The ride is 44 miles, 4,600ft of climbing.Route is here https://connect.garmin.com/app/course/491379863
Message from Graham Outterside
"This ride starts near Hathersage in the Peak District. Previous rides have been held in December but they were curtailed by the weather and the limited daylight hours, so holding the ride in August should give much better weather. The downside is that the roads, particularly Winnats Pass climb and Edale, will be busier. I have used Hathersage car parks before but they require an App to park and the mobile coverage is rubbish - and they dont take cards directly, so I have opted for the National Trust Car park at Longshaw Estate - Woodcroft."
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If you are a National Trust member, bring your card. If not, you will have to pay so bring coins just in case.
Meet at 09:45 for 10:00 start
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If for some reason the car park is full, go south on the A625 to the NT car park called Wooden Pole and park there. Its a mile or so on the right.
The route loops around Mam Tor, Edale, Winnats Pass and the Hope Valley, so you are mostly up or down. The route goes down towards Eyam, and loops North up to Hope, before going through Castleton and up Winnats Pass from the East, the shallow but long way. There are no easy ways to the top of Winnats Pass.
At the top, the route loops west towards Chapel en le Frith and back towards Grindlow, to again go North to Hope. This time however the route goes further North into Edale and up the back route to the top of Winnats pass - a more steep, shorter route from the West. We then roll down Winnats Pass towards Castleton (possible stop at Three Roofs Cafe), and back to Hope for a break at 28 miles if Castleton is too busy. As its summer holidays, w e will need to be flexible on where to stop to eat.
From Hope, its along the Hope Valley for another 10 miles, passing through Hathersage back to the starting point, with the last climb to reach the starting point.
Finish will be around 15:30
Its 90 minutes drive to Grindleford area from Lincoln.