Ride.
Derbyshire, Yorkshire and Lancashire.
This is a ride from the Longest Day Up challenge 2025, which by all accounts was meant to be one of the toughest parts of the challenge due to city riding. Both myself and Jenny Tinmouth agree it was one of the best parts.
Pitstop 2 to Pitstop 3 on the 2025 Longest Day Challenge for Cancer Research UK.
- Miles: 4.5
- Start: MyMoto, Clay Cross
- End: Guys Thatched Hamlet, Bilsborrow
- Time: 3 hours 40 minutes
- Suitability: all bikes and riders (no motorways)
The road notes state:
- A61 to Chesterfield, then Sheffield
- Sheffield A61 dir. Barnsley
- Chapeltown A629 to Huddersfield
- Huddersfield A629 to Halifax
- Halifax A629 to Keighley then Skipton
- Skipton A59 dir Preston
- Clitheroe B6243 to Longridge
- Longridge B5269 to Broughton/A6
- Broughton turn right onto the A6 dir. Lancaster
Article written by Nige.
Last update: June 2025
Nige has toured most of the UK and Europe, he also commutes to work daily on a motorbike.
This route formed part of the Longest Day Challenge 2025.