Calder Divide Trail
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Join us on the 4th Calder Divide Trail weekend as we tackle the only route in the British Isles to trace the watershed of a river. For the rider on gravel bike or mountain bike that means you weave your way across ‘12 valleys, 6 moors and 1 floodplain’ on paths of gravel, peat and stone that were once trading routes for coal, lead, salt and wool and have been part of the landscape for over 800 years.
The event will have four circular routes:
Gravel Routes: 'Washlands' - 145 miles / 235km
'Coxley' - 100 miles / 160km
MTB Routes: 'Whirlaw' - 155 miles / 250km
'Chelburn' - 100 miles / 160km
Each route starts by taking you through the park in Hebden Bridge, up through the oak woods and then wave after wave of Pennine moor. Each of the 4 routes passes over the dam head at Ogden, along the Spen Valley Greenway, over to Shepley then down the steep descent of Wessenden Valley to arrive at Marsden with its many cafes and pubs and all four routes go over Marsden Moor via the Eastergate Packhorse Bridge.
The four routes differ in how far downstream a rider travels with the 2 short routes crossing the Calder on bridges around Dewsbury and the two long routes travelling all the way down to Castleford where the Calder merges with the Aire. In addition the mtb routes go over Midgley Moor in the Calder Valley (and down an 'Enduro' style descent) whilst the gravel routes goes around the foot of Midgley Moor on framers double tracks.
Date - The 4th Calder Divide Trail event will take place on 20th - 21st September 2025.
Entry Price - £25 for 25 year olds and under (ticket includes campsite option)
- £75 :Bikepacker (self-supported)
- £105 :Ride + campsite + luggage transfer
- £130 :Ride + campsite + luggage transfer + GPS tracker (aka 'dot watching)
- £150 :Patron - ride + campsite + luggage transfer + GPS tracker + support entry of subsidized rider
The trails - A rider is free to choose whichever route takes their fancy but two of the routes have trails selected for gravel bikes and two with trails selected for mountain bikes.
GPX files - All four gpx route files are sent to your email address two weeks before the event so you can decide nearer the event day which route is right for you (and change between routes on Day 1 and 2).
Venue - Mytholmroyd Community Center (MYCC) is our Event Hub where riders sign on Saturday between 7am - 10am. Throughout the weekend there is access to changing rooms, first class showers, toilets. The Event Room is closed from 12 noon on Saturday and reopens from 11am to 5pm on Sunday.
Car park / train - MYCC has a large, free car / van park and is two minutes from Mytholmroyd train station on the main line between Leeds and Manchester. Vans can stay overnight in the MYCC CP on the Friday and Sunday
Nutrition - Tea / coffee / juice / toast / porridge at the Event Hub in MYCC from 7am. (Sunrise at 6.40am).
Ride - Depart from the starting line outside Mytholmroyd Community Center between 7.30am - 10am on Saturday 20th September. Aim to be back by 5pm on Sunday.
Luggage transfer - Go ‘traditional’ bikepacking and carry your own bivy/tent to kip out on the moors or select the campsite and luggage option so your gear is moved by van from Event HQ up to and back from the camping village.
Camping village - There is the option of pitching at our camping village halfway round the trail. It is a working farm with a level grass field for your tent, a water tap, secure lockups for your bike and ample toilets with sinks / cold running water for your basic needs. No showers.
GPS trackers - option on this years event to hire a tracker and have friends and family take part in 'dot watching'.
Artisan food van - There will be a food van serving delicious food from 4pm till late
Barn - The farmers large wooden barn is a very useful social space. We will have a hot water urn for a tea/coffee inside the barn where there are benches as well as tables and chairs. The barn is where you store your bike (lock needed) on Saturday night.
Pie n peas - On Sunday from 11am till 5pm hot pie n peas will be served (meat / vegan / gluten free) as well as tea/coffee/juice.
Badge - All riders who return to Mytholmroyd on the Sunday from 11am-5pm will be awarded a cloth badge embroidered with the CDT logo.
Community action - The CDT began as a promise to a friend to 'do a big ride'. In our events across 2022, 2023 and 2024 we raised over £8,000 to support the hospice where Will Norman had his last few days. In 2025 we have decided to support Calder Valley Search and Rescue and our target is raise £1,500 to aid their work.
YouTube - A short film about the CDT: https://youtu.be/6HNyZ6wt3-s
Updates and trail photos / reels - Follow Yorkshire Divide on Instagram and / or Facebook
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