[Yossarian]

I have the map!  The first bit sounds fine, but then Devil's Elbow is surely miles away? Unless there's another one...?

Would the best route be Whinston Lee Tor to Cutthroat Bridge then across to Yorkshire Bridge. And then is the route up Win Hill and down the other side fairly easy to follow?

And then Hagg farm back to where we parked?

[highrepute]

Start here, and cycle up left side of reservoir
http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=417217&y=389337&z=120&sv=417217,389337&st=4&ar=y&mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf&dn=730&ax=417217&ay=389337&lm=0

till you get to here, start of cut gate
http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=417034&y=395354&z=115&sv=417034,395354&st=4&ar=y&mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf&dn=730&ax=417034&ay=395354&lm=0

And follow cut gate till you get to the place on map marked as north america, there's a little loop here take the left fork as that's the best descent (imho). Then cycle back along cut gate and this time down right side of reservoir till you get here.
http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=418714&y=388399&z=115&sv=418714,388399&st=4&ar=y&mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf&dn=730&ax=418714&ay=388399&lm=0

A testing slab stone ascent (I'll buy anyone who can ride all the way up the slabs, and through the gate at the top) starts off a testing ascent, up to Whinston Lee Follow this bridleway back round to Ladybower pub, easy to follow with a map but don't miss a fork off right when you get fairly near A57!

Then down to yorkshire bridge and across dam. I'd go up win hill using this path
http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=417376&y=386681&z=115&sv=417376,386681&st=4&ar=y&mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf&dn=730&ax=417376&ay=386681&lm=0

then this little track
http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=417816&y=385556&z=115&sv=417816,385556&st=4&ar=y&mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf&dn=730&ax=417816&ay=385556&lm=0

but only because it's the easiest way up - there are many ways up but some are steep!

Get to top of win hill then come back the way you came and carry on till this 4-way junction. Either go straight on or right here, I think most go right but I prefer straight.
http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=415973&y=387651&z=115&sv=415973,387651&st=4&ar=y&mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf&dn=730&ax=415973&ay=387651&lm=0

Which ever way you go you're aiming for here, lockerbrook
http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=416443&y=389393&z=115&sv=416443,389393&st=4&ar=y&mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf&dn=730&ax=416443&ay=389393&lm=0

Down this and back to fairholmes, bingo!

[slackline]

Start here, and cycle up left side of reservoir....

Two (hopefully useful) things...

1. Try using....

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[url=http://whatever.com/site/you/want/to/link/to]here[/url]

...instead of pasting long unweildly URLs (or alternatively shorten them using tinyurl.com)

2. You could use something like Google Maps Pedometer to mark out the whole route in one window overlaid on a map (last step gives you a URL you can send to people.

[fatboySlimfast]

all the way up the slabs

posibly fatdoc(when he was a fitter man!) defo Jerry, surely Nortons done it!

[Yossarian]

That is awesome!  Ta very much...

I will report back.

[highrepute]

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  yes url code is a very good idea, i should

i avoided google maps type sites as i wanted to use the streetmap so that i was linking to an OS map.

[slackline]

i avoided google maps type sites as i wanted to use the streetmap so that i was linking to an OS map.

Ahh, good idea on that front, hadn't thought about continuity, I just take my phone and use Google maps on it   

[fatdoc]

all the way up the slabs

posibly fatdoc(when he was a fitter man!) defo Jerry, surely Nortons done it!

slabs bit is doable, bits not slabed I haven't done..

[tlr]

Slabs are fairly straightforward in the dry I'd say, I've ridden the rest of the climb as well, all except one bloody step that I haven't yet managed, but I've not tried it in the dry.

I guess it mainly depends what bike you have, all these long forked slack angled bikes would definitely make life a lot harder than an old fashioned single pivot xc bike.

[john horscroft]

Had a spin round Follow the Dog yesterday at Cannock.  Chatted to the fella in the shop and he says Clixby's trail builders will have finished doubling the size of the trail by the end of the year.  New loop over towards Stile Cop, so bigger hills, (relatively) and nearly 8 miles of singletrak.  He's ridden some of the new sections already and seemed pretty enthusiastic.  If they're as good as Whinlatter, also built by Clixby's, I'll be a regular!

