by James Milner
Thu May 23, 2019 12:41 pm
Following on from last year's successful 'away day' format we are proposing the following ride to take place on Saturday 8th June.
Starting in the city of Sheffield we head out into The Strines, to the north west of the city, on some fantastic smooth roads, the like of which are rarely found in this country. We then drop down past Ladybower resevoir into the Hope valley before looping round Edale and climbing Mam Nick. We then drop down Winnats Pass to Castleton then head south towards Tideswell. We can either take a lunch stop there or push on a few miles and stop at the cafe at Monsal Head, scene of many hill climb competitions. After that we continue south towards Bakewell and down to the village of Rowsley before tackling the climb of Rowsley Bar. With the end now in sight we will be heading north , back towards Sheffield and, after a day filled with climbing, finish with a much earned 10km descent back into the city.
The ride starts on Rustlings Road, Sheffield, S11 7AA at 9am. This is a quiet residential area right next to Endcliffe Park. From prior experience there is plenty of safe, free parking available on the street.
We hope a few of you can join us! More details nearer the time.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30061600
Starting in the city of Sheffield we head out into The Strines, to the north west of the city, on some fantastic smooth roads, the like of which are rarely found in this country. We then drop down past Ladybower resevoir into the Hope valley before looping round Edale and climbing Mam Nick. We then drop down Winnats Pass to Castleton then head south towards Tideswell. We can either take a lunch stop there or push on a few miles and stop at the cafe at Monsal Head, scene of many hill climb competitions. After that we continue south towards Bakewell and down to the village of Rowsley before tackling the climb of Rowsley Bar. With the end now in sight we will be heading north , back towards Sheffield and, after a day filled with climbing, finish with a much earned 10km descent back into the city.
The ride starts on Rustlings Road, Sheffield, S11 7AA at 9am. This is a quiet residential area right next to Endcliffe Park. From prior experience there is plenty of safe, free parking available on the street.
We hope a few of you can join us! More details nearer the time.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30061600