As you may be aware we get stuck into a lot of maintenance on the rights of network in the Peak District, everything from rebuilding drains on bridleways through to re-affirming the lines on widening tracks, all with the intention of keeping the tracks and trails open and in the best condition possible. To do […]
Bridleway Maintenance 2016 – a review of Peak District MTB volunteers’ great work
The Peak District MTB Maintenance Team has been out on the trails again this year. Working to preserve and enhance the reputation of the Peak District as one of the best places to ride a mountain bike in the world. Working with our partners Peak District National Park Authority and Derbyshire County Council to carry […]
Bridleway Maintenance near Aston, Peak District
Here’s a great time lapse video showing some of our trail maintenance volunteers working hard to sort the drainage on a bridleway near Aston in the Derbyshire Peak District. Bridleway Maintenance at Aston – December 2016 from PDMTB on Vimeo.
Whinstone Lee Tor to Cutthroat Bridge Bridleway
Today the Peak District MTB maintenance team have been out and started work on Winstone Lee Tor to Cutthroat Bridge Bridleway. We have previously reported about Whinstone Lee Tor resurfacing works. For various reasons the planned above works are yet to begin. Which presented a interesting opportunity. What could be done by volunteers to improve […]
Peak District Trail Maintenance – Mam Tor to Greenlands
Our hard working team of volunteers have again been out again maintaining the trails of the Peak District. This time they were wallowing in the mud and muck on the north side of Mam Tor, with the help of our good friend and Peak District National Park Pennine Way Ranger, Martyn Sharp. If you would […]
Bradwell Edge – An Opportunity
The bridleway that goes up the face of Bradwell Edge can be a bit of a quagmire, especially at the bottom section where it becomes very muddy, slippery and often trampled by livestock. Before Christmas we were alerted to an incident that happened between a rider coming down and a local walker. Fortunately the walker […]
Getting Hands Dirty
It’s worth remembering some of the other activities Peak District MTB get up to. Many of the trails we love to ride need ongoing maintenance to keep them in good, rideable condition. We work with Peak District National Park rangers to sort out common issues such as poor drainage or re-routing multiple lines into a […]
Trail Maintenance News
We’ve got the latest volunteer trail maintenance day this Saturday at 5pm. In the meantime this is what we’ve been up to. WOOD YARD – LADYBOWER The trails behind the wood yard near Ladybower Inn have been a regular spot for trail maintenance due to the mess made by an electrical company who were using […]