Another Possible Route - Derby to Dent

[mini-thumper]

Have done this route several times and it has a good mixture of roads, excellent scenery, passes a few garages, and is relatively fast:

A52 Ashbourne
A515 Buxton
A6 A624 Glossop
M67 M60 M66 (boring bit, but usually quick)
A56 Discount shopping complex with cafe and camping shop at Junc. with A682!
A671 A59 A671 Clitheroe

This is the good bit all the way to Dent...........

B6478 Newton and Slaidburn
@ Monument in Slaidburn look for 'Quiet Lane' - excellent single track road leading to High Bentham - a quality experience!
Burton in Lonsdale
A65

Choices now, either:

A65 Kirby Londale
A683 Bardon
Single track road past Calf Top to Dent
(or Sedbergh then Dent)

OR

At A65 go straight ahead to Thornton in Lonsdale
Gated (x4), single track road, to Dent via Deepdale

If anyone is interested there is a big, easily accessible, cave very near the gated road that I could take a group to.

Hope this is of some use, and if it makes any sense even better.

Cheers and hopefully see you soon
Boyd

[Jenna]

This is the good bit all the way to Dent...........

B6478 Newton and Slaidburn
@ Monument in Slaidburn look for 'Quiet Lane' - excellent single track road leading to High Bentham - a quality experience!
Burton in Lonsdale
A65

definatly a must do road, family was going to move to village post office and garage at Rathmell just to the east of boland/guisburn so i know that road from when i was kid, its got stunning views with a few climbs and plenty of open moorland and is a must do on a bike!!!!

[barftone]

Do you know what the road over the Stocks resevoir towards Keasdon is like?

[mini-thumper]

Sorry not been that way, but will take it on the way back, just to say that I have!

Boyd