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Interesting town with character

Not so much hard as gruelling. This alpine-style climb with a long lead-in will force you to find a tempo and stick to it since the gradient deviates little until the top, steepest few hundred metres. The sense of achievement upon reaching the flat summit plateau is rewarded with fantastic views (or dense cloud and a significant drop in temperature due to the exposed position) across some of Derbyshire's finest empty moorland over Bleaklow, back towards the Kinder plateau and ahead down into Glossop. The surface is generally excellent, although traffic can be intimidating, especially in busy summer months.

a delightful pretty town

Very exposed up here, be warey of fast traffic too

Excellent spot to stop. BLOC Coffee is great, along with Davinci's pizza! Also a local bike shop (albion) nearby

numerous cafe's and places to stop, loads of culture and a lovely bar scene is popping up. If you remember last of the summer wine this is for you. tours a pleny. Theres also compo's cafe which does pretty good fish and chips but its a hike from the centre at the top of a hill.

Woodhead reservoir is a man-made lake near the hamlet of Woodhead in Longdendale in north Derbyshire, England. It was constructed by John Frederick Bateman between 1847 and June 1877 as part of the Longdendale Chain of reservoirs to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester. It is at the top of the chain of reservoirs and was the first to be started, though, due to construction problems, it was the last to be completed.

Good little cafe with really nice food definitely recommended

Great for training hill repeat session

Good climb

Winding around the edge of the fields the road slowly begins to ramp up … and up. And, then, it really kicks and, without a lot of warning, you’re into that 20% section. To add to the fun, the road surface is covered in high grip, which is great if you’re travelling downhill, but less for us climbers: it has quite a rough texture and, as such, tends to rob you of that rolling momentum which adds that little extra piquancy. Now that your speed has been cut down, it’s time to work for every extra inch of forward motion as you battle both the incline and the recalcitrant surface. There are no short cuts with this one – the road is busy enough that tacking across the carriageway is a bad idea so you’ll need to keep your concentration up, and your steering pinned so that you can make your way up and around the right hander which marks the end of the really steep section. Don’t think that you’re done, however. Yes, the road flattens considerably, but you’re still going uphill and there’s another ramp to come so make the most of this opportunity to catch your breath and shake your bits out before settling down to the final push

Really nice pub

Great pub and a good spot to take a break this pub is on the list of feeding stations for the cycling event Manchester 100.

I definitely prefer riding the Strines from north to south, rolling down to Ladybower Reservoir at the end. Do visit this road when the heather is in bloom. The purple moors are stunning.

Langsett Reservoir is owned and managed by Yorkshire Water to provide water for Sheffield and Barnsley.

Winscar Reservoir, near Holmfirth in West Yorkshire, is a picturesque man-made lake dating back to 1850. Surrounded by rolling hills, it offers opportunities for scenic walks, birdwatching, and a peaceful escape in nature.

This would be an absolutely fantastic ride especially riding up from Glossop if it wasn’t for the traffic that speed way to fast. I’ve done this route twice, once when the road was closed, I will not do it again with traffic.

Ladybower is a large reservoir in the Upper Derwent Valley surrounded by rugged moorland, rolling farmland and majestic woodland. Above, beside and along the reservoir, breathtaking views await. The reservoir was built between 1935 and 1943. It was officially opened by King George VI in September 1945.

Nice little spot to rest on the Longdendale Trail

Beautiful little country village