Calder Divide Trail

Join us on the 6th Calder Divide Trail weekend as we tackle the only route in the British Isles to trace the watershed of a river as we weave across ‘12 valleys, 6 moors and 1 floodplain’ in West Yorkshire on paths of gravel, peat and stone that were once trading routes for coal, salt and wool and have been part of the landscape for over 700 years. 

Event info can be found at: https://www.calderdividetrail.co.uk/

A short film about the CDT is at - https://youtu.be/6HNyZ6wt3-s

KEY INFO:

Date - 18th to 19th September 2027

Routes - Each of the four routes starts by taking you through the park in Hebden Bridge, up through the oak woods and then wave after wave of Pennine moor. Two of the routes have trails selected for gravel bikes and two with trails selected for mountain bikes.  The routes are self-navigated meaning you need to follow a map on a navigation device like a Garmin.  There are no signposts or flags along the route saying 'CDT'.

               GRAVEL: Walsden - 167km / 2,760 metres of elevation (104 miles / 11,800 feet) 

                                 Washlands - 236km / 3,615 metres of elevation (146 miles / 11,800 feet) 

               MTB: Withens Gate - 150km / 2,550 metres of elevation (93 miles / 8,400 feet)

                          Whirlaw Common - 235km / 4,000 metres (146 miles / 13,200 feet) 

GPX files - All four gpx route files are sent to your email address a week before the event.

Venue - Mytholmroyd Community Center (MYCC) is where riders sign on Saturday between 7.30am - 10.30am. Throughout the weekend there is access to changing rooms, first class showers, toilets.  Tea / coffee / juice / toast at the Event Hub in MYCC from 7.30am (Sunrise at 6.40am).

Car park - The Event Hub has a large car park and registering your vehicle plate means you avoid the hefty parking fee. Vans can stay overnight in the MYCC Car Park on the Friday prior to the event.

Train - The hub is 2 minutes from Mytholmroyd train station on the main line between Leeds and Manchester. 

Tracker - Option to have a GPS tracker and let folks 'dot watch' your progress (choose this when you get into SiEntry)

Whats App group - Opens in May and is a good way for riders to ask questions and share info with each other.

Artisan pizza Saturday - There will be an artisan van serving five types of delicious pizza at the camping village from 4pm till late

Luggage transfer - Go ‘traditional’ bikepacking and carry your own bivy/tent or select the luggage transfer option so your gear is moved by van from Event HQ up to and back from the camping village. 

Camping village - Your ticket includes a pitch up at our camping village halfway round the trail on a working farm with a level grass field for your tent.  Hot water urns, tables and chairs in the barn.  Pizza van 4m till late. At the campsite we have a quiz in the barn at 8pm on Saturday. Its a social thing with multiple choice questions about bikes and the landscape.  Sunday from 6am we have hot water urns tea, coffee, toast and porridge pots.

THE DETAILS:

Camping Village - The campsite has two water taps, dry space to store your bike and portable toilets with sinks / cold running water that we hire for the weekend. No showers.  

Capacity - Each of our last five CDT events sold out a month before the deadline

Register - From 7.30am on Saturday 18th September 2027

GPS Tracker - £30 deposit required and fully refunded when tracker is returned at the finish line 

In aid of Overgate Hospice- The CDT began as a promise to a friend to 'do a big ride'.  To date the event has raised over £14,500 to support our local hospice.  In 2027 our commitment remains to raise enough funds to support the hospice for one day of care - target of £2000.

Pie n peas - On Sunday from 12 noon till 5pm hot pie n peas will be served in the event room at Mytholmroyd Community Centre (meat / vegan / gluten free) as well as tea / coffee / juice / breads n spreads

Badge - All riders who return to Mytholmroyd on the Sunday from 12 noon - 5pm will be awarded a cloth badge embroidered with the CDT logo. Three colours - black, gold and green - to represent the different trails.

Poster - Created by local artist and rider Judith Broug illustrating the route and landscape features of the Calder Divide.  View the poster at:  https://yorkshiredivide.co.uk/landmarks-of-the-calder-divide-trail

Rider Agreement for the CDT

Every rider is expected to read all the points outlined in the 'Rider Agreement' (see below for the link) and accept the rules, rights and responsibilities of participating in a Yorkshire Divide event of which the Calder Divide Trail is one:

https://yorkshiredivide.co.uk/rider-agreement