The Calder Divide Trail Challenge
Info: New entries for this event closed on Tuesday 30th August 2022.
| Entry Fee | £40.00 |
The Calder Divide Trail Challenge is a bikepacking adventure around the watershed of the River Calder in West Yorkshire. The challenge takes you from the high Pennine moors to the wide floodplain on an epic ride. The event is in aid of Overgate Hospice.
The Calder Divide Trail Challenge will have three routes especially curated for the event, ranging from;
92 miles and around 8, 400 feet of climbing
120 miles and around 10,250 feet and
152 miles with around 13,200 feet of climbing.
Each route, 80% of which is off-road, uses gravel tracks on the floodplain, ancient bridleways along the ridges, singletrack across the Pennine Moors, Sustrans greenways along the urban fringe, sunken lanes along wooded valleys and quiet country lanes.
The Calder Divide Trail is the only circular route in Britain that traces the watershed of a river. This is a unique opportunity to trace the River Calder from its beginnings as a trickle on the moors above Hebden Bridge to its meandering across the floodplain near Wakefield and onto Castleford where its an impressive river. There are no entries on the day. The event runs from 7am on the Saturday to 7pm on the Sunday (or untiil the last rider returns).
See the website and 15 minute film on Youtube called 'Calder Divide Trail: bikepacking in Yorkshire' for an insight into the variety of trails and so what type of bike - gravel or mtb - is best suited to the event and your riding experience.
On the Challenge weekend we will provide:
- Navigation - gpx files for each route.
- Route Guide - a guide on where to get food and drink supplies out on the trail
- Campsite - level grass field, half way round the route, basic facilities, luggage transfer option
- Luggage - drop your tent, mat and sleeping bag at Event HQ and we will transport it to the campsite
- Timings - for your personal records
- Event HQ - loos, wash facilities and bag drop
- Public tranport link - the start line is wihtin 2 minutes of Mytholmroyd train station
- Car park - there is ample free car/van parking
- Nourishment - Tea, coffee, juice and plenty of cake at the start & pie 'n peas at the end
- Event Certificate - a record of your achievemtn provided by Overgate Hospice
- Unique event badge - green for all routes completed and gold for a sub 24 hour time on the 152 mile
- Hospice - our aim is to raise £2,000 and so fund a 'Will Norman Day' in memory of our riding buddy
- With the help of our partners RESTRAP, TAILFIN, GIANT in Halifax, BLAZING SADDLES in Hebden Bridge and ALL TERRAIN CYCLES in Salts Mill there will be bikepacking bags, hats, gloves and other practical items in the spot prize draw.
For more information see our website: www.calderdividetrail.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/groups/290421523176851/
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