[Closed] Ideas please, a route for the nervous rider. (I’nt north)

Eastern edges loop in the Peak on the edge of Sheffield. Can start from Longshaw or Fox House for post-ride cuppa or pint. Or short drive to my local at the Cricket Inn for great food.

Think it’s also on this free PDF (bottom left).

Edit. If you do the route from the PDF, turn right before the downhill to Wimbledon Holme Hill and take the track past the trig point. Less climbing, easier track and the downhill is a bit much for someone finding their feet. And at point 5 take the left back along through Longshaw instead of the climb to White Lodge, very gentle doubletrack. I ride this entire loop on my gravel bike so all very rideable.

Baby steps....Longdendale trail is quite easy, only a few road crossings and not far away for you. It's roughly 13/14 miles up and back and is a good re-intro

Lot of easy non exposure routes in rivington or Rammy

Stay close to home.
Drive to the top of the Calder Valleys and stay there.
Park in Clough Hole NT car park, head to Colden along Widdop Rd then go via Edge Lane to Gorple reservoir and back in a loop along Widdop Road. Only a few miles but you get a good out in the wilderness feeling without ever being too far away, quiet roads, a bit of off road bridleway and not too hilly.Lots of variations when feeling more confident to make the route more interesting.Not close to any water either 🙂

Delamere is pretty flat if you stick to the marked trails and don't ride up to the masts on the Old Pale hill. However you only get decent views from up there, on the marked rides it's just trees and fire road. I'd stick to those closer to home suggestions.

Edit - Hollingworth Lake is not too far and flat without the risk of falling in.

Is that the Clumber Park near Sherwood Pines? If so, there are other trails/fireroads in Sherwood Pines that could also be incorporated to add a bit of variety and choice.

Not sure Nottingham is in the North but probably depends on where you are starting from...definitely south for me.

Go to Pugneys Country Park, Wakefield & buy a cycing map from the visitor centre. There's a good loop out to Nostell Priory on basically off road tracks. My wife enjoyed this ride with several cafe stops.

sherwood pines is ideal, my missus liked it, took her to hamsterly .. never again

Spen/calder valley greenway? Close to home should she decide she's had enough?

Transpennine trail?

Loop of derwent / howden and half of ladybower reservoir? Park at upper derwent visitor's centre - there's a cafe there, then follow the cycle path around the lakes.

Carsington Water loop? Wide, flat, never really flirts with the edge of the lake.

Go and park anywhere from Selby towards Riccall and cycle into York and back along the old railway line. Up to c 30 miles there and back

Middlewood Way from Marple to Macc is a old, disused railway so mostly flat (very gentle inclines) and some lovely views. Nice old viaduct above Bollington with a lovely pub below it (The Vale Inn) for refreshments.

To be honest past Bollington the trail gets a bit boring as there are no real views any more and you end up winding past housing estates and the Silk road dual carriageway that was built over theold railway, finally being spat out next to a huge tesco. Macc itself has a lovely old town centre though.

Marple to Bollington is about 11km each way, and there is a canal with towpath between the two if you want to make a circular route

https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/leisure,_culture_and_tourism/ranger_service/countryside_sites/middlewood_way/middlewood_way.aspx

Longdendale Trail from Hadfield with maybe added Northern Horse Route, which is scenic and atmospheric, but not very techy, mostly it's a disused railway again and the NHR is rough bridleway and hillier, but never particularly technical or hard - I do it on my cross bike. There are all sorts of little loops off the trail, which again are undemanding, but pleasant. A little climbing, but not much and negligible if you stick to the trail itself.

Or the loop around the reservoirs at Ladybower is nice and again very untechy.

Wirral Way might fit the requirements.

Spen valley greenway is nice and tarmacked with no water nearby, this is where I started when I was nervous.
The trans Pennine trail is variable with some on roads but the section from Dodworth to RSPB Dearne Valley is if I remember correctly all off road on reasonable paths.
From Newmiller dam to Old Royston is nice & easy (except for the short sharp climb from the car park) it then goes along the disused Barnsley canal but the surfacing is reasonably good unlike some canals so may be ok. Similarly the canal around Stanley Ferry is well surfaced and has a wide path.
A bit further afield near Bakewell the Monsail trail is nice.