Mills n Moors - Silkstone Beck

Mills n Moors Series

Join us as we connect the varied 'off-road' tracks and green lanes that radiate from Marsh Farm in Shepley out into the Upper Don Valley and onto Silkstone Beck. This one day event on a circular route suitable is a big day out on your gravel bike / mtb / e-mtb as Spring approaches.

As with every Mills n Moors event there are four routes on offer:

 - 32km / 440 meters of climbing

 - 52km / 750 meters of climbing

 - 62km / 1,000 meters of climbing and

 - 100km with a total elevation of 1,500 meters!

Maps of each route are on the website: https://yorkshiredivide.co.uk/mills-n-moors-series

Highlights include:

Gravel track onto Gate Foot ridge with wide views across the Holme Valley

Track across the head of Winscar Reservoir

Pick up the Trans Pennine Trail at Dunsford Bridge where the River Don begins its long journey

Fast flowing superb quality traffic free trail to Penistone

Waggonway Trail north of Silkstone

 The 62km and 100km route takes riders onto trails in the Dark Peak above Langsett

       7. The long route takes riders onto Plank Gate in Wharncliffe Woods

The Event Hub

The event hub is at Marsh Farm, a working arable farm in Shepley

The start line is from the barn and out onto Long Close Lane

Register in the wooden barn at the farm on Sunday between 8am - 10am (No 'on the day entries')

Any gravel bike / mountain bike / E-bike is welcome and would get you around the route

The start line is 10 minutes from Shepley train station

The routes

Each route starts by riding onto the gravel track above Gate Foot with wide views across the Holme Valley

It is a self-guided ride with no way markings saying ‘Mills n Moors route'

You will receive all three gpx route files in the week leading up to the event

Its your choice which route to ride as any type of bike is fine on each route - gravel bike, e-bike, mtb.

The ‘blue’, ‘red’ and ‘black’ refers to how strenuous the trail is by distance and elevation and not by how rough the tracks are.

Minimum age of 12 years old when accompanied by a parent / guardian

There is free all day parking at the farm / Map on the website: www.yorkshiredivide.co.uk

On the day

Enjoy a relaxed tea / coffee / biscuits / home made cakes inside the barn BEFORE your ride

Hot soup and bread rolls back at the barn AFTER your ride

Toilet facilities (portable loos) and bike wash at the farm

Head off when you're ready as there is no ‘mass start’

Plenty of space and a few chairs in the barn to relax in after your ride

Pick up your embroidered cloth badge (new colours for 2025)

A list of kit that you should carry is on the website: www.yorkshiredivide.co.uk

Contact

Any question about the ride then please contact Adrian at: yorkshiredivide@gmail.com

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