I've just got back from riding the Mid Peak as a Perm. I always forget just how good a ride this is. The climb out of Glossop on the Snake Road is long but the gradient is fairly consistent, and traffic is usually light (during the week) so it's an "easy" climb (a relative term) and the long drop to Ladybower makes it worthwhile. I also like the climb of Kirk Dale.
I had café stops at the usual places in Hathersage and Monyash, but had to forgo my pint at the Ring o'Bells as time was pressing.
The road through Abney was marked as "closed", and indeed it was, unfortunately right at the very top of the climb after the Glider Centre. I was able to squeeze through the barriers (but they really meant "closed" even for cyclists) and make my way past the landslip. The closure was marked as "die to landslip" which I hoped was a spelling error!.
The notice suggested that the road would be open by 4th August, but as nothing was being done that might be a bit optimistic. While one cyclist could squeeze through but 50 might be pushing it especially if work is actually being carried out on the 12th August. I would suggest that, if the road closure signs are still up a the bottom of the Abney climb, we ...
take the next right off B6001 after the Plough Inn
right a T (Sir William Hill Road)
right signed Bretton (after Mompessons Well)
control at Barrel Inn on right
... as you wouldn't want to climb all that way only to have to go all the way back down again.