Black Rocks is a bit of a mountain bike Mecca in Derbyshire. From the trig point there are three different sweet descents.

These are all very rocky, technical and rutty with a vast choice of lines to bumble your way down. All rock is embedded offering lots of grip.

PLEASE watch out for walkers and cattle!

Karl 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

August 5, 2024

Mountain biking

Alas, the previously awesome views from the trig point are long gone due to tree growth. Nonetheless, a worthy target waypoint for some excellent riding.

Karl 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

August 13, 2025

Hiking

A destination but absolutely no view now that the trees have grown. Now when I was a lad ...

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Elevation 370 m

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Sunday 5 April

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11 %

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Location: Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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