Routes for Saturday 21st May – hills – your favourite!
Meet 0830, main carpark of Ashbourne Leisure Centre.
A Route, (A 21/5), hilly, heading out on the A517 Belper rd, Hulland Ward, Kirk Ireton, Carsington, Longcliffe, A5012 towards Pikehall, north to Monyash – cafe stop here at 27 mile point (or if preferred take it later at Hartington, 32.5 mile point – Village Stores or Post Office, or even later, at the very end of the ride in Ashbourne – Jack Rabbits), Pilsbury, Hartington, Alstonfield, Ilam, Blore, Mappleton.
“A” Strava Route 45.5 miles, 4,429 ft elevation
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B Route, (B 21/5), hilly, heading out through Mappleton, Thorpe – Ilam (good leg burner!), Alstonfield, Hartington, Monyash – tea stop at 19 mile point, Long Rake, A5012 to Pikehall, Ballidon, B5056, A515 Ashbourne.
“B” Strava Route 38 miles, 3,343 ft elevation
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C Route, (C 21/5), bit of climbing, heading out through Mappleton, climb to Blore, Calton Crossroads, A52, Ramshorn, Ellastone, branch off to Denstone for cafe stop, double back then to Norbury, Sidesmill Lane to Clifton.
“C Strava Route 22 miles, 1,892 ft elevation.
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OR A flatter C route…..
“C Flatter Strava Route”, 28 miles, 1,428 feet elevation,
Route heads out via Dobbin Horse Lane, although you may wish to go via Wyaston instead, Yeavley, Church Broughton, cafe stop at the The Nose Bag, then double back to continue to Scropton, Sudbury, Marston Montgomery, Roston, Norbury, then Sides Lane to Clifton