Monkeyspoon.com

Mountain Biking in the Peak District

Welcome to Monkeyspoon.com, a website and blog about mountain biking in the Peak District, UK. It offers information on local tracks & trails, maps & routes, pictures and videos.

Established in 2005, Monkeyspoon is run by a group of mountain bikers based in the Hope Valley, North Derbyshire. For more information about the site see the About page or Contact us.
15-05-14 JaggersClough+HollinsCross JI+JK+ST
15-08-20 HopeX+Gores+Mono JI+JK+ST
Is Lady Cannings open?  – Video

Is Lady Cannings open? - Video

In the spring we visited the reopened Blue Steel trail at Lady Cannings Plantation near Sheffield and shot this short video of ...

Mountain Biking in the Peak District 2013-2016 Video

Mountain Biking in the Peak District 2013-2016 Video

A recap video of our riding in the Peak District over the last 4 years. More info on the bridleways ridden in ...

Climbing Hope Cross on eBikes

Climbing Hope Cross on eBikes

Now Monkeyspoon.com is 11 years old and it's main riders are around 30, the unthinkable has happened: we've started riding uphill, and ...

Monkeyspoon OS Map, Tracks & Route Designer

Popular Tracks & Trails in the Peak District:

Hope Cross

Hope Cross

Near: Hope, Edale & Ladybower
Technical:5
Speed:1
Fun:4
Jacob's Ladder

Jacob's Ladder

Near: Edale
Technical:5
Speed:3
Fun:4
Cave Dale

Cave Dale

Near: Castleton
Technical:5
Speed:2
Fun:3
Hagg Tor

Hagg Tor

Near: Ladybower & Derwent
Technical:3
Speed:4
Fun:5
Aston

Aston

Near: Hope
Technical:1
Speed:4
Fun:3
Derwent Edge

Derwent Edge

Near: Ladybower, Derwent
Technical:3
Speed:3
Fun:3
Whinstone Lee Tor to Cutthroat Bridge

Whinstone Lee Tor to Cutthroat Bridge

Near: Ladybower & Derwent
Technical:2
Speed:3
Fun:2
Stanage Plantation

Stanage Plantation

Near: Hathersage
Technical:3
Speed:3
Fun:3
Gores

Gores

Near: Derwent
Technical:3
Speed:4
Fun:5
Mam Tor – Greenlands

Mam Tor – Greenlands

Near: Edale, Castleton
Technical:1
Speed:4
Fun:3
Roych Clough

Roych Clough

Near: Chinley & Edale
Technical:2
Speed:4
Fun:3
Blackley Hey

Blackley Hey

Near: Alport & the Snake Pass
Technical:4
Speed:2
Fun:2

For all our tracks, as well as local mountain biking information, see the Tracks Page.