Join us on our final ride of 2024 as we celebrate trails that radiate from the Piece Hall in Halifax, West Yorkshire out into the surrounding hills and valleys:

‘Blue’ route - 24km / ‘Red’ route 49km / ‘Black’ route 69km

 

1st December 2024

A short ‘blue’ grade route at around 25km, a long ‘red’ grade route at 49km and a ‘black’ grade MTB / E-MTB route at 69km.

Any rider with any bike is welcome to ride any route but the tracks have been chosen to suit gravel bike (‘‘blue’ and ‘red’) with the rough stuff left for the mountain bikers and experienced gravel riders (‘black’).

The photos below show the tracks that we’ll be riding (bridleways and greenways).

Entry admin is by SiEntry via the green button above.

 

Event details

  • The start line is at Cycle Gear, an independent bike shop on Horton Street in Halifax

  • Sunday between 8am - 10am (NO 'on the day entry')

  • Pick up your embroidered cloth badge

  • Enjoy a relaxed tea / coffee / cake inside the bike shop BEFORE and AFTER your ride

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

On the day

  • The start line is at the front of the shop at 68 Horton Street, HX1 1QE

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

  • Toilet facilities inside the shop

  • Have a look around the bike shop and use your 15% discount voucher

The Routes

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

  • It is your choice which route to ride but the ‘blue’ and ‘red’ grade are up to 4 hours ride and the ‘black’ is very strenuous

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

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

The ride

The rides on the 'Mills n Moors Series' are a personal challenge. They are not races.  There is no ‘mass start', the route is NOT way marked and there is no rescue vehicle. We ride on bridleways, tracks, forest trails, urban greenways and the canal towpath.  Some downhill and uphill sections are physically challenging and there are tracks across open moorland but the routes are NOT techy enduro or downhill mtb style routes. 

Group social ride

There is an option to join a small group ride which departs at 10.10am from the bike shop. There is no fixed speed we cycle at. We will be stopping and waiting for each other at the top of the many hills and we take turns opening the many gates!

The group social ride will take between 3-5 hours. It is not lead by a profession/qualified outdoor instructor and there is no mechanical backup except the fixing of the occasional puncture. 

Anyone with a working mtb / e-bike / gravel bike is welcome but a minimum age of 18 years old on the group ride. 

The organisers do not provide insurance

It is advisable, but not compulsory, to have your own bike and personal injury insurance. Being insured through either British Cycling, Cycling UK or other appropriate body would help cover you for your personal liability and any possible bike loss/damage or injury.

Contact

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