This is the old coach road which used to run between Macclesfield and Buxton. It's still clad in its 18th century road surface, so it's pretty easy going on a mountain bike.

The road's been there a lot longer than that, though. It's since been superseded for auto traffic by the A537, which is less steep.

Christo

April 14, 2019

Mountain biking

Tried this with my friend who was on a road bike 25mm tires. I was on a gravel bike 43mm tires. Both of us had to carry our bikes for some amount of the way. Probably best with mountain bikes. Or a gravel bike with 650b wheels 47mm and front suspension! Avoid with normal road bikes.

Dave Pemberton-Smith

January 29, 2022

Mountain biking

Riding from the Cat & Fiddle it starts off being an easy ride, but as you start to descend towards Buxton you need to pick out your route as riding a Gravel bike it gets a bit sketchy. More suited to a full sus MTB.

You can ride it all on a gravel bike just take it easy.

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