Publisher Description

White Peak Mountain Biking is the fully revised second edition of our bestselling guidebook to the southern Peak District, and features 24 routes from 10.5 to 45 kilometres in length, suitable for riders of all abilities. A companion guidebook to the bestselling Peak District Mountain Biking - Dark Peak Trails, this guide shows you the best of the White Peak and includes four new routes and several updated routes. Clatter down tricky limestone descents, dodge roots on twisty woodland singletrack and cruise along easy cyclepaths through green fields and pretty villages. Explore Bakewell and Matlock, Macclesfield Forest and Buxton, and nip into the Dark Peak in the Hope Valley. Researched, ridden and written by a local rider, each route features Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 maps, easy-to-follow directions and details of distance, timings and difficulty. Also included is a Bonus Section listing top ten climbs, descents and singletracks, information on family riding (including the Monsal Trail) and a detailed Appendix.

Author Biography

Jon Barton authored Vertebrate Publishing's original MTB guidebook Dark Peak Mountain Biking in 2004 and has gone on to author numerous other guidebooks, including White Peak Mountain Biking and Peak District Bouldering. When not running Vertebrate Publishing from its Sheffield offices, Jon can be found mountain biking, running or rock climbing out in the Peak District.

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