This will be an all day ride of 35 miles mainly following really good trails and some minor roads. We will be stopping to talk about some of the mining history of the sites that we pass through on the route, including the Walking Together Markham Vale Mining memorial. Please share your own memories as we ride the route.

We start out from Queens Park and ride to Avenue Works where we make our way to Grassmoor Country Park and onto the 5 Pits Trail. We follow the 5 Pits, a lovely undulating track out to Tibshelf where we join the Silverhill Trail to Teversall. This is a significant area of mining history.

We then cycle on the Teversall Trail towards Pleasley but join the Rowthorne Trail just before we get there. This is a level trail to Glapwell where we descend half a mile on the busy A617 before joining the excellent Stockley Trail towards Bolsover. There are good view of the castle from this trail. Then back via Markham Vale and the Walking Together Memorial, to Poolsbrook, Westwood and Crow Lane to Chesterfield.

Hot weather alternative

If the weather is forecast to exceed 30 degrees we will ride a short version of the mining loop (22 miles, 1000 feet ascent & descent). This will be 50 per cent trails and 50 pre cent mostly quiet roads. The route will start as planned through Avenue Washlands and up the 5 Pits Trail as far as Williamthorpe Ponds, Holmewood, before using lanes to cut across to Sutton Scarsdale and to the Stockley Trail below Bolsover before dropping into Markham Vale and the miners memorial. We will return via Poolsbrook, West Wood and Crow Lane aiming to be back by 1pm

• Under 18’s to be accompanied by an adult please
• Please bring your own food and drink and a small bike repair kit in case of issues. We will stop regularly for refreshment and will do our best to help with any bike issues
• Organised by Cycle Chesterfield

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Part of Chesterfield Cycling Festival.