6th - 8th September 2025
3 Peaks Cycles, Settle, North Yorkshire
335km around the border of the Yorkshire Dales National Park
Hot breakfast / GPS trackers / Embroidered cloth badge
Two riders have the chance to win places to tour the RESTRAP factory in Leeds and have a personal musette made while they are there
£45 / £85
20th - 21st September 2025
Mytholmroyd Community Centre, Calder Valley
160km / 240km
Farm campsite open to all riders
Bikepacker or rider with luggage transfer
Tea / coffee / home made cakes / toilet facilities at the event hub
Free weekend parking / Vans can park over night on Friday / 1 minute to train station
Pie n peas at finish line
Embroidered cloth badge
£25 / £65 / £105
In aid of Overgate Hospice
5th October: Resistance and Rebellion
Blazing Saddles, Hebden Bridge
20km, 47km, 77km
Tea, coffee, home made cakes and toilet facilitates at the start line
New embroidered cloth badge
£5 / £10 / £20
23rd - 28th May 2026
Mytholmroyd Community Centre, Calder Valley
730kms
Tea / coffee / home made cakes / toilet facilities at the event hub
GPS trackers aka ‘dot watching’
Free parking for the duration of the event / Vans can park over night on Friday
1 minute to train station
Pie n peas at finish line
Embroidered cloth badge
£95
calder divide trail
Dales Trail
headwaters trail
Source to Sea Trail
Are the routes signposted?
There is no signage saying ‘Yorkshire Divide’ out on the hills, moors and valleys. The routes on all our events are on bridleways, Sustrans greenways along the urban fringe, open access moorland, restricted-by ways, sections of the ace Pennine Bridleway, the Trans Pennine Trail and minor public roads. A GPX file for the event you have entered will be sent to your email address two weeks prior to the event.
What is the minimal kit I need to carry?
Wear a helmet that complies with the latest EN1078, ANSI Z90/4 or SNELL standards. Waterproof clothes including full length trousers and jacket. Warm layers for changing into stored in a dry bag. Front and rear lights.
Are these races?
The events are NOT races. They are intended as a personal challenge.
Can I enter on the day of the event?
No ‘on the day’ entries for any of the events. Sign on via SiEntries.
What type of bike can I enter with?
All of our routes cover a variety of terrain including cobbles, grass, peat, grit stone, gravel that is smooth, gravel that is loose, gravel full of potholes, concrete track ways, stone slabs, tarmac and everything in between!
We recommend tyres of 40mm upwards and any of the following bikes will get you around the routes: Gravel bike / Cyclocross bike / Mountain bike / Fat bike and Single Speed if that is your thing.
E-MTB’s and E-Gravel bikes are fine on the Mills n Moors and Calder Divide Trail but not on the StS Trail.
Who gets to enter?
Bike events should reflect the wider society from which they grow and therefore we welcome entry from all individuals. On all our events - the Calder Divide Trail, the Headwaters Trail and Dales Camp Out - we adopt the practice of having a camping field set aside for women, trans, non-binary if a rider wants to choose that option. There is also a lower price ticket for those aged 25 years and under.
Will I get a record of my time?
The Headwaters Trail and the Calder Divide Trail events are intended as a personal challenge and not a race and so Event Officials will NOT record your start / finish time. If a FKT is set by a female and male rider we will use Strava times to set and publish these records.
On the long distance and multi day events - the Dales Trail and Source to Sea - we will use the time recorded on the Follow my Challenge web page created as you start from and return to the event hub in Mytholmroyd. This is a ‘single stage event’ where the clock starts when a rider crosses the start line and only stops when they return to the finish line.
On the Mills n Moors rides we do not set any time limits or record riders times
Do I need insurance?
The event organiser, Yorkshire Divide, is a member of Cycling UK and our events are covered to £10 million public liability. It is peace of mind for the rider if they are also insured for loss or damage to their bike and personal liability through either British Cycling or Cycling UK.
What happens if the route changes?
The organisers reserve the right to adjust the routes ahead of the day to account for unforeseen conditions (e.g., flooding, landslips, angry farmers) but if it does it will notify all participants who have signed up by that point of the changes.
Contact:
Adrian Wright
yorkshiredivide@gmail.com
