DRIFTER CLUB RIDE OUT
START TIME 3.00 PM PROMPT
FROM THE PLOUGH
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE FILLED UP WITH GAS BEFOREHAND
THE DRIFTER CLUB MAIN RIDE OUT WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH SOME OF THE BEST SCENERY THAT
DERBYSHIRE HAS TO OFFER. WE WILL BE TAKING A ROUTE AWAY FROM THE MAIN ROAD AT FIRST,
THROUGH THE GROUNDS OF CHATSWORTH HOUSE, THEN ONWARD THROUGH A FEW TYPICAL DERBYSHIRE
VILLAGES. FROM HERE WE WILL THEN GO VIA MONSALL HEAD DOWN THROUGH MILLERS DALE INTO
BUXTON. WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH BUXTON TOWN CENTRE ( BEWARE OF THE SPEED CAMERAS ) BEFORE
HEADING OUT UP LONG HILL AND THEN DOWN THROUGH THE VERY SCENIC GOYT VALLEY TO END UP AT
THE CAT & FIDDLE PUB VIA THE BACK DOOR.
THERE IS AN OPTION TO TAKE A BREAK HERE OR TO RIDE THE FAMOUS CAT & FIDDLE ROAD. THE
CIRCULAR ROUTE IS APPROX 8 MILES LONG.
WE CAN THEN HEAD OFF BACK TO CAMP VIA A FEW FASTER "A" ROADS THROUGH NEWHAVEN, CROMFORD
AND MATLOCK BATH. THE TOTAL RIDE OUT IS APPROX 60 MILES.
BEING AN AGRICUTURAL AREA THERE WILL BE SOME HAZARDS TO BE WARY OF. THESE WILL INCLUDE
FARMERS LEAVING TRAILS OF MANURE ON COUNTRY ROADS, CATTLE GRIDS, UNEXPECTED BENDS ( ONE
HAIRPIN ), WANDERING SHEEP AND NARROW LANES, STEEP HILLS ETC. PLEASE RIDE WITH CARE AND
CONSIDERATION FOR OTHERS., BUT ABOVE ALL ENJOY YOURSELVES.
DRIFTER CLUB RIDEOUT
OUTWARD TRIP TO CAT & FIDDLE
1. TL OUT OF PUB CAR PARK
2. 2.3 MLS TL SP BEELEY, CHATSWORTH ( SCREETHAM LANE )
3. 3.1 MLS TL SP BEELEY, CHATSWORTH
4. 6.1 MLS TR SP CHATSWORTH
5. 8.7 MLS TL SP PILSEY, BAKEWELL B6048
6. 10.1 MLS TL THEN IMMEDIATLEY TR SP ASHFORD, BUXTON
7. 10.8 MLS SO AT ROUNDABOUT SP ASHFORD, BUXTON
8. 11.6 MLS TR SP GT LONGSTONE, ROWLAND
9. 13.3 MLS SO AT STAGGERED CROSSROADS SP UPPERDALE, CRESSBROOK
10. 16.8 MLS TL AT T SP TIDESWELL, MILLERS DALE
11. 17.5 MLS TL AT T. NO SP
12. 20.8 MLS TR AT T. SP BUXTON A6
13. 25.1 MLS SO AT ROUNDABOUT SP TOWN CENTRE
14. 25.5 MLS SO OVER 4 MINI ROUNDABOUTS SP LEEK
15. 26 MLS BEAR R AT GRASS TRIANGLE SP WHALEY BRIDGE A5004
16. 27.9 MLS AT TOP OF HILL BEAR L OVER CATTLE GRID
17. 29.5 MLS TL AT T SP CAR PARK
18. 30.3 MLS TR AFTER CATTLE GRID
19. 31 MLS TR AT T. CAT & FIDDLE PUB IS ON THE RIGHT
RELAX AND HAVE A PINT OR YOU CAN DO THE OPTIONAL CIRCULAR CAT & FIDDLE ROAD.
(BEWARE OF SPEED CAMERAS THIS ROAD NOW HAS A 50MPH LIMIT)
OPTIONAL CAT & FIDDLE RUN
APPROX 7 MILES LONG
1. TR OUT OF PUB CAR PARK
2. BEAR LEFT AT FIRST LANE
3. BEAR RIGHT AT PUB
4. BEAR LEFT AT NEXT LANE ON LEFT
5. BEAR LEFT AT NEXT LANE ON LEFT AGAIN
6. TR AT MAIN ROAD. THIS IS WILL TAKE YOU BACK TO THE CAT & FIDDLE PUB VIA THE FAMOUS CAT &
FIDDLE ROAD.
DRIFTER CLUB RUN
INWARD ROUTE
1. TL OUT OF CAT & FIDDLE CAR PARK
2. 3 MLS TR AT T SP LEEK THEN TAKE FIRST LEFT SP HARPUR HILL
3. 4 MLS. TR AT T
4. 5 MLS TL AT T AND THEN IMMEDIATLY TR A515 SP ASHBOURNE.
5. 14 MLS. TL SP CROMFORD A5012
6. 24 MLS TL AND THEN LEFT AGAIN AT LIGHTS INTO MATLOCK BATH. (STOP HERE FOR SUPPER
UNLESS THERE IS A BABEQUE AT DOGPOUND)
7. 25 MLS. CARRY ON THEN TL AT ROUNDABOUT SP BUXTON A6
8. 28 MLS. TR AT TEXACO GARAGE SP TWO DALES AND THEN TL AFTER HALF MILE INTO PLOUGH
DOGPOUND