Derbyshire TET
Today is Saturday 25th of August, the last public holiday in England before Christmas meaning three days off work! Yeah baby! freedom!
Its two weeks before Geneva and the Alps and the sun is shining 😁. Better get started.
Its two weeks before Geneva and the Alps and the sun is shining 😁. Better get started.
Sorted the suspension as best I can (the rear really sagged under the weight last time), fitted new front wheel bearings and have a new favourite front tire; the Pirelli MT21. What a difference it makes on road compared to the previous Michelin Enduro Competition, and it's certainly good enough off road for me too. Finished today's bike work at 2pm, sun still shining and got the itch to go.
I wanted to test the bike and practice packing light so filled the Coyote with camping kit, tools & clothes. (the Giant Loop has the following on the bag 'pack light, go fast, go far') The osprey water backpack held small camping pans, water, food rations and toiletries.
Dont think we'll be taking camping kit on the next trip. Hostels and hotels are easy to find and it cuts the bulk and weight dowm. (Looking better!)
I decided to head to Derby and join the TET near Chesterfield. Theres a section that meanders back and forth through the peak district with no intent of getting you anywhere fast.
Looks perfect! i started at the yellow dot below Grindleford with the intention of camping at Buxton.
The scenery was stunning and the TET takes you though some of the best the region has to offer. Stone Masons are clearly in demand here, there were 100's of walls. I can safely state that if youre stoner youll like it here. ;o)
Looking like a scene from Lord of the Rings, complete with tower in the middle! Although this tower doesn't belong to Gandolf, its the oddly named 'Hope Cement Works' What a hideous blot on the landscape. (It's actually in Hope)
The reason the TET curls like a pythons body over the landscape is to join all the lanes together, its a great ride and you only hit the main roads to cross them. That being said, you don't get anywhere in a hurry, but you do get to see Hope Cement Works from multiple angles. Silver linings and all!
Looking like a Microsoft Windows desktop image, the pic above is from one of the longest tracks in this area. Not all were this picturesque though , some were really rocky, steep and challenging. During one particularly tricky ascent the bolt holding my exhaust silencer to the frame sheared off! Im not having much luck with bolts, but thankfully my luck with repairs was holding strong and on this occasion there was B&Q within 400 meters! Fixed in a few minutes.
At about 7pm i made it to Buxton and looked for a campsite, the first was full and the next, Staden Grange Country House Hotel, had one space left after a cancellation, my space now :) The jolly nice proprietor said i should check out the Buxton Brewery Tap House for a nice ale and some food. So i did. I should note that the Ale he recommended i try was 11% and sold in thirds.
Fed and water i returned to the tent for a restful night sleeping on the ground. haha.
Next day it was raining heavily and i was in my old kit. I headed home in the rain, noted the front tire is really good, and got piss wet through for a couple of cold hours.
Enjoyable day and night, great exploring, no regrets.
I wanted to test the bike and practice packing light so filled the Coyote with camping kit, tools & clothes. (the Giant Loop has the following on the bag 'pack light, go fast, go far') The osprey water backpack held small camping pans, water, food rations and toiletries.
Dont think we'll be taking camping kit on the next trip. Hostels and hotels are easy to find and it cuts the bulk and weight dowm. (Looking better!)
I decided to head to Derby and join the TET near Chesterfield. Theres a section that meanders back and forth through the peak district with no intent of getting you anywhere fast.
Looks perfect! i started at the yellow dot below Grindleford with the intention of camping at Buxton.
The scenery was stunning and the TET takes you though some of the best the region has to offer. Stone Masons are clearly in demand here, there were 100's of walls. I can safely state that if youre stoner youll like it here. ;o)
Looking like a scene from Lord of the Rings, complete with tower in the middle! Although this tower doesn't belong to Gandolf, its the oddly named 'Hope Cement Works' What a hideous blot on the landscape. (It's actually in Hope)
The reason the TET curls like a pythons body over the landscape is to join all the lanes together, its a great ride and you only hit the main roads to cross them. That being said, you don't get anywhere in a hurry, but you do get to see Hope Cement Works from multiple angles. Silver linings and all!
Looking like a Microsoft Windows desktop image, the pic above is from one of the longest tracks in this area. Not all were this picturesque though , some were really rocky, steep and challenging. During one particularly tricky ascent the bolt holding my exhaust silencer to the frame sheared off! Im not having much luck with bolts, but thankfully my luck with repairs was holding strong and on this occasion there was B&Q within 400 meters! Fixed in a few minutes.
At about 7pm i made it to Buxton and looked for a campsite, the first was full and the next, Staden Grange Country House Hotel, had one space left after a cancellation, my space now :) The jolly nice proprietor said i should check out the Buxton Brewery Tap House for a nice ale and some food. So i did. I should note that the Ale he recommended i try was 11% and sold in thirds.
Fed and water i returned to the tent for a restful night sleeping on the ground. haha.
Next day it was raining heavily and i was in my old kit. I headed home in the rain, noted the front tire is really good, and got piss wet through for a couple of cold hours.
Enjoyable day and night, great exploring, no regrets.
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