Biking in the Peak District

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“Don’t listen to what they say. Go see.” – Chinese proverb

Six months ago, Murph arranged bikes for us, through a cycle hire in the Peak District. We were there to bike the Monsal Trail. The car park was packed when we arrived. However, these lovely people said “We’ll be heading out just as soon as we have a spot of tea. Do you mind waiting?”
“Oh, and we also need to make sure Moby here has some grass to eat!” Of course, we waited and had a very interesting chat with them, too! It was worth the wait to get the last spot in the lot.
We had a 10 minute walk on this gorgeous path along the River Wye to get to the bikes.
Look at this beautiful sunny day. Did I say Murph booked it months ago?
Lovely scenery along the way to see while the photographer documents our ride. 😉
This is a former railroad bed so there were many tunnels dug along the route. Our path alone had 6 tunnels.
Some of them were very long. I wasn’t a fan – dimly lit and damp. I found them to be a little scary…
We came across a group of young girls repelling off a bridge. (Of course, there was a coach there but still looked a bit terrifying to me)
It was a long way down.
Not all of the tunnels were scary – like this picturesque one.
“It’s more fun to talk with someone who doesn’t use difficult words but rather short, easy words like ‘What about lunch?’ “ – Winnie the Pooh
At one point we went over a tall viaduct. So, we jumped off our bikes and went down a path to see it from below.
Kinda cool, right?
Lots of scenery to enjoy.
These guys were cute. Way up in the hills they were snuggled against the rocks, presumably to get out of the sun. 🤷🏾‍♀️
It was nice to see so many people enjoying the day and this great old rail trail.
After turning the bikes in, we enjoyed the return walk to our car.
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  4. Beautiful adventure!

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  8. What started out as a little scary turned into a rather pastoral adventure. It is a good thing you are both adventurous souls.

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  9. You manage to find the most picturesque places to explore. Plus the solid work from the photographer. Thanks for another pleasant tour. ♥️

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  10. Again, wonderful pictures – now I won’t ever need to jump on a bike and go to the Peak district!! Phew… The tunnel pictured looks just awful. Love the sheep cuddling the wall. Belinda xx

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