Map Title: Peak District
Ladybower Castleton Hope

Map Information

This is a top mountain biking area in the heart of the Peak District. A superb network of off road bridleways and byways, exhilarating downhills, tough climbs, great views, cafes and pubs. When you get back you know you’ve been on a ride!

The map shows all the off roads in the area with surface descriptions, technical gradings, uphil indicators, loads of spot heights and useful features such as gates and of course cafes and pub locations. We've highlighted some routes to get you started but the area is so rich in mountain biking that you will soon be using the map to make up your own variations to make longer, shorter, harder or easier!

This is the map

This diagram shows the approx map location and area.

Photos of the routes Photos of the mountain bike tracks that are on the map including amongst others Hope Brink, Dirtlow Rake, Pin Dale, Shatton Edge, Jaggers Clough, The Screaming Mile, and The Beast!

Route Profiles Gradient profiles of the routes showing the climbs and descents.

The Map
The map is A4 (210 x 297mm) in size and comes in a sealed waterproof cover. On one side is the mountain bike map and on the other side are text descriptions of the suggested routes.

Map Extract

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Information on the mountain bike routes shown on the map:

These are our suggestions whch are arrowed on the map and described on the reverse.

The Mountain Bike Routes:
It is easy to use the map to tailor the routes to your requirements - lengthen, shorten, make harder, make easier!

Mardy Bum
14 miles
A very varied mountain bike route that starts at Hope (and right across from the very mountain bike friendly Woodbine Cafe!). A bit of climbing near the start quickly gets you out in thick of it then a long grassy and bare earth downhill brings you onto some minor lanes. Some more off road then onto the big climb of the day (all on a minor lane; so rideable) which leads you to two sections of very different downhill (the first a wide straight track and the second a more technical descent) then its onwards and back to the finish.

Route Profile

Pain for Pleasure
14 miles
This mountain bike route has about a mile of coasting then its uphill, you're going to have to walk some of it (but its going to be worth it), soon you reach some flat then around a corner and your on the start of a superb bit of downhill. Nothing too technical at the top, but enough obstacles to keep you on your toes. The final bit gets a bit stony but keep your nerve and you can do it! A nice flat bit to get your breath back then its more downhill and you start to realise this is really the best sport in the world.

Your onto a flatish path now, but an option to detour is there. Climb up into the trees for a fast descent back down to Ladybower. What follows next is a short respite before a climb (all rideable) and then on to the final descent of the day, which could have you screaming for more!

Route Profile

Rawhide
30 miles
We would run out of superlatives if we described this mountain bike route. Suffice it to say that it has it all. Climbs that are a breeze, climbs to make you suffer, breezy downhills and downhills you're going to be day dreaming about for weeks. The distance is tough and you'll be climbing about 4,800 feet in total; so you're going to have to be fit, but you can always tackle part of it (its easy to use the map to shorten as required) and save the rest for your next adventure.

Route Profile

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