Ride, repair, care for more than just the trails as Peak District MTB backs Mental Health Awareness week. We all have difficult times in our lives, and we all need someone to talk to or somewhere to escape to. At Peak District MTB we know that mountain biking is a great way for people to […]
Life Begins at 40 – Future pressures and opportunities for Mountain Biking in the Peak District
Mountain biking as a sport is now entering its middle age and depending on where you ask Google to look, you will discover mountain bikes first became available in the UK as a mainstream product from the mid 1980s onwards with some of our committee members riding their first MTBs in the late 1980s. In […]
Steel Valley Ride boosts Cut Gate pot
The Steel Valley ride was a massive success this year – over a hundred riders registered for the 31 mile event and in the process brought a hefty chunk of money to the Mend Our Mountains appeal for Cut Gate. The ride is an annual event to help raise funds for the Steel Valley Project […]
We need you to take action now!
It’s really very simple, Derbyshire County Council (DCC) has put its latest proposed plans for repair work on Rushup Edge / Chapel Gate out for public consultation. This link takes you to the page containing drawings and specifications suggested by DCC for the work and the consultation questionnaire. We intend to oppose this work on […]
Dig days – 2018 Trail Maintenance Schedule
Here’s our 2018 Schedule of trail maintenance AKA ‘Dig Days’. We really hope you can spare time to come along to at least one of these events, essential to keeping our beloved mountain bike trails in tip-top condition. Keep your eye on this as we add additional dig days. Our dig days start at 10am […]