2025 Edition

Welcome to the home 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 approximately  600 km (380 miles) long, with 13,600m (44,600 feet) of ascent.

There are over 40 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.

The 2025 edition route and ride handbook will be circulated to riders in the months prior to the event.

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’.

A special acknowledgement is made to those who finish in under 48 hours and as much as riders are welcome to continue riding as long as they wish the event HQ will close Monday evening.  If you finish after this time and within the rules you will still be honored as a Pure Peak Gritter, and your ride showcased on the wall of fame as a finisher.

Every year Pure Peak Grit donates a proportion of the entry fee to charity and this year we are delighted to be supporting Air Ambulance Derbyshire.  

Logistic Details

Start/Finish: Barn Farm Campsite, Birchover

Date and time: Saturday 28th June, depart at 8am BST

Route: Over: 600 km / 13,000m ascent. 

GPX route to be released to riders shortly before the event.

Cost: £130

What's included?

• HQ facilities at Barn Farm Campsite, Birchover

• Hot and cold food and drink for start, finish and duration of the event (the route passes through twice at approx 200km and 400km).

• Basic shared sleep facilities during the event at HQ, or option to book your own camping pitch (not included in event fee, book direct with Barn Farm).

• Tracker rental and online mapping for dot-watching.

• Cap with rider number and musette bag.

• £30 minimum charity donation.

• Most importantly: The experience, achievement and satisfaction of completing one of the most difficult road cycling routes in the UK.

You also have the option to book a camping pitch for the Friday and/or Monday night at the campsite. A basic meal will be provided at HQ prior to the event for a small extra cost.

You may choose to make your own arrangements for sleeping or rest outside of the HQ. This is a self supported event so there is no provision for recovery from Pure Peak Grit and aside from the HQ you must supply yourself with food and water.

This is not an entry level event and your previous experience/ ride ability will be screened on application and Pure Peak Grit reserves the right to refuse applications.  Applications from under 18 years olds will not be accepted.

Registration will close when the event reaches capacity.

Charity

A portion of enevry entry fee goes towards supporting a local charity. This year we will be supporting Derbyshire Air Ambulance, with at least £30 of each entry fee going towards helping them to continue the vital work they are carrying out across the region. 

Previous charities have included Paces Sheffield and Friends of the Peak District.