PURE PEAK GRIT

Fundraising for Friends of the Peak District

42 FEARSOME HILLS

LESSER LANE 1.65km long | 146m ascent | Average 9% | Cat 4
WINDGATHER / BACK PYM CHAIR 3km long | 196m ascent | Average 6% | Cat 3
DEADMAN'S / ERWIN ROAD CLIMB 1.23km long | 96m ascent | Average 8% | Cat 4
BLAZE HILL 1.96km long | 136m ascent | Average 6.9% | Cat 4
CAT & FIDDLE (TOP 100 CLIMB) 11.52km long | 391m ascent | Average 3.3% | Cat 2
AXE EDGE 3.8km long | 176m ascent | Average 4.4% | Cat 3
GUN HILL 2.27km long | 151m ascent | Average 6.7% | Cat 4
FOURWAYS CLIMB 1.18km long | 85m ascent | Average 7.1% | Cat 4
FLASH 3.14km long | 186m ascent | Average 5.9% | Cat 3
HOLLINSCLOUGH RAKE CLIMB 1.19km long | 90m ascent | Average 7.6% | Cat 4
CROWDECOTE 0.88km long | 82m ascent | Average 9.3% | Cat 4
TOB MORRIDGE 1.89km long | 106m ascent | Average 5.5% | Cat 4
PARSONS LANE CLIMB 1.36km long | 80m ascent | Average 5.9% | Cat 4
LARKSTONE LANE 1.87km long | 134m ascent | Average 7.0% | Cat 4
ILAM MOOR LANE CLIMB 1.27km long | 91m ascent | Average 7.2% | Cat 4
THE RAKE 1.66km long | 86m ascent | Average 5.2% | Cat 4
ROWSLEY BAR (TOP 100 CLIMB) 1km long | 135m ascent | Average 13% | Cat 4
OLDFIELD LANE 0.76km long | 121m ascent | Average 15.9% | Cat 4
LEES ROAD CLIMB 1.32km long | 97m ascent | Average 7.2% | Cat 4
STANTON IN PEAK 1.13km long | 98m ascent | Average 8.6% | Cat 4
HELLS BANK (BEELEY) 2.59km long | 182m ascent | Average 7.0% | Cat 3
CURBAR (TOP 100 CLIMB) 1.71km long | 198m ascent | Average 12.0% | Cat 3
'CLIMBING UP' 0.93km long | 94m ascent | Average 9.5% | Cat 4
LONGSTONE EDGE 2.19km long | 154m ascent | Average 6.9% | Cat 4
MONSAL HEAD (TOP 100 CLIMB) 0.6km long | 56m ascent | Average 9%
BEAST OF BRADWELL 1.4km long | 151m ascent | Average 10.8% | Cat 4
WINNATS PASS (TOP 100 CLIMB) 1.71km long | 198m ascent | Average 12% | Cat 3
PEASLOWS (TOP 100 CLIMB) 1.6km long | 248m ascent | Average 10% | Cat 4
SNAKE PASS 6.1km long | 348m ascent | Average 5.7% | Cat 2
HOPE TO MAM NICK 10.96km long | 295m ascent | Average 2.7% | Cat 2 Mam Nick itself: 2.1km | 207m | 9.7% | Cat 3
SIR WILLIAM HILL 2km long | 196m ascent | Average 9.7% | Cat 3
FROGGATT 4.9km long | 225m ascent | Average 4.6% | Cat 3
THE DALE 3.43km long | 271m ascent | Average 7.9% | Cat 3
WOODFALL LANE 0.7km long | 84m ascent | Average 11.9% | Cat 4
THE BRADFIELD BEAST 1.5km long | 163m ascent | Average 10.8% | Cat 4
BLINDSIDE LANE CLIMB 1.2km long | 102m ascent | Average 8.5% | Cat 4
STRINES: EWDEN BANK / DELIVERANCE 0.98km long | 130m ascent | Average 13.1% | Cat 4
PEA ROYD LANE (TOP 100 CLIMB) 1.1km long | 145m ascent | Average 12%
JACKSON BRIDGE (TOP 100 CLIMB) 1.5km long | 161m ascent | Average 10% | Cat 4
HOLME MOSS (TOP 100 CLIMB) 4.68km long | 341m ascent | Average 7.5% | Cat 2
COL DU MELLOR 3.61km long | 190m ascent | Average 5.2% | Cat 3
LONG HILL 7.52km long | 241m ascent | Average 3.2% | Cat 3

REGISTRATION

We are welcoming women, non-binary, LGBTQ+ and PoC

riders to register from 8am on Saturday 22nd January 2022.

