The Peak District National Park Authority want to hear your views about their latest local plan, which may affect leisure activities in the Peak District. The Local Plan covers planning policies for an area, and considers issues such as recreation and tourism, health and well-being, and sustainable transport and infrastructure. All of these are issues […]
Riding during Coronavirus lockdown 2021
Another national lockdown has brought in new laws and new guidance that affect mountain biking in the Peak District. Peak District MTB recommend staying local and reducing risk of accident. Exercise is hugely important for physical and mental health. The latest Government guidance states exercise: “…should be limited to once per day, and you should […]
Meet the Team – Dave Finch
Why did you get involved with Peak District MTB? I’ve been living and riding around Macclesfield for over 8 years and there’s a lot of potential, but access is relatively limited. Over time, I became aware of grumblings and problems around Macclesfield Forest, and these were mounting to the point that the situation had to […]
AGM 2020 Report
“The biggest thing to take from that AGM” says Dan Noble, chair of Peak District MTB, “for me, was the amount of positive stuff we’ve got to follow up on. There was loads of great conversation, challenge and debate – perhaps even more than we normally get.” Dan was talking after the Peak District MTB […]
Coronavirus restrictions affecting Peak District mountain biking
The rules and guidance that state what we should and shouldn’t do to restrict the spread of Coronavirus are changing regularly. The introduction of a local tiered system makes it hard to provide general advice on mountain biking in the Peak District since the Peak covers so many different areas. As of 31st October several […]
Alan’s Challenge Update – Alan’s accident
75 year old Alan Thomson’s challenge to ride all the Peak District enduros in a month is on hold whilst Alan recovers from injuries sustained on one of the rides. Alan’s fundraising effort on his e-bike started at the end of September but unfortunately has been put on hold following a hard fall coming down […]
Help needed for amazing enduro challenge
75 year old Alan Thomson needs helpers for his incredible challenge to ride all 19 Peak District enduro rides from this Saturday 26th August through to October 31st. Can you help? Alan is fundraising for local Buxton causes by riding all the White and Dark Peak enduro routes from the highly-regarded Vertebrate Publishing Peak District mountain […]
Goyt Valley User Survey
Please help us learn more about mountain biking and other activities in the Goyt Valley by completing and sharing our survey. This will help us better understand opportunities for improving mountain bike access in the area and volunteer trail maintenance. Take the survey here Where is the Goyt Valley and is it any good for mountain […]