Look at any of your social media on a Saturday evening and you’ll no doubt see pics and vids of your mates’ rides, jumps and crashes, or for those who haven’t been out, pictures of a bike in a frame being fettled ready for Sunday, a bottle of beer artfully positioned on the wall behind […]
Cut Gate: One Year On
It’s been a year since the work to sort out the boggiest bits of Cut Gate was started and since the slabs and clapper bridges went down, literally thousands of riders have enjoyed riding a path which for a big part of the year was out of bounds due to the weather. It feels like […]
Potential footpath upgrades in Derbyshire
We have been approached by Derbyshire County Council for comments on two potential footpath upgrades. The first footpath is known a Footpath No. 2 in the Parish of Abney and Abney Grange, for those that know the area the footpath runs across Abney Moor linking Abney to Brough Lane. More info on the DCC website: […]
Project 22 Campaign
We want more access for you. That’s what Peak District MTB is all about, and despite coronavirus we’ve been beavering away behind the scenes working towards getting that. What you’ll have seen is us talking about the 22% campaign. As the Peak District only has 11% of the rights of way network accessible by bike, […]
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 […]
22% Campaign – what’s been happening?
Now is probably as good as time as any to give an update on the 22% Campaign. As you remember we asked you for routes that you would like to see upgraded to allow access for mountain bikers – you didn’t disappoint with a total of 79 suggestions. Suggestions covered most of local authorities that […]
Cut Gate – What’s the Latest?
Those of you who’ve braved the rain and snow might have noticed some activity up on Midhope Moors. Moors for the Future Partnership (MFFP) have started work on restoring some of the paths across the moor. So what’s going on? The work currently under way is to restore and protect the bridleway commonly known as North […]
Elmin Pitts Climb History – Making friends, increasing access
You might have seen the progress we’ve been making on our new trail to the west end of Ladybower. PDMTB committee member James Irwin and a group of brilliant volunteers have – under the watchful eye of Peak District National Park Rangers – have been working on establishing a new climb close to the Beast. […]
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