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Hollins Cross and Jacob's Ladder - The Dark Peak

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Hollins Cross and Jacob's Ladder - The Dark Peak

planned a mountain bike ride

September 2, 2018

Hollins Cross and Jacob's Ladder - The Dark Peak

Hard

03:06

27.8km

9.0km/h

850m

850m

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Overview

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike.

Waypoints

A

Start point

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1

147 m

Edale to Hollins Cross Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A varied in terrain climb up to Hollins cross. Super views down the valley and up hill. Some of the trail in singletrack before then opening up into a nice …

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2

3.26 km

Mam Tor Descent

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

First descent of the ride down the side of Mam Tor. Great fast and flowy section, watch out for walkers and the gate at the bottom!

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3

4.13 km

View of Hope Valley

Highlight • Natural Monument

Make sure you look up when riding, the climbs are tough in this part of the world but be sure to enjoy the views.

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4

8.99 km

Roych Clough Downhill Trail

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

Mega downhill to the best lunch spot in the Peaks. Super loose rock, techy and steep in places with some step downs. Very fast and very fun!

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5

11.8 km

The Street (Pennine Bridleway)

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Brilliant rocky descent along the Pennine Bridleway route followed by a tough climb - good luck!

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6

15.9 km

View of South Head

Highlight • Viewpoint

It's worth stopping to take a look at the view before you turn off the path and pass around South Head. The descent is great too either down to Hayfield, Cumberland Clough or back on the Pennine Bridleway 👌

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7

17.5 km

Hayfield Descent

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Together with Coldwell Clough, this descent is more than a mile of fast and fun downhill riding taking you back down to Hayfield. Rocks and stones give way to soil …

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8

19.1 km

Kinder Traverse

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Climb that ranges from tiny potato size rocks to big boulders that you need to slog your way over. Steep and lung busting in places, the views do make up …

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9

22.2 km

Jacob's Ladder Descent

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

Known for its steepness for walkers - experience it on a bike for some white knuckle riding,

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10

23.0 km

Scenic spot before the last stretch back to Edale. Nice place for a paddle also!

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B

27.8 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.4 km

6.77 km

4.37 km

3.63 km

437 m

143 m

Surfaces

16.2 km

3.48 km

2.34 km

2.14 km

1.49 km

1.41 km

723 m

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Highest point (540 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

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