새들워스‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪3‬개의 산길

Start of the journey up to view the B29 crash site.

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.

Parking bothsides of the road and its free usually not tge case in derbyshire now.

Known to have an icecream van on weekends!

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.

Absolutely stunning climb from Ladybower side. Really busy with cars that drive way too fast up this road but when the rare opportunity arises that this road closes, go for it. Can descend all the way into Glossop before turning round and retracing your tracks. If the wind is howling, this is one to avoid as the top is really exposed.

Amazing views up here and this pass is far less busy than many of the others. Highly recommend this road in either direction!

They may be considered passé these days but a 3-ring chainring goes a long way to increasing comfort on lengthy ascents such as Glossop to the top. I'm no pro - in fact, I'm barely an amateur! - but a 38t front (and 32t rear) helped me deal with the climb very well indeed. If you're *really* worried about the gradient, factor more time into your route planning and you could even drop to 28t up front (and a higher gear at the rear). It's all about pacing. Also, be aware of over-eager motorists (cars as well as motorcycles). Most will have the courtesy to wait before a blind corner/horizon (and give a wide berth when they pass) but more than a few will simply not have the patience to wait the extra 10 seconds. In those instances, hold your position in the road and don't be pressured into changing your cadence. Other than that, enjoy the views and the descent :-) !