Bikepacking In The Peak District
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ค. 2021
- A Film by Barry Godin - Bikepacking In The Peak District - Filmed by Barry Godin and Allen Boardman
Allen and I set off after Jennride in the Lake District to the Peak District to have a mini adventure. We started in Hope and up to find the incredible descent of cave dale down to Castleton. We then up the collapse road and up to Mam Tor, across to Edale Cross and down to the Ladybower Reservoir. The second day was a great descent to Ladybower Inn and then over to Stanage Edge.
Another great video Barry! Bikepacking in the Peaks is definitely on my list to do!
The riding in the peaks is some of the best! Tough for bikepacking but very rewarding, also plenty of beautiful places to stay
lovely stuff, Stanage is stunning...
Thanks Mathew, yes it is stunning, even better from that arial view
Another great film for the tourist board
Haha, thanks so much Stephen! One day they will discover me, haha
Beautiful
Thank you so much
Great ending! Love the footage.
Thanks very much Martin! Yes what a magical ending
Awesome film as usual. And a super happy ending, what more could you want.
Thanks buddy!
Nice one. Good memories of mountain biking and walking brought back as I have done quite a few bits of the trail you filmed.
Lucky with the go pro. My friend dropped her phone last week on the trail. It was found by a dog walker and we had it back in 20 mins.
There are a lot of nice people out there.
Loving your channel.
Oh that is a wonderful story, there are beautiful people everywhere, and you have to always look to return favours where ever you can for the chance one day you also need the help
From the Film The Life of Brian "you lucky barstard" getting th Gopro back, great footage as usual keeping me sane cabined up with back issues.
Oh yes, there was a lot of doom and gloom as we left the peaks, the go pro was found a few days after - and what a result! I hope you recover fast from you back
@@barrygodin7538 cheers Barry, physio is happily beating the crap out of me but long term it should solve it.
Finally sat down to watch!!! Brilliant as ever Barry and as mentioned on FB so pleased Allen got his GoPro back!!! Fond memories of Mam Tor - christened my then new MTB 25+ years ago!!!... Some fabulous trails down there and many a happy weekend going nuts on the downhills!!! I had my worst off ever the other side of Mam Tor and actually split my helmet!!! Great times so many thanks Barry (and Allen) for an epic film which has brought back many happy memories of a stunning part of the country to ride!! Cheers and looking forward to your next adventure!!!
Oh yes Paul the descents off of Mam Tor and very tough! And back in the day! I feel like I am on a retro bike at times riding full rigid when I used to those trails on my full suspension bike. You just have to hold on and scream, haha. Sorry to hear you almost cracked you head open, Allen almost did the same, I was a bit scared seeing him in a pile as i rode down. He was just out of sight when he went over
@@barrygodin7538 - couldn't agree more buddy and mine was full rigid... still is, it's a beaut!!! Yes seeing Allen in a heap is exactly how I ended up with the bike on top of me... last one down that section and my two mates ran back to check I was okay!! I did end up at the docs and then A&E a few days after that one... the standing joke is they X-rayed my head and found... Nothing!!! LOL!
@@barnett882 Oh my, it's not just me that the Peak bit eh! Glad it wasn't as bad as it could have been....Thanks so much for watching!! 🎊
Fantastic m8 👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks so much Jon!
hey BG, nice video, great editing between the different views, Peak district looks super nice for biking...smiles at the end too :) cheers
Thanks so much, and thanks for commenting on my editing, I am very happy with the way this one has come out
Great video Barry. Nice trails.:)
Thanks so much
Enjoyed just got my gear together ready to explore the Peak District
Hey Simon! Hope your having many adventures, those winter ones make you feel alive :-)
Nice work once again 👍 Loving the drone footage.
Thank you so much Alastair!!!
Phew that was lucky! I thought Allen would break another cassette but this time he looses the go pro😉
I'm certainly making up for years of trouble free bikepacking!! Hopefully no more sillyness! 😆
Haha, no brakes of his bike, just his body. He really was not having his best weekend
Yeah....yeah, yeah,...... yeah....Excellent as always Barry. 05:23 the moment that kept us wondering whether you were going to become part of the incident or not.
I didn't notice he was rattling down the hill until he was right behind me 🙊 I could have done with moving out the way! Sorry Barry!! 😔
@@AllenBoardman hope you have recovered.
@@saintuk70 still got sore knees, but I'm oh so much better, thank you!
Haha, I thought he would bloody get out of the way, but he did not even flinch or pause as i flew past, haha
@@barrygodin7538 🙈🙈🙈
another great vid Bazza
Thanks so much Waheed
Just telling a quick coincidence here. Just came back from bikepacking mam tor literally the day before you posted this video. Guess my recommendations on youtube are spot on (a bit too spot on where it's scary now)
Haha, how was your trip? It is such a stunning place
@@barrygodin7538 it was nice. Really worth it to be at the summit before it becomes crowded. Plus with the morning mist surrounding the mountains. Sadly it was cloudy morning so no sunrise for me. Thank you for asking.
