A famously challenging Peak District descent. Extremely spicy when wet, I'd give it 4 chillies. The bad news is that it's ALWAYS wet haha. It's fairly steep in places, wide for the most part and narrow in others. Scattered with a mixture of loose and embedded rock. In the wider parts of the trail line choice is pretty fun and challenging with the wide variety of choice. Very good fun, scream if you want to go faster kind of descent.

Kell

January 9, 2019

Mountain biking

Loose rocks to begin with that turn into large embedded rock which is much easier to hike-a-bike up. When riding up Cavedale I couldn't help but think what a fantastic time I would have descending down this trail, so I recommend you do that. Alternatively a great opportunity to tackle a challenging climb and practice your hike-a-bike skills. Hats off to those that can complete this climb with no dabs! Once you get through the rocks the trail mellows out to wide grassy bridleway with some smaller embedded rock. Much more manageable and rideable.

Jonathan - MTB Derbyshire

June 17, 2020

Mountain biking

Wow, Cave Dale is a tough one as the rocks are big and chunky, they move everywhere, they are limestone and slick in the wet, its steep in sections and …

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