[tlr]

Just been out for a run and found that the Limb Valley between Sheffield and Ringinglow has been levelled and resurfaced, so it would now make a nice, easy way out to the Peak, were it not a footpath.

Obviously nobody should ride up or down this trail.

Especially not at night.

[fatdoc]

holy shit..

like it was a nightmare to walk up before.. NOT

bollocks.. burbage also the same..

rite.. thats it.. i've found a hill..


i will b putting the *gnar gnar* back into XC for the winter...

 - oh. the landowner will never know... -

[Norton Sharley]

Also went out for a 'run' yesterday to find half of the footpath up through Lady Canning's has been graded.  Presumably this is to allow the fat bastards who've been for a meal at the Norfolk on Sunday lunchtime to walk off their excesses a little?

Meanwhile the top of Burbage Moor is looking worse and worse due to the 4x4's. 

[fatkid2000]

Seems to be the councils new policy to level all the footpaths to enable all manner of people to use them rather than spend any money re-surfacing roads.

[fatboySlimfast]

Did the beast at Coed Y brenin last week, apart from the fact i havent riden more thn 15k in one session for months, i was riding a mini dh bike and it was a hurricane, it felt bloody hard work! Have to say about 15k was bloody fire road climbs to level single track but the Adams family descents were pretty good. After talking to Bubbs i think the mbr with bits of the dragons back would be better.
i had a complete whitey, was sodden and very dirty by the end.

[fatdoc]

we really are running out of good trails out of sheff that are worth the aggro of climbing up to them....

this is not good... cutgate, the flying mile, limb valley, blakka classic descent, lady cannings, burbage etc.... however narrow minded MTBers may be on issues of access by all to the hills I want something more fun to ride than a flat path whilst out and about... with all the great assistance from the peak park to the MTB fraternity - not - I reckon it's all shite and I'm taking matters into my own hands.

it's time to take the trails back.... I just got a NATO issue foldable sad that actually works 

give me 50 hrs or so and I'll have made something really rather special.. sort of XC meets FR... full facers & knee pads only, small flowing jumps, can be done with any reasonable full susser and about 45 secs is the sort of trail I'm looking at.

storthes hall type track... more flowing though..

nite time this winter will be digging by headtorch!!

[john horscroft]

I second that fatdoc and if you need a dig buddy, let me know.

Reclaim the Trails!

[highrepute]

Did the beast at Coed Y brenin last week, apart from the fact i havent riden more thn 15k in one session for months, i was riding a mini dh bike and it was a hurricane, it felt bloody hard work! Have to say about 15k was bloody fire road climbs to level single track but the Adams family descents were pretty good. After talking to Bubbs i think the mbr with bits of the dragons back would be better.
i had a complete whitey, was sodden and very dirty by the end.

Rode here a couple of weekends ago. We ended up riding a slightly shorted version of the black run using the roads to make the ascents. Basically swapping long ascents on fire roads for very short very steep ascents on road. Seemed like a good way to do it, lots of fun.

We also tried the newer route "el tora" of someting. this was pretty shite, felt unfinished and way to much fire road for hardly any worthwhile descent. 

[Norton Sharley]

I might just have to start riding on some footpaths to make up for all the bridleways that are being graded. 

[john horscroft]

I might just have to start riding on some footpaths to make up for all the bridleways that are being graded. 

Tis inevitable...........

[fatdoc]

I would never do such a thing..

the walkers will break the jumps..

I'm goin for natural woodland 

[john horscroft]

Guess I should be starting a new thread called 'Not the Dope trails.....' but this seems appropriate.  Went to Sherwood Pines and rode the Kitchener Trail.  What a bag.  Poorly designed, rubbish surface and completely untenable in the rain.  A complete waste of time and not by any stretch of the imagination a red - barely green.

So, stick to the now quite juicy downhill trails.......

[cofe]

agree with that john. i was somewhat underwhelmed. it was almost as bad as llandegla...   

[john horscroft]

Ahhhh, and I was thinking of heading there at some stage to see if it had improved since my last visit.  I take it Llandegla's not lighting your fire then fella?

[cofe]

yeah, thought it was a bit rubbish to be honest. not one i'd rush back to.