I think that's my favourite of all your vids Barry. Stanage is a good shout for a bivvy - Pete McNeill once told me that you get fewer midges when you cross over into the dark peak, and up on Stanage you're right on the edge of it. Good view too.
Wow thanks Graham! Yes that would be an epic bivvy spot, also lots of places to hide away. Yes midge were an issue all this weekend, there and in the lakes, I thought they only lived in Scotland ;-)
Definitely want to try this
Do it do it :-)
Cheers for that Barry! Remember doing that Castleton decent on my 26". Super-sketch! Well done doing it rigid!
Haha, yes hang on for dear life and scream, seemed to be the only way, haha
Bikes or death stickers visible at crash site ! Luckily just a bit on “knee carnage” nice one lads
All bout the BoD podcast!! My knees still kinda hurt 😂 Thans Mark!!
@@AllenBoardman BoD yes , the kindness of strangers !
Yes he was lucky with that crash, if his helmet knocked one of those rocks any harder :-/
Another Fantastic video Barry, great views looked lovely weather 😀 any tips on getting plastic taste away from backpack bladders? Man of your knowledge 👍👍
Thanks so much Dave. I am not being funny, but it sounds like your bladder its very clean, i am lucky to not takes all the mould and gunk in mine. I do use those SIS hydration tablets (which doesn't help with the cleanliness) which really improves the taste, and also is very good for the body
@@barrygodin7538 your very welcome Barry, yea try to keep them clean 👍😉 use those tablets in bottle not in hydration pack though, must be nightmare to clean out? Any plans for Central Scotland in near future. 👀
I’ve walked or cycled most of this route over the years, will have to string this all together on the MTB and get an overnighter in soon. Just completed a 74 mile gravel route wild camping at langsett reservoir, I’d forgotten just how brutal some of the bridleway decents can be in the peaks. Great video 👍
Agree. I often question whether the bridleways are meant to even be rideable on a bike let alone a horse
Oh yes Tony! Bridleway doesn't mean rideable, I know from many years of experience there, especially in the lakes, those bridleways are crazy! I find the peaks are almost like a rideable lakes, so great warm up to going there next :-) Hope you had a great trip?
LoL that sheep!
I'm sure it had the spring in its legs that Barry doesn't have on his bike! 🐏 !
Haha, I am so glad someone noticed, what a lunatic haha
You are certainly making up for your quieter spell in the film department, great to see and hear. Any regrets moving to a rigid forked bike packing rig? I'm toying with swapping my suss for rigid for weight loss and some luggs, but now not so sure 😉
Haha, yes trying very hard here to keep them flowing out. I did promise there was going to be many! Well wait and see, but a little secret I am building up a new bike which can take suspension and rigid, to be able to swap between them. If it is a more mtb trip such as the lakes or peaks I would like to go and try suspension, but Iceland to long distance gravel will stick with rigid. You are right about the weight and fixing luggs
That's Derwent res at 7:07
Haha, you know your Peak District, yes you are right, Upper Derwent res :-)
I’d heard that rangers had actively been moving wild campers on at Stanage Edge.
I am sure, we did not camp near there, yes these places do have to be protected I agree, but just be sensible where you do camp
Did Allen used to work at The Bike Factory?
Hey, I am not sure, he works up near Liverpool at the moment
What a route, is there a gpx of this? I'd love to have a crack at it
Hey Jimmy, check out this route on bikepacking.com - bikepacking.com/routes/dark-white-peak-peek/
It takes in a lot of the tracks we did, the riding there is stunning!
@@barrygodin7538 awesome! Thank you very much.
Hi Barry! Me and my dad did a bikepacking trip there earlier in the year. We went a lot slower down that Castleton descent than you that's for sure! Was a lot lot colder too... I've put together a similar film - I'd love it if you checked it out and gave me your thoughts! All the best - Tom :)
Hi Tom! I have just sat and watched your Peaks film, so beautiful!!! And then i went on to watch your Skye film and now subscribed! Definitely keep it going!! Can i just be a little geeky and ask what kit you are using? You get great depth of colour in your drone shots, and what slr is that?
@@barrygodin7538 Thanks so much! Really appreciate it. I've only just started out with the films so trying to get better every month. I use a DJI Mavic Air 2 but do a fair bit of colour correction on Davinci Resolve afterwards and I use a SONY A7iii camera for the more intimate shots. Weighs a fair bit when fully loaded. 😅
Would be interested to hear your setup too!
@@Cycling366 oh that is some nice kit, and worth carrying it! The Sony shows! :-)
I carry a much much smaller and simpler set up, iphone 12pro, gopro 7 and a dji mavic mini 2 :-)
@@barrygodin7538 Wow you get a lot of quality from that set up! Didn't realise the phone could look that good!