date

18th - 19th September 2027

entry

event hub

On Saturday register at Mytholmroyd Community Centre from 7.30am-10.30am.

Address: Caldene Avenue, Mytholmroyd, HX7 5AF

routes

The four GPX files are emailed to riders a week prior to the event. This is so each individual route can be checked right up to the last minute.

event room

Registration is open from 7.30am on Saturday

Tea, coffee, juices, toast and Yorkshire Fat Rascals

There is a map display on the wall showing the full scale of the route marked out on OS maps.

Tracker

There is an option to hire a GPS tracker and have friends and family ‘dot watch’ your progress across the route.

whats app group

An opportunity for riders to ask questions and share info with each other. Opens May 2027.

Start line

Once registered riders can depart any time after 7.30am from the start line marked out at the front of Mytholmroyd Community Centre. There is no mass start as the first 2km involves navigating:

- a very narrow cycle lane

- over a narrow packhorse bridge

- through a stone masons yard

- through the park in Hebden Bridge

- along the even narrower canal towpath

- and under two low slung stone bridges

- at the Stubbing Wharfe pub come off the towpath and turn right along the main road to get to Colden

first 2km of the route

The start of any new route is often tricky and the Calder Divide is the same with several turns and different types of tracks combined. Its worth studying the map below and of course looking at your preferred GPX when you receive it a week before the event.

luggage transfer

Option to have your luggage transferred to the campsite and back to the event room. Please bring just the single bag with your name written clearly on it. I hire a Crafter VW van so it will fit a large amount of gear. Pack what you need to make the event and your night at the campsite comfortable.

Marsh farm, Shepley

Half way around the route is the campsite where all riders are welcome to pitch up in the farmers field. Each of the GPX files take you directly to Marsh Farm:

Address: 114 Marsh Lane, Shepley, Huddersfield, HD8 8AS

We hire in three portable toilets with cold water sinks but there are no showers. There are two water taps

The campsite has a barn where riders register, lock their bikes up and we gather on Saturday night to have the quiz at 8pm.

When you arrive at the campsite make your way to the large barn where your luggage is stored and we have a hot water urn for tea / coffee. Paper cups provided. Tables and chairs as well.

We have booked an artisan pizza van run by Alex of Crust n Crumb. You can buy one of five types of hot pizza from 5pm on Saturday. Alex also has cold drinks and alcoholic beverages for sale. Shepley has two pubs with the Farmers Boy serving food (booking advisable). There is a Coop.

On Sunday morning there is a hot water urn and porridge pots plus tea and coffee inside the barn from 6am.

saturday evening

At the campsite on Saturday evening the barn is a useful space to relax and there’s a quiz from 8pm. No master mind type questions, its a social thing about bikes and the landscape.

event Room on Sunday

An embroidered cloth badge made in Leeds
Your Overgate Hospice Certificate
Your A5 poster
Your hot pie n peas

Pie n Peas

Served hot in the Event Room at MYCC on Sunday from 12 noon till 5pm.

There are meat, veggie, vegan and gluten free pies.

event badges

Green badge - completing either of the two short routes (Walsden or Withens Gate)

Black badge - completing the Whirlaw Common (long) mtb route

Gold badge - completing the Washlands (long) grvl route

poster

On the event weekend every rider that crosses the finish line will receive an A4 print of this poster.

I have selected a series of features that can be found along the route of the Calder Divide Trail and Judith Broug aka missyredboots@mac.com has designed a set of icons and a stunning poster to illustrate these unique and much loved aspects of the Pennines.