All-terrain bikepacking challenge across the Peak District

Sat 18th - Sun 19th May 2024

Choose a route out of the two options provided.

150km & 3000m+
or 250km & 5000m+
60% off-road

Ride | Explore | Celebrate

Enter

No labels. No categories.

It’s just about having fun riding a bike.

Pack what you need and ride, be it at party pace or with a knife between your teeth.

Make it whatever you want it to be.

Mission

We are lucky to have the Peak District as our playground. We want to share its trails, gravel paths, landscapes and historical sites with you. The Tor Divide is meant to be a gathering of like-minded folks. A challenge to find the next KOP (King/Queen Of the Peak). The stepping stone to bigger adventures.

Our mission is to:

Offer an opportunity to enjoy/try out unsupported bikepacking in a beautiful and safe location that is both within easy reach with public transport and never too remote from civilisation
Showcase the beauty of the Peak District, both as a cycling and as a tourist destination
Provide participants the opportunity to test themselves and their gear along a challenging set route

About

The Tor Divide is an unsupported, single-stage, fixed-route event crossing the Peak District along trails, bridleways, singletrack and quiet scenic roads.
The route starts in Edale at the foot of Mam Tor and finishes back in Edale after crossing the majority of the National Park.

The name of the event is inspired by the mother of all bikepacking events, the “Tour Divide” and the word “Tor” (hill or rocky peak) which we have in abundance in the Peak District (thanks Rich for the inspiration!).

You will have two routes to choose from: 150km and 250km long. The routes will share the start/finish point as well as most of the highlights.

As a self-supported event you will decide where & when to stop to eat or sleep. You will have freedom of choice on the accommodation used (if any) and pace, as long as you follow the principles of self-supported cycling (see more in the Rules and FAQs sections).

To be listed as a finisher complete one of the two routes in less than 36hours. But don’t let that prevent you from taking part and enjoying the adventure at your pace and over multiple days if you prefer.

In classic unsupported cycling fashion there won't be any money prizes for the first finisher - a memento might be provided to the first finisher - other than glory, celebrations and the sense of accomplishment when crossing the finish line.