Places to Ride: Sheffield and the Peak District

The Peak District is a stunning place, with some outstanding geology (like the rock face at Stanage Edge) and beautiful reservoirs such as Ladybower, Derwent and Langsett.

There is masses of riding in the Peak District itself, but there are also some brilliant trails around the city crafted by Ride Sheffield and Bike Track at Grenoside, Parkwood Springs and the latest, Lady Cannings.

We took a trip up there and had a look at a few of those in episode 5 of SMTBE TV 

The Ride Sheffield trails are covered in more detail on their handy flyer, which also covers a loop around Totley moor with Lady Cannings as part of it – you can get it here.

The Peak District bridleway loop around Ladybower and Derwent reservoirs is from Pedalnorth here. There’s a GPX file on that link – be warned it’s definitely an advance route, with some tricky rocky descents and lots of climbing. Think of it as Red upwards.

There’s a couple of classic Peak District routes we did not have time for – Cut Gate starting out from Langsett Reservoir and Jacob’s Ladder. Again these are advanced routes, both in fitness and terrain you will encounter.

Local MTB club Rother Valley Riders are based in the Rother Valley Country Park, where they have made some of their own trails – a green, a Blue, a Red (the longest trail) and some Black downhill trails too. They’re a very friendly bunch and always keen to get people out, so well worth dropping them a message or posting in their Facebook group to say you’ll be in the area.