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'You are at'  Peak District Trails
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'Explore the Peak District' Fatwhippet's Fav MTB trail.
 Lady Bower Reservoir circular.
 Distance: About 17 miles / 26.3 km.
 Red trail Hard
 Blue trail Easy:
 Mainly on tracks, bridleways.
 Some very steep, rough & technical.
 Short sections on main roads.
 Magnificent views.

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Fatwhippet out cruising the trail > 'You won't get a better day than this you know'
Please remember that cyclists do not have any rights of way on footpaths or over access land. All the trails are circular & some can be extended to give you a longer ride. Many start from car parks and all have some car parking near by. Enjoy your mountain biking & follow the highway code and have special consideration for walkers and horse riders who share the off-road trails with you. Help protect the trails We use in the National Parks.
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Trail 11  
Bicyclemania trailfinders starting from the main car park at Lady Bower Reservoir
From the car park ride to the main road & T.R.
 Follow the road to the roundabout and take the 2nd exit off.
 Follow the lane down & along the front of the dam.
 Stay on this track & follow the contours of the land for about 1 mile to a gate on your L.
 Go through the gate and start to climb the paved track leading up the hillside.
 At the top go through the gate and ride to the next gate and GO-STR-ON .
 Follow the track along and over the stream and up the hill to the next gate.
 Follow the main track all the way to the top.
 At the top bear off to the L. and follow the downhill track to a Y. split & go R. 
 Follow the track to a gate and GO-STR-ON.
 Follow the track to the bottom and the main road by the pub.
 T.R. onto the road and ride to the T.JCT. & T.L.
 Follow the road over the bridge and onto the pub, just after the pub T.R.
 Follow the street to the end and T.R.
 Follow the road downhill and over the bridge and bear L.
 Follow the road to a T.JCT. & T.R.
 Follow the road all the way to a main road and T.R.
 Follow the road into Hope & T.R. just before the Woodbine cafe.
 Follow the road to a small bridge and just after it bear off to the L.
 Follow the main track to a gate and GO-STR-ON.
 Follow the main dirt track all the way along the ridge and over the top to the Roman road.
 Now drop down the Roman road to a T.JCT. & T.L.
 Follow the tarmac track down and over a bridge & up to the main road.
 Tip
 Cross over and follow the track up passed the farm and continue to the top.
 At the top you come to a 3 way split cut across the top.
 Now follow the ridge along by the plantation keeping it to you L. to a gate and T.L.
 Follow the downhill track to the main road.
 T.L. and follow the road back to the car park.
' Watch out for traffic '
'You are at' Trailfinders Tip
Watch out at this road crossing, the traffic comes quite fast around the bend.
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Pictures are thumbnailed click-on to enlarge
Homeward bound
'Fatwhippet taking on the tracks'		 Cresting the top
'Coming round the mountain'		 Roman rd d/h
' Full throttle speed 0.3 mph & slowing'		 Taking five
'Fatwhippet chilling'
Pictures by kind permission from Bicyclemania.co.uk
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