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Hi again
Since so many people recommeded the winnats pass, another route I thought I might try is Buxton Chapel en le Frith Castleton Tideswell Buxton. Any advice? Roads to avoid? tia Chris -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ |
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turkeytickler wrote:
Hi again Since so many people recommeded the winnats pass, another route I thought I might try is Buxton Chapel en le Frith Castleton Tideswell Buxton. Any advice? Roads to avoid? tia Chris Isn't that DOWN Winnat's Pass? What are you chicken? ;-) |
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oh bugger i hadnt thought of that!
hmphh... How about the other way around, going Castleton Chapel Buxton Tideswell? WHat is the stretch of the A6 like between Buxton and Chapel? Sorry to keep asking all thee daft questions but i simply dont know the area at all Chris On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 14:02:33 GMT, Tenex wrote: turkeytickler wrote: Hi again Since so many people recommeded the winnats pass, another route I thought I might try is Buxton Chapel en le Frith Castleton Tideswell Buxton. Any advice? Roads to avoid? tia Chris Isn't that DOWN Winnat's Pass? What are you chicken? ;-) -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ |
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Tenex wrote:
Isn't that DOWN Winnat's Pass? What are you chicken? ;-) I once melted my brakes going down Winnatt's Pass. Well, not going down it as such, but trying to slow down when I remembered the cattle grid at the bottom... -- Guy http://chapmancentral.demon.co.uk "Sic hoc adfixum in obice legere potes, et liberaliter educatus et nimis propinquus ades" |
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On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 17:50:44 -0000, turkeytickler
wrote: oh bugger i hadnt thought of that! hmphh... How about the other way around, going Castleton Chapel Buxton Tideswell? WHat is the stretch of the A6 like between Buxton and Chapel? The A6 is a busy road and not very pleasant to cycle. Sorry to keep asking all thee daft questions but i simply dont know the area at all Chris Ask away! -- Paul Lydon Winster, Derbyshire, UK -- Remove the 'DELETE' in email address to reply -- |
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Ok then..!
Could you recommend a route that would take in the winnats pass - preferably cicular of about 30 miles in length - without minging roads? I could keep guessing routes all year ;-) thanks Chris On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 20:08:44 +0000, Paul Lydon wrote: On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 17:50:44 -0000, turkeytickler wrote: oh bugger i hadnt thought of that! hmphh... How about the other way around, going Castleton Chapel Buxton Tideswell? WHat is the stretch of the A6 like between Buxton and Chapel? The A6 is a busy road and not very pleasant to cycle. Sorry to keep asking all thee daft questions but i simply dont know the area at all Chris Ask away! -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ |
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Paul Lydon wrote:
Ask away! OK As part of my LeJOG next year I will most likely be staying at Illam Hall YH then riding to my own home in Morley, West Yorkshire. I am looking for route from Ashbourne to the Woodhead Pass road, preferably with few steep hills and little traffic. -- The Reply & From email addresses are checked rarely. http://www.mseries.freeserve.co.uk |
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On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 08:32:25 -0000, turkeytickler
wrote: Ok then..! Could you recommend a route that would take in the winnats pass - preferably cicular of about 30 miles in length - without minging roads? I could keep guessing routes all year ;-) Not sure of total length - but you could start in Castleton, up Winnats Pass, turn right and make a short detour to the right past Blue John Cavern show cave to see what happened to the main road below Mam Tor some years ago and why the main route is now via Winnats Pass. Retrace your route back to the main road heading towards Chapel-en-le-Frith then turn right to take the road via Mam Nick to Edale (downhill this time!). Continue on this 'B' road to reach Hope. Now cross over the A625, heading for Bradwell and a minor road heading west to eventually rejoin Castleton from the South East. -- Paul Lydon Winster, Derbyshire, UK -- Remove the 'DELETE' in email address to reply -- |
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On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 08:47:00 -0000, "MSeries"
wrote: Paul Lydon wrote: Ask away! OK As part of my LeJOG next year I will most likely be staying at Illam Hall YH then riding to my own home in Morley, West Yorkshire. I am looking for route from Ashbourne to the Woodhead Pass road, preferably with few steep hills and little traffic. I don't know where Woodhead Pass road is - nor how to avoid hills around here (!). If I was to head north from Ashbourne, I would take the 'B' road to Thorpe then follow on to Ilam and north to Alstonfield. Continue on the minor roads to Sheen then on to Longnor and onwards towards Buxton. Plenty of quiet roads (except maybe Ilam on summer weekends) but, hills - some steep - well it is the Peak District after all! -- Paul Lydon Winster, Derbyshire, UK -- Remove the 'DELETE' in email address to reply -- |
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Paul Lydon wrote:
Not sure of total length - but you could start in Castleton, up Winnats Pass, turn right and make a short detour to the right past Blue John Cavern show cave to see what happened to the main road below Mam Tor some years ago and why the main route is now via Winnats Pass. Retrace your route back to the main road heading towards Chapel-en-le-Frith then turn right to take the road via Mam Nick to Edale (downhill this time!). Continue on this 'B' road to reach Hope. Now cross over the A625, heading for Bradwell and a minor road heading west to eventually rejoin Castleton from the South East. I would change in the middle and turn left not right after retracing from Blue John towards Sparrowpit. Depending on how hill climbing you feel either take the first left past the quarry up past Rushop Hall or the stiffer climb from Sparrowpit up to Rushup Edge and then back round, turning left to go up over Mam Tor. If you have the time, Perrydale is a nice detour and quite a contrast from the moorland Tony |
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