Description
Book SynopsisPennine Bridleway is a guidebook to this National Trail taking you on a multi-day off-road cycling adventure from Derbyshire through the Yorkshire Dales to Cumbria, following the Pennine Hills.
This big ride is split into four sections; each section includes detailed directions as well as information on points of interest along the route, bringing the history and landscape of the trail into context. There are also three loops, including the Mary Towneley Loop, which can be tackled separately or as part of the main trail. The guidebook is illustrated throughout with stunning action photography by professional photographer Joolze Dymond.
Researched, ridden and written by mountain biking expert and freelance writer Hannah Collingridge, this guidebook features clear and easy to use Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 maps, easy-to-follow directions, details of distance, ascent and difficulty gradings, bikepacking hints and tips and local knowledge. There is also a comprehensive Introduction and a detailed Appendix, and a link to downloadable GPX files.
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Acknowledgements
How to Use this Book
Rights of Way
Maps
The Bike
Essential Kit
Bikepacking
General Safety
Rules of the (Off) Road
Planning Your Ride
Geology and history
Maps and Symbols
General Map
Part One: Middleton Top to Dinting Vale
Part Two: Dinting Vale to Callis Wood, Hebden Bridge
Part Three: Callis Wood to Settle
Part Four: Settle to Street
Mary Townley Loop – directions for clockwise and anti-clockwise
The Charlie Craig Memorial Loop
Settle Loop
