Mills N moors Series
Day rides from Cycle Gear in Halifax on 26th January and Blazing Saddles in Hebden Bridge on 23rd February with three routes on offer ranging from 30km to 74km.
Entry is via SiEntry, tickets £5 / £10 / £20
Headwaters Trail
The Headwaters Trail takes you to the source of the River Calder, River Aire and River Don whose waters powered some of the first mills and forges of the Industrial Revolution.
The trail is 325km long (200 miles) with a 250km option and takes you from the South Pennines, north into the Yorkshire Dales and then south to link with tracks in the Peak District. It is 80% ‘off-road’.
It is the only bikepacking trail in the world that follows the high ground that drains water into 3 rivers by connecting moorland tracks on the moors and gravel tracks along the floodplain. This creates a diverse and constantly changing mix of trails. And we go through Leeds city center!
On the event weekend we have an Event HQ with bag store, showers, pie n peas and car park. The route can be enjoyed as either a self-supported bikepacker or a supported rider with two campsites, luggage transfer and evening meal + breakfast together with a GPS tracker aka ‘dot watching’.
Date: 3rd - 5th May 2025
Starting line: Mytholmroyd Community Center, Calder Valley
Distance: 325km (200 miles) or 250km (155 miles)
Tickets: £25 / £75 / £105 / £160
Source to Sea Trail
The Source to Sea Trail takes you on an epic ride on every imaginable grade of trail across three National Parks and the remote moorland where ten rivers emerge.
We start in the Calder Valley, West Yorkshire and go north to arrive at Whitby in North Yorkshire and then south to York and further south east to cross the Humber Bridge on the worlds longest cycle path on a suspension bridge. It is here we see the muddy waters of 25 of Yorkshire’s rivers flow into the salty waters of the North Sea.
In 2025 the route will be 720km and 9,000 meters (450 miles / 30,000 feet). Whilst the distance is demanding the challenge lies in negotiating the mix of tracks over the varied terrain.
In broad terms a mtb would suit the western half as we cross the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors whilst a gravel bike would relish the long eastern leg on the broad floodplain from Pickering to York, along the Humber estuary and around to Castleford. The final 50km over rough tracks on the Pennine moors is the sting in the tail!
Date: 3rd - 7th May 2025
Starting line: Mytholmroyd Community Center, Calder Valley
Distance: 720km
Tickets: £95 (fee includes hire of trackers from Fmc)
Dales Camp Out
In October 2024 we held a two day event from Settle in North Yorkshire called the Dales Camp Out. It was a joyful occasion so we’ll be back in June 2025 with a second camp out in the Yorkshire Dales. Location: Swaledale.
Calder Divide Trail
The Calder Divide Trail connects moorland singletrack, bridleways through woodland and urban greenways around the area of land that drains the River Calder.
There are 4 routes, 2 designed for gravel bikes on well maintained tracks and 2 designed for mountain bikes as these route goes over rough and steep tracks on the moors. E-bikes are welcome.
There is the option to ride the two day event self-supported as a bikepacker or to use the supported ride with its campsite at the half way point and luggage transfer of a 75 litre rucksack / hold all
The campsite has a barn to relax in and store your bike. The facilities are basic: portable toilets with wash sinks. Riders are welcomed to the site on Saturday afternoon with hot soup/bread /porridge pots in the morning that we put on. For your main meal their will be an artisan food van on the campsite.
At the finish line on Sunday all riders are welcomed back with an embroidered cloth badge, certificate and the all important pie n peas supper.
Date: 20th - 21st September 2025
Starting line: Mytholmroyd Community Center, Calder Valley
Distance: 151km (100 miles) / 236km (160 miles)
Tickets: £25 / £75 / £105 / £130
