This is a cue sheet for the Mountain Biking in the Peak District Group Ride 2. Bicycle Map. You can print it out for later use.
| Cumulative | Distance | Where | Notes | Direction | Elevation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0km | 0km | Fairholmes. Start of ride | W | 254° | 218m | |
| 0.07km | 0.07km | Out of Fairhomles and follow road round the res. | Ride along narrow road going round the water. | ENE | 54° | 232m |
| 0.39km | 0.32km | Carry on past Dam wall. | E | 84° | 219m | |
| 1.69km | 1.3km | Keep Going!! | SE | 120° | 225m | |
| 2.45km | 0.76km | At gate, go through to your left and start climbing up cobbled path, can be slippery, very!! | This is marked as a footpath but is actually a bridleway path in all the guides. | SE | 113° | 214m |
| 2.74km | 0.29km | Up to the farm and through both gates. | Resting point and meeting point. | E | 77° | 276m |
| 2.81km | 0.07km | Down to water crossing, ready for a tough technical climb. | Rocky, muddy, greasy. | SE | 124° | 283m |
| 2.96km | 0.15km | Through gate and keep climbing! | A few line to choose from. | SE | 122° | 279m |
| 3.28km | 0.32km | Possible resting point at gate, more climbing ahead! | E | 71° | 339m | |
| 3.73km | 0.45km | Climb through gate, follow on through muddy trail, good fun! | SSE | 148° | 385m | |
| 4.08km | 0.35km | Stay on main trail, not left at fork. | SSW | 202° | 378m | |
| 4.35km | 0.27km | Trail starts to climb here, into a good flowing technical climb | SW | 203° | 375m | |
| 4.9km | 0.55km | Resting point and fantastic views. | E | 73° | 372m | |
| 5.04km | 0.13km | Nice long flowing descent. | Loads of lines to choose from, some technical, some flowing and fast. Very muddy at bottom. Beware of Mountain Biking hating Grouse!!! | E | 83° | 383m |
| 6.38km | 1.34km | Descent starts to get steeper and rocky. | Bends round to the right, slippery when wet! | ENE | 66° | 310m |
| 6.54km | 0.16km | Turn right at this fork, mild climb onto nice trail. | SSW | 186° | 302m | |
| 6.71km | 0.16km | Variuos line to choose from, can be very wet. | WSW | 228° | 290m | |
| 7.18km | 0.47km | Corner drop down to gate, Rocky. | WSW | 246° | 297m | |
| 7.24km | 0.06km | Gate, water crossing. | SSW | 199° | 292m | |
| 7.26km | 0.02km | Climb up, rocky, muddy. | S | 168° | 292m | |
| 7.42km | 0.16km | Start of a great descent down to the Ladybower Inn. Beware of gate half way down. | SW | 223° | 283m | |
| 7.59km | 0.17km | Good rocky descent. | Technical in places, depends on which line you take. | W | 254° | 270m |
| 7.69km | 0.1km | Gate!! | SSW | 185° | 244m | |
| 7.71km | 0.02km | Fast rocky descent! | SW | 205° | 244m | |
| 7.88km | 0.17km | Snake pass at bottom! | Very Busy main road. | SW | 220° | 224m |
| 7.95km | 0.07km | Ladybower Inn. | Not quite half way round. Meeting point, resting point, toilets, food and beer! | W | 249° | 230m |
| 8.17km | 0.23km | Follow road, turn left at lights over bridge. | WSW | 237° | 219m | |
| 8.23km | 0.06km | Left. | SSE | 151° | 225m | |
| 8.49km | 0.25km | Follow round till wall over dam. | SW | 214° | 216m | |
| 9.19km | 0.71km | Right at wall, over dam. | This is a footpath so please give way to walkers. Close gates. | WNW | 277° | 213m |
| 9.59km | 0.39km | Close gates. Fire road for 2.4 miles. Good chance for chatting while riding and resting a bit before hard climb!! | NNW | 346° | 214m | |
| 9.78km | 0.19km | Follow fire road. | NNW | 327° | 225m | |
| 10.79km | 1.01km | Follow....... | E | 90° | 229m | |
| 11.86km | 1.07km | Endlessly following...... | NW | 304° | 213m | |
