Hilly March Hare Cake Ride

This ride is part of the monthly series for women confident cycling on roads and comfortable with completing 30 miles in the saddle and who "enjoy" climbing hills.

This month we are going to tackle 'Cromford Hill upto Middleton Top' as the main climb! http://www.strava.com/activities/119689199 We will set off from The Whitworth Centre in Darley Dale towards Cromford Hill via Old Hackney Lane, up and over Starkholmes arriving at the bottom of Cromford Hill which we will climb to the top where we will turn right and continue onward and upwards to Middleton Top before turning right again towards Brassington.  The ride will continue and include Friden, Youlgreave and Alport before returning to the start.  So whether you usually drop into your easiest gear and take your time up a hill,  or use a big gear and grind up the gradient, or like me use momentum to attack a climb to help take the edge off a short sharp steep climb or set you up for a long ascent. Come along and enjoy a morning cycling with other like minded women (Of course what goes up must come down so please ensure as always your brakes are in good working order…! )
  
Our cafe stop will be at the end of the ride in the Whitworth Terraced Cafe.  Please have spare inner tube, cycling helmet advisable, waterproof and water bottle with you. Any questions please see Breeze Network Derbyshire on Facebook.