Registration will then be open for all riders the following week,

Saturday 29th January.

“It’s not the mountains we conquer, it is ourselves”
Edmund Hillary

Pre-Registration Information

Welcome and congratulations for reaching step one of an incredible and unique UK cycling challenge.

Pure Peak Grit was created in 2019, and tested by a group of inspiring mile-munching ladies (see how they got on here).

The idea was to design a continuous route (no out-and-backs), linking together every famous and categorised road climb by bike, the hardest way up, in the Peak District National Park and the immediate vicinity around it. The resulting route was 610km (380 miles) long, with 13,600m (44,600 feet) of ascent.

There are 42 categorised climbs to ‘tick off’ in this endurance hill venture, including 9% of Britain’s ‘100 Greatest cycling climbs’. This makes it the hilliest long distance road cycling event in the UK.

PPG 2022 will start and finish in Sheffield, and will be segmented into more easily navigable sections, so there will be a few tweaks to the 2019 route. The current GPX file will be available to riders shortly before the event. There is inclusion of a halfway hall, providing shelter and refreshments near the midway point.

There will be three time categories for riding PPG 2022:

48 HOURS OF PURE PEAK GRIT

The ultimate challenge!

72 HOURS OF PURE PEAK GRIT

A more manageable timescale that could be tackled as 3 x 215 km.

FINISHERS OF PURE PEAK GRIT

Sole completion of this route is a massive achievement, and tribute to your tenacious grit. Not only that, but PPG allows you to cycle across and summit some of our greatest hills, in some of our most beautiful countryside. This is an absolute privilege to be valued and enjoyed. However long it takes you, if you endure and embrace this ride, you will very much be a ‘Pure Peak Gritter’.

Jasmijn Muller during Pure Peak Grit 2019

Alaina and Alice at the end of Pure Peak Grit 2019

Alice Thompson during Pure Peak Grit 2019

Finally and in line with this ethos, PPG is tied to the ‘Friends of the Peak District’ charity. FPD are a grassroots organisation who campaign to protect the National Park and its communities from unsustainable and damaging developments. All registration fees will cover the basic running costs, with a proportional amount going straight to the charity. We anticipate this donation to be at least £30 pp.

If you wish to proceed with this gem of an experience, please click below to register.

Please note, that by completing the registration form you will now only be added to the WAITING LIST.

Logistic Details


Start/Finish	HQ: The Heeley Institute, 147 Gleadless Road, Sheffield S2 3AF
Date and time	10am Saturday 3rd September 2022
Route	645km / +13,500m ascent. 100% on road. GPX route to be released to riders shortly before the event.
Cost	£95 (+ refundable £125 tracker deposit - payable at a later date)
What's included?	Registration at Sheffield HQ Basic food/drink at the start and finish Halfway hall with refreshments and use of kitchen Tracker rental and website hosting Personalised cap £20-30 minimum donation to Friends of the Peak District charity
Most importantly	The experience, achievement and satisfaction of completing one of the most difficult road cycling routes in the UK.
Completion	The whole route and every hill, in the correct direction, must be completed. If trackers malfunction/fail to record for whatever reason, you must provide the GPX file or upload your ride to Strava for ride validation. If attempted as an ITT, you must provide the GPX or upload your ride to Strava for validation. Completing the route within 48h or 72h will allow you to be a Pure Peak Gritter in these categories. If during the event you finish later than 10am on Tuesday 6th September, HQ will be closed but you will still be honoured as a Pure Peak Gritter, and your ride showcased on the wall of fame as a finisher.
Trackers	For validation, safety and publicity purposes trackers will be mandatory. This is included within the rider fee, however in case of loss/damage we will need a refundable deposit of £125, payable in February 2022. This fee will be returned once trackers are returned following the event. If you have your own tracker you wish to use, please contact me on ride@purepeakgrit.cc as you may be entitled to a small refund. N.B. SPOT and other trackers have historically worked poorly with the hosting page we will be working with, so we’d advise you to use the trackers provided.