| 13.44km | 1.58km | Very sharp left turn, steep climb up through gate. | Steep, straight, not very technical but can be very greasy. | SE | 131° | 274m |
| 13.72km | 0.28km | Very steep......... | SE | 131° | 297m | |
| 14.15km | 0.43km | Put your lungs back in and rest your legs for the next part of climb. Right through gate. | SW | 225° | 332m | |
| 14.37km | 0.21km | Left up through heavily wooded area. Muddy wet rocky rooty climb. | SSE | 152° | 356m | |
| 14.56km | 0.2km | Climb up and round till gate. | WSW | 227° | 365m | |
| 14.67km | 0.11km | Gate n rest. Down grassy singletrack | WSW | 240° | 369m | |
| 14.74km | 0.06km | Right, quick grassy single track descent. Can be muddy and slippery, rutted. | NNW | 335° | 367m | |
| 15.36km | 0.62km | Descend down to gate.. | NNW | 322° | 347m | |
| 15.79km | 0.43km | Gate. Sandy wet trail. | NNW | 335° | 317m | |
| 16.32km | 0.53km | Sandy wet split trail, a few lines, most wet! | NNW | 316° | 320m | |
| 16.53km | 0.21km | Gate. Good short rocky technical climb. | NNW | 350° | 319m | |
| 16.77km | 0.24km | Gate. Resting and meeting point. | Another bail point. Can go down the Beast to fair holmes for a quicker route home. | NNW | 331° | 337m |
| 16.84km | 0.07km | Carry on up technical singletrack climb. Watch your line and pedals! Good for balance.... | Wet and greasy. | NNW | 331° | 342m |
| 17.54km | 0.7km | Down to water crossing, sharp right, up to next descent. | NE | 34° | 374m | |
| 17.72km | 0.18km | Start of next descent. Roman Road. | Very rocky technical descent with sweeping singletrack line to the right. Caution!!! | NNW | 347° | 373m |
| 18.23km | 0.51km | Very technical and steep. | Large loose rocks, boneshaking, great! | NW | 299° | 342m |
| 18.87km | 0.64km | The bottom! Sharp right down road. | Steep road descent with a gate half way down. | W | 270° | 274m |
| 19.32km | 0.46km | Sharp climb up to Snake Pass. | E | 76° | 237m | |
| 19.46km | 0.13km | Snake Pass. Another possible bail point. | Bail point if tired legs, Just follow road back round. Longer way back but all on road, allot easier! | ESE | 104° | 255m |
| 19.47km | 0.02km | Cross Snake, ready for steep tarmac climb. | ENE | 50° | 243m | |
| 19.71km | 0.24km | Climb up through farm, up winding road. | NE | 32° | 287m | |
| 20km | 0.29km | Steep! | WNW | 292° | 308m | |
| 20.47km | 0.46km | Levels out a bit... | SSE | 142° | 345m | |
| 20.92km | 0.46km | Climbs a bit more... | ENE | 65° | 344m | |
| 21.16km | 0.24km | Drops down to last short tiring climb. | Rocky n wet. | NNE | 7° | 355m |
| 21.42km | 0.26km | Gate, resting poing. Last short sharp climb before last good descent. | NE | 27° | 0m | |
| 21.86km | 0.43km | Start of last descent. Fast, muddy, wet, rocky, rooty. | Various lines, lots of water and mud. | NNE | 3° | 373m |
| 22.37km | 0.51km | Real descent starts here. Very good. | Goes through pine woods. Rocky, muddy in places, a few small drops, can be very fast. Glasses or Goggles needed!! | NNW | 359° | 351m |
| 23.14km | 0.77km | Natural small bermed sharp right | Beware of gate at bottom and road. | NNE | 8° | 267m |
| 23.22km | 0.08km | Gate at bottom and road. 1.2 miles of road back. | W | 270° | 269m | |
| 23.52km | 0.3km | Just follow road back to fairholmes. | S | 166° | 256m | |
| 24.85km | 1.33km | Almost back | Can smell the backed spud with cheese and beans from the cafe!! | S | 169° | 236m |
| 25.07km | 0.22km | Back in... | SE | 133° | 232m | |
| 25.18km | 0.1km | End of ride. Fodder at cafe. | Small bike wash, cafe, toilets, information centre, bike hire. | E | 85° | 218m |