While we were in the Peaks District, we did a cycle from Asbourne up to Hume End then back again. It was a 58.1 km ride which was supposed to take about 3-4 hours. Given that we didn’t leave until just before midday, we thought we’d be back in time for dinner. We were, of course, wrong. About as far from home as possible, Roger’s chain broke. Luckily, he, I and a rock from a dry stone wall managed to fix it. The downside was we were then coming home in the darker part of the evening. The upside was our attempt at bike maintenance on the go seemed to work, Roger’s chain survived the trip home.
The scenery on the trip was amazing. We were following a rail trail, that is a bike path made on top of a former rail line, which gave us a traffic free route.
Some highlights: the tunnels, a cave and some scenery
Some photos here
After our day of cycling, we took the next couple of days for some sightseeing around Buxton (the home of Buxton Water) and Bakewell (the home of Bakewell tart).