The Calder Divide Trail is a long distance circular route across 12 valleys, 6 moors and 1 floodplain in West Yorkshire. It is a multi-day adventure along the watershed of the River Calder.
From ancient bridleways across the Pennine moors to new gravel paths in the Southern Washlands and on through the center of small towns like Hebden Bridge and Marsden this is an epic trail through a diverse and stunning landscape.
The words ‘divide’ and ‘trail’ conjure up images of a narrow path on an exposed mountain ridge with views stretching out in all directions. The Calder Divide Trail is set amongst the South Pennine moors and valleys. There are no mountain peaks or broad forests but we do have mile after mile of bridleways, causeways and greenways set between “the green moss and the purple heather”.
Crimsworth Dean
Whirlaw Common
Coxley Valley
Southern Washlands
Urban fringe of Dewsbury
Stanley Ferry
The Trail
From gravel tracks to cobbled lanes, over moorland singletrack and along the urban fringe, this northern landscape has it all.
The event
l4th - 15th September 2024
Gravel bike or mountain bike
4 route choices
160km / 100 miles to 260km / 160 miles
Routes graded ‘blue’, ‘red’ and ‘black’
Approximately 70% ‘off-road’
Wild camp, B&B or choose our camping village with luggage transfer option
Route of the 150 mile ‘black’ grade CDT
The watershed of the River Calder as defined by the Calder Rivers Trust
“set between the green moss and the purple heather”. Wordsworth
CONTACT
All enquiries welcomed at calderdividetrail@gmail.com