Pennine Bridleway, North to South, Advice needed

[mjszx7r]

Hello all, I'm new to CycleChat so be gentle.

Me and a couple of friends are looking into doing the Pennine Bridleway (not Cycleway) North to South (approx. 200 miles in total) for charity, but we are not entirely sure what to expect.

We have before now cycled the Trans Pennine Trail in just under 48 hours, but understand the terrain will be somewhat more demanding.

So based on the above, in it reasonably challenging (without being impossible) to do this in three days, supported by a man in a van meeting us at a couple of campsites on the route, only carrying what we need for a days riding?

Better still, has anyone done it and/or have GPS data for this route?

Best regards,

MJ

 

[Alun]

I did the Mary Townley Loop a few years ago, at 47 miles I thought that was quite enough for one day. I think 200 miles over 3 days would be asking a lot. Why don't you do the MT loop as training to get the feel for it before committing yourself? The rest of the trail could be easier or harder terrain of course!

 

[Cubist]

There are sections of the PBW that you will have to carry your bike up, and sections you will have to carry your bike down. It isn't a cycling specific trail, its a Bridleway you are permitted to ride over. It has been sanitised in places, but in others it's a boulder strewn mud fest with extra sharks and bears. Some of the bits I have ridden are technically challenging and very steep, both up and down. I don't know what the percentages of sanitised and rolling are to technical and just about rideable, but you would need to be supremely fit and an experienced MTBer to ride it in less than five or so days. Others may tell us that there is sufficient sanitised stuff to make it doable, but from what I have seen its worlds apart from the TPT.