1. Summary

Options:

1. Ride the trail in a ‘oner’

   £20 for 25 year old and under

   £30 for 26 year old and above

2. Ride as a self supported bikepacker (includes campsite)

£25 for 13 - 25 year old

£65 for 26 year old and above

3. Ride over two days with luggage transfer of your gear to the campsite £95

Note:  Riders on the ‘oner’ should be aware that the event team is at Mytholmroyd Community Centre on Sunday morning but by midday Sunday and through till early Monday they are up at the campsite in Shepley.  Hence there is no flag waving or bell ringing (at least not from the event team) to greet you as you pass the finish line after your epic ride and no pie n peas on Sunday.  But there will be a badge (in your registration envelope when you sign on) and there are three pubs in Mytholmroyd and more in Hebden Bridge with plenty of eating places to choose from. 

 2. Event Hub

3. Start / Finish line

Register from 7am and ride from 7.15am (no mass start)

4. The Tracks

There are tracks on fine crunchy gravel, tough sandstone cobbles, soft peat and smooth tarmac.  OK maybe not smooth tarmac as there are potholes, but the off-road tracks are on bridleways and greenways across the South Pennines which are often overlooked as a riding destination but there are many miles of flowing tracks and rewarding climbs that give stunning views of the ever changing landscape.

5. The Route

The 162km route is best visualized in three parts:  

1. Between the start line and the campsite at 88km (55 miles) we cross four of the Seven Valleys - Calder, Ryburn, Tame and Langdendale. These valleys are fairly evenly spaced out so as a rider there is a pattern of steep climb, brief ride on the moorland plateau, then descent.

2. Between the campsite and the finish line there are three valleys - Colne, Holme and Luddenden - and these are the steepest and so the most rewarding valleys!

3. The three valleys on your return are not evenly spaced out.  The Colne and Holme are two sister valleys nestled together.  After the Colne Valley you have a long and flowing section on three different but connected canal towpaths.  At first this is the Huddersfield Narrow Canal, then the Huddersfield Broad Canal and finally the Calder and Hebble Navigation.  In total you have 24km of easy riding on these canal towpaths (a bell on your handlebars is a good idea) before you get to the final valley which is Luddenden.

6. Your Bike

The route can be completed on a gravel or mountain bike.  The route is not suitable for a road bike. If you intend to ride the route on a gravel bike then you would benefit from the widest tyres possible eg 45mm or preferably 50mm.

I have ridden the whole route on my gravel bike and it was a blast though I did have to push up two slopes.  I repeated the whole route on my hardtail with 2.3 tyres and 100mm forks.  The hardtail, for me, was that little bit more comfortable as 100 miles is a long way. But I still had to push uphill no matter which bike I rode!!

7. E-Bikes

E-MTB’s and E-GRAVEL bikes are welcome. Just remember to park the spare battery and / or recharging cables for the farm on Sunday night.

Please email Adrian - yorkshiredivide@gmail.com - so we can plan ahead with extension leads etc.

8. Campsite

9. The GPX

The finalised GPX route file will be sent out to all participants by 19/05/2026. The GPX will be sent in three formats:

 (1) A complete route covering the 162km in one circuit

 (2) An 'outward' route taking you from the start line at MYCC to the campsite

 (3) A 'return' route taking you from the campsite back to the finish line in Mytholmroyd.

10. The Badge