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On the verge of upping sticks from Sheffield and moving to Skelmanthorpe. Two main reasons, clear the mortgage so the wife can retire and it also should make my commute to Leeds bearable.
But I know nothing about riding in that part of the world and the Holme valley. Am I going to be disappointed? I’m not a full on enduro rider but I do like the odd bit of rocky technical riding (think Blacka Moor and Eastern Edges if you’re from Sheffield). What are the legitimate and cheeky trails like?
Surely there must be at least one person on here who has some experience of the riding? Or so I just need to persuade the wife to relocate to Hebden Bridge instead?!
I opened this hoping shat is a place.
Because where I went to school that would be one brooon and sticky ride. And also very weird grammar.
( Image loading not working for me, you will just have to Google a image for the broons 😀)
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=shat
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I went to school in Shat (or rather, just outside of it)
sadly not lived there for 20 years, so not really up on currently riding, but when I lived there, lots of bridleways and woodland xc Singletrack, occasional DH trail (storthes hall) not a massive amount of enduro off piste, though enduro didn’t really exist then.
thanks @tomhoward, that sounds like a good mix for my ageing mind and body to explore.I went to school in Shat (or rather, just outside of it)
sadly not lived there for 20 years, so not really up on currently riding, but when I lived there, lots of bridleways and woodland xc Singletrack, occasional DH trail (storthes hall) not a massive amount of enduro off piste, though enduro didn’t really exist then.
Funnily enough, switching windows to Twitter I'm instantly presented with this. Looks like there's a decent bus service in Shat...
https://twitter.com/NoContextBrits/status/1947289206889349163
Funnily enough I used to live overlooking Shatton Moor. Maybe I’ve got a problem.
Riding from the door would be a bit poor although Deffer Woods is great when it’s dry. Plenty of legit and cheeky in the Holme Valley to rival Eastern Peak particularly if you like the woods where most of the tech is. Marsden great but slightly further afield.
Thanks @scuttler, Deffer woods sound ideal and looks like about 5km from what will be my new doorstep. I’m pretty partial to woodland riding too so that’s good news.