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Warm and sunny again. We headed north and found some roads were 'closed'. To avoid a detour we checked them out and the only thing obstructing the road was a small number of traffic cones, much safer to cycle past these than to risk an A road I think.

We had Elevenses at Tutbury and lunch in Ashbourne.

We used the map to find the Tissington Trail but were unable to locate it as if was 100m under out feet. We did locate it after going over a big hill to a car park for the trail.

After Fenny Bentley we turned off for Ilam Hall and met Trevor on the road across.

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Headed up Tissington Trail until we were near Biggin and then cut across to Hartington for lunch at the YHA.

Two hours later after much chatting in the sunshine we headed along overgrown paths to the Manifold Trail.

This was very windy, must have been a narrow gauge railway. There was an ice cream van down here seemingly in the middle of nowhere.

After a very short stretch of A523 we went over the hill past sheep and cattle grids back to Ilam Hall.

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Lovely sunny day again, went over to Carsington Water along yet more roads which were 'closed'.

Had ice-creams here, Andy loved them and is now known as 'two scoops' Summers.

We went over to Wirksworth for lunch and to do the shopping, Calum sniffed out a cafe with aircon and bike parking, he's now known as the 'cafe whisperer'.

Went up a big hill fo Middleham Top past the National Stone Centre then took High Peak Trail to Parsley Hay. From there it's an easy run down to Youlgreave.

I made a pie for dinner, yum.