Moors for the Future Partnership are currently carrying out maintenance on the permissive footpath running along Derwent Edge from Whinstone Lee Tor. Back in October we reported how they would also be working on the nearby Cutthroat bridleway and were keen to consult with Peak District MTB on how these works would be carried out […]
Peak Horsepower Meeting
Peak Horsepower are an advocacy group whose primary goal is to improve bridleway access in the Peak District National Park (www.peakhorsepower.co.uk). Meeting with two of their representatives back in October it was clear we can work together towards common goals. We were invited to attend their December committee meeting to share what we’ve been up […]
Moscar Moorland Closure Notice
We’ve received a closure notice via Natural England and the Moscar Estate in relation to open access land on Derwent, Bamford, Moscar and Hallam Moors. The closure notice restricts access under section 22 of the Countryside Rights of Way (CRoW) act. The extent and dates of the closure are shown on Natural England’s notice (Click […]
Peak District Cycle Strategy Meeting
PDMTB attended a meeting held on Wednesday evening at the Longshaw Estate, kindly hosted by the National Trust and co-ordinated by Derbyshire Sport with the intention of reviewing the mountain biking content in the Peak District Cycle Strategy. Some of you may remember a shout went out earlier this year for all mountain bikers with […]
Hope Valley Link Phase II Consultation
The Hope Valley Link is intended to complement a Sustrans signed Sheffield to Manchester route across the Peak District National Park by providing a new off-road section between Hathersage and Castleton. We reported earlier this year on phase I of this project and the fact that it was unfortunately too late to influence those works. […]
British Heart Foundation lends its voice to our cause
Many of the members of Peak District MTB are keen participants in the British Heart Foundation (BHF) Peak District Ride. We contacted the BHF to better understand if the works currently being undertaken by DCC on the high moorland trails would have any effect upon the event in the future. The response was quite unequivocal: […]
Whinstone Lee Tor Resurfacing – UPDATE
Last week we posted some news on track resurfacing on Whinstone Lee Tor but there has been a little confusion about exactly where this maintenance will be taking place. To confirm, it is the footpath from Whinstone Lee Tor up towards the Salt Cellars, from grid reference SK198874 to SK196893. Being a footpath there is […]
Whinstone Lee Tor Resurfacing
The Whinstone Lee Tor permissive path that runs along Derwent Edge is to be resurfaced beginning mid-October. The land owner and farming tenant have commissioned Moors for the Future Partnership, based in Edale, to carry out the work on Moscar Moor along a 2.5km stretch which will be a combination of gritstone aggregate and pitching […]
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