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Storage facilities for bikes (and roof racks) are available at Vicarage Farm. Alternatively details can be provided of those cycle shops which hire equipment for the week/weekend. Your family may prefer to hire bikes for a few hours to explore the trails along former railway lines where the gradients are more gentle and the surface comparatively even.www.peakdistrict-npa.gov.uk/cycle
Take a mountain bike or a car north through the village of Bradwell, where they make the best ice-cream ever, and on to the Hope Valley. Turn west and visit the pretty stone village at Castleton, Peveril Castle and the Speedwell Caverns and then on up Winnet's Pass - Derbyshire's Grand Canyon. Carry on to Mam Tor and take a walk up to the ancient hill fort and watch the paragliders and hang gliders.
If you have the energy the locality offers unrivalled mountain-biking terrain. Alternatively if you prefer to keep your bikes on tarmac, why not join some of our Olympian gold medallists who regularly train with roadwork along the miles of quiet country lanes which criss-cross the Limestone scenery. There are circular cycling routes from Vicarage Farm for all ages and abilities. |
The Limestone Way, the longest signed footpath within the Peak District, adjoins Vicarage Farm, as does the Pennine Bridleway Also, the National Trail, is the longest bridleway in the Peak District and links Derbyshire and the South Pennines. Once you have arrived at Vicarage Farm, forget, your car keys and enjoy from your doorstep the best of limestone mountain biking whether over peaks or through dales. There are circular routes for all ages and abilities.