North of England maps and GPS files
The North of England has some of the wildest and most challenging routes in the United Kingdom, The Peak District and Yorkshire Moors are not only incredibly beautiful, they're very easy to get to from much of the country,
The table below has a list of audax events, along with an interactive map and a gps file to download. You can use the map to get an idea of where a route goes, and scroll in and out to see more detail. The GPS files are free to download, and are in GPX and Memory Map mmo file.
Bear in mind that some events change every year as a matter of course. The route here from 2007 might not be the same in 2008. Permanent rides are also occasionally updated, so if you plan to use these files when riding, make sure you check them against the route sheet when it arrives.
If you have a GPS file of an audax event or permanent ride that you'd like to share, feel free to drop me a line, and I'll be sure to post it here.
To download the gpx files, right click on the link, and select "save file as".
Ride Name |
Distance |
View on Map |
GPX File |
MMO File |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mellow Fruitfulness - Autumn touring in the Yorkshire and Lancashire hills, with excellent scenery and a great buffet at the end. Highly recommended. Thanks to Steve Snook for the route. | 50km |  |
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| Staffordshire Peak Super Grimpeur - No huge climbs, but a relentless series of hills. The scenery is fantastic. Ridden 27 December 06. | 100km | |
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| A Hopey New Year - Peak Audax's winter gasper starts in the middle of the Peak District, in the midle of winter, but runs entirely on gritted road. Route taken 06 January 07 | 100km | |
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| Edale - A permanent route that starts near Oldham, with a starter leg that rewards you with great views of Saddleworth. One of the few audax rides that descends Mam Nick - the rest all seem to climb it! Ridden 14 January 07. | 100km | |
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| Spring into the Dales - Another ride from Hebden Bridge, into the moors. The catering at the end is legendary. A very popular ride. Ridden 25 April 07. | 100km | |
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| Grindleford Grimpeur - Peak District permanent from Hope, with a bonus loop over the moors to Hathersage. Route taken 12 July 07 | 100km | |
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| Mid Peak Grimpeur - Another Peak District ride. This one climbs Snake Pass. I rode this 26 July 07 | 100km | |
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| Season of Mists - a very popular, incredibly scenic ride from Hebden Bridge. Great catering at the end. Route taken 07 October 07 | 100km | |
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| North-West Passage - Classic 200k route taking in a loop of Lancashire, Yorkshire and Cumbria. Free pie and peas for finishers. Can't say fairer than that. Many thanks to Chris Wilby for sending the file in. | 200km | |
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| Tan Hill 200 - If it's an Andy Corless ride, you can be sure of plenty of hills and some great scenery. Thanks to Steve Snook for the route. | 200km | |
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| The Manchester Loop - This is a great permanent ride, but boy is it hard work. If you start in Leigh, you'll do all the hills first. Ridden by me 25 February 2007 | 200km | |
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| Forest of Bowland - Parts of this route are patched up, because I missed my turnings on the way back. This is the hardest 200 I've ever ridden, but well worth the effort. This is being run as an event in 2008. Hoorah! Route taken 25 March 07. | 200km | |
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