Woodhead pass, it extends north into the beautiful rolling hills around Holmfirth. Whilst the area is perhaps more famous amongst roadies because of the Holme Moss climb (a mini-Alpe-d’Huez with flatcaps and whippets) it has some cracking routes, like this one […]
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