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A half day “easy tour” starting from the picturesque Stone Edge area and home of the Peak Edge Hotel that provides the perfect leisurely short eBike tour. You may want to check out the Stone Edge Cupola which was built in 1770 (making it Britain's oldest free standing chimney) before you move on to minor roads which descend down through the hamlet of Upper-town before climbing steeply to cross Amber Lane. A short section of main road then leads to the wonderful Gin Lane which meanders past Overtone Hall to the hamlet of Milltown. Here perhaps a stop at the Miners Arms Inn for refreshment or perhaps wait for a couple of miles when the 3 pubs and many cafes of Ashover will be revealed. It is then a climb out to the final hamlet of Alton (one of the locations of the popular BBC series Peak Practise) before taking more minor lanes back to the Peak Edge Hotel. Difficulty - Green Easy Tour Theme - Towns & Villages Surface - mainly minor roads, small section of main road, track and bridleway. Distance - 13 miles Time Allocated - 3 hours Refreshment Stop Options - Peak Edge Hotel, Milltown and Ashover Tour Ref - 15

The Peak District has a rich and historical association with food. Many foods are internationally recognised boasting “origin status” where traditions having been passed down through the generations. More recently innovative food businesses have been set up offering locally sourced and often organic produce. This day trip combines a culinary experience with awe inspiring scenery to 'food match'. The linear tour commences from Ashbourne where gingerbread cakes were created by a French prisoner during the Napoleonic wars. The route then follows the bike trail through Tissington and onto Hartington where two cafes offer Derbyshire oatcakes both sweet and savoury and Derbyshire parkin. Hartington is then soon approached home to the Cheese Shop where Dovedale blue and Hartington stilton excel. The tour then follows minor roads and the trail to Tagg Lane with an artisan offering of raw milk gelato from Jersey cows. The route then provides stunning scenery from Monyash looking down the dale before a straight decent into Bakewell to discover the secret of the Bakewell Pudding shop, handcrafted chocolates and a world renowned local brewery specialising in pizza to end your journey. Be sure to carefully stack your bike rack. Difficulty - Easy Blue Tour Theme - Food & Drink Surface - Mostly trail and minor roads Distance - 26 miles Time allocated - 6 hours with numerous stops Refreshment Stop Options - Ashbourne, Tissington, Hartington, Monyash, Bakewell Transportation - includes taxi ride back to Ashbourne and bike transportation Tour Ref - 10

The route follows a private track to the rear of the hub through old Industrial units and trees (the

This Ambergate tour presents an ideal easy trail for less confident cyclists who are not total beginners. The return leg back and final descent into Ambergate involves negotiating a slightly rougher and stony track, however the majority of the tour uses quiet minor roads. The route climbs through stunning scenery to reach the top of the Alderwasely Moor offering a 360 degree panoramic view from Crich to Wirksworth. Country lanes barely accessible to motor vehicles pass through the 2 lovely villages of Idridgehay and Kirk Ireton (where the Barley Mow pub still presents beers in a jug from the cellar or just visit the community shop next door for a coffee). You will then travel through country with game birds aplenty before reaching the pretty and quirky market town of Wirksworth. Here narrow lanes, yards and alleys host many independent cafes and bars. The return route climbs upwards through hidden farms to Alport Height allowing some tremendous views of the moor and beyond. Then it is on to pass 'the Bear' remotely located on the moor offering a last chance for refreshment before negotiating the rugged track back down to Ambergate. The track becomes less rough and stony after a short distance and then you're back on tarmac for a rapid descent home. Difficulty - Easy Blue Tour Themes - Geology & Landscapes, Towns & Villages Surface - Mostly country lanes with last section steeper bike track Distance - 19 miles Time allocated - 3 hours Refreshment stops - Ambergate, Idridgehay, Kirk Ireton, Wirksworth & Alderwasley Moor Tour Ref - 14

This tour involves leaving your car at the Ambergate hub and taking yourselves and your bikes on a short the scenic Derwent Valley Heritage Way before crossing the River Derwent to the rear of our Ambergate Hub

south of Ambergate and passes to the west of the popular market town of Belper before returning to the hub great traditional English Pub the Bulls head at Belper Lane End before retaking your route back to our hub

A shorter 3 hour bike tour from our Ambergate hub which offers a view of both sides of the Derwent Valley to reach the cycle trail and back following the canal side almost to the entrance of the Ambergate Hub

The route follows a well formed stone and concrete track to the rear of the hub through old Industrial

This classic route starts at our Ambergate hub.

You will follow the canal towpath from our Ambergate hub leaving it at Whatstandwell to climb to Crich

In fact your journey will depart to the east of the hub and return from the west.