Routes around the peaks

[Loui5D]

Does anyone have any knowledge of decent roads/routes around the peaks?

There'll be around 10-15 of us from r/motouk this Saturday & Sunday riding around the peaks aimlessly as none of us know any decent roads.

i've got a few ideas but they'll only cover 1 day.
trying to avoid Mattlock as well.

[Itchy]

[Suntan Sid]

Having spent the last four years in Bakewell and Buxton here's what I can tell you.
First up Easter weekend is going to be the worst time to do anything, on a bike, in the Peak District, it will be packed with caravans, campervans, Sunday drivers permanently lost, ramblers, boy scouts, slow as fcuk cylclists and Harleys clogging up the roads. If you can put up with that then crack on.

The Cat & Fiddle is overrated, clogged with artics and knackered old MX5's wheezing up the hill, the road surface is, literally, cracking up, average speed cameras and the actual Cat & Fiddle pub has been shut for a year!

Ok bad bits over!
The A5004 from Whaley bridge to Buxton is a cracking bit of road, way better than the Cat & Fiddle!
Take the A6 From Buxton to Bakewell, good and twisty.
Turn right onto the A5270 this is a proper hooning road with some proper bends.
When you get to the end of this road turn left onto the A515, this is a boring road but after 5 miles or so turn left onto B5055 to Monyash, the stretch between Monyash and Bakewell is very nice.
From Bakewell take The A6 back to Buxton, there's a very nice set of bends as you go through the woods just before you get to the Taddington dual carriageway. If you catch these bends with no traffic in the way you can really go for it.
You then head on back to Buxton, if you liked what you just did, turn left, back onto the A5270, A515, B5055, A6, etc. etc.
I used to do two or three laps of that route on a summers evening!
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[Tdibs]

Yeah avoid Matlock bath unless you really want to go as it will be packed out the wazoo and not worth it anyway.

Same as the others have said, the snake is good but going to be busy = pretty shit but I would do it anyway if you have never done it before.
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[Loui5D]

Cheers Itchy & Sid.

This is what i've come up with so far.

https://www.plotaroute.com/route/394560

[Ash-69]

That route brings back painful memories -- you appear to be starting at exactly the place I ended up with a stainless steel memento in my right knee 25 odd years ago there weren't quite so many warning signs for rookie riders then .......
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[Suntan Sid]

The route between Ashford, Sheldon, Flagg is a, muddy, single track road mainly frequented by ramblers and tractors, lined with dry stone walls, no hooning to be had there, i'm afraid.

You've also missed out the very best bit, the A5270, that is a seriously good bit of road, some very nice bends, with excellent visibility!
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[1198]

The Snake has very regular speed camera vans on it.

[Howling Terror]

Went for a wee spin this morning.
Took Sid's advice and did that Whaley Bridge to Buxton route..then back...then rode it again. Light traffic was a blessing.

C&F carpark was as busy as when the pub was open...I gave it a miss and overtook some cars because I felt like a riding god.

Sore but feels good to be riding after the hand/wrist injury.
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