At Peak District MTB’s 2024 AGM, held in December at the Adventure Hub in Bamford, we perform our important election of officers to the Committee (Greville Kelly – Chair; Andy Wood – Secretary; James Irwin – Treasurer). Chris Maloney stepped down after his 2 years as Chair, allowing him greater focus on his newly established […]
Be nice, say MOOO – Farms, Cows & Night Riding
Building better relationships forms a big part of what we do at Peak District MTB. Normally, we’re doing this with utility companies and major landowners, but it’s just as important for us to do it at the local level. In the White Peak, the Pennine Bridleway passes a busy working dairy farm farm east of […]
SURVEY RESULTS – The State of Mountain Biking in the Peak District
Last month we asked you for your opinion on the state of mountain biking in the Peak District. The results of this survey are below, but first a reminder of what prompted us to ask the question in the first place. Industry veteran Guy Kesteven wrote an interesting article in the Summer, making some bold […]
Going with the flow – New MTB access: Conduit/Aqueduct
We’re always pushing for increased MTB access, and to have two major landowners onside and supporting us is a massive step forward. And now we have another new route for you. The Conduit / Ashop Aqueduct. It may be just under a mile, but it’s an important mile – connecting two favourite descents in The […]
The State of Mountain Biking in the Peak District
We’d like to get your opinion on the state of mountain biking in the Peak District. In this article, industry veteran Guy Kesteven – who has been writing and testing for bike magazines since 1996 – made a number of statements about the UK mountain biking scene. Do Guy’s opinions on UK mountain biking resonate with […]
Peak bridleway maintenance news (5/2024)
Peak District MTB had another dig day at the Roaches in May (see Dan here and Paul’s write-up and photos, on Facebook), with another scheduled for July. Elsewhere others have also been busy performing maintenance work on the bridleways and byways of the Peak District: Aston Bridleway (Hope BW 20) – 4 new gates [ […]
Update on Paddock Farm access issues near the Roaches
In 2019 an important link into the western Peak District lost its permissive access for cyclists and horse riders. Five years later we still have no access, and those who use this right of way on a bike continue to be confronted by the land owner. The land owner at Paddock Farm asked for permissive […]
Mountain Biking, Culture and Society
We’ve made a clear effort at Peak District MTB to do a bit more than just group rides and dig days. As one of the UK’s largest mountain biking campaign groups, we have a bit of a voice in reframing what mountain biking is and how it’s perceived by others. And we make sure we […]