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If you’re on a gravel bike i would avoid! Miserable

All good fun - like a mini Cut Gate on the ride back!

Starts off smooth and wide then gets rutty, narrow and lots of loose rocks, not steep but really fun at pace

From the dike near the shooting range, easy grassy doubletrack descent becoming occasionally rutted and muddy. All doable with care on a gravel bike, piece of cake on MTB! You'll have to lift your bike over a gate to access the lane the joins Meltham Road. A bit of a slog on ascent, due to draggy long grass 😤

Fun section of MTB trail, waterproof socks are a god send in wet weather

Cut Gate is a trail that links Slippery Stones and Mickleden Edge via wonderfully-wild moorland. Rough, rocky, rutty and testing even on full suspension, Cut Gate is pure MTB territory. If bike touring or gravel riding, you’ll be pushing and/or carrying for large sections in either direction – and it’s not easy pushing. Don’t let that deter you necessarily, though. Cut Gate and the trail along Mickleden Edge is a great way to link Ladybower with the Trans Pennine Trail without large sections on road. I cycled/pushed/carried the entire section on a rigid bike loaded with bags and thought it was loads of fun (if tough going). Plus, the views are spectacular.

I would only recommend doing this trail with an eMTB and if you are an expert rider.

This segment is full of embedded stones and narrow paths. How narrow? Narrow enough to not fit your pedals. I've crossed some eMTB riders, lots of hikers. You will have to push your bike or have it on your back for many segments. For my taste, I thought this segment was not enjoyable and quite dangerous - but I can see how more expert riders might find it challenging and fun. If you can stomach it, be super prepared, don't be alone and take a first aid kit because you could fall easily.