Hebden Bridge: Yorkshire MTB Mecca?

Hebden Bridge: Yorkshire MTB Mecca?
Hebden Bridge is the home of Singletrack Magazine, the birthplace of On One bikes and Ragley, home to loads of seriously steep technical trails and famous for lesbians and flooding. Singletrack mag and forum will have you believe that it is MTB Mecca, and it does indeed have a ridiculous number and variety of trails, all within easy reach of the town.
Despite living very close to it for a number of years, I rarely ventured over so it was time to go and try to find more of the trails. I barely scratched the surface but what I did find were awesome. Well worth a visit !!

[@HUSHHUSH-]

Mate what an insane trails . You rode that well man . That steep loose one was insane 🔥🔥

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Cheers mate and yeah, that track was just silly. It featured in a recent Tommy C Hype video and they found it a bit difficult too (although rode it far better than me). One for when it's bone dry I reckon, not that it often is in the Pennines 👍😃

[@derekgreenwood396]

Literally grew up in those woods, lol well played as a lad, frigging love it up Colden, Blackshaw n Hebde, cracking video & riding dude

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Thanks mate. I love it around there, such a beautiful valley and the riding is incredible 👍

[@derekgreenwood396]

@@Stopadoodledoo Rewatching again bud asI move back up the road on Monday haha thanks for the vids again mate, deeply appreciated

[@richardhuntington1393]

I'm in Hebden Bridge Tuesday and Wednesday night, any tips for an evening blast near to the town, the steeper the better. 👍

[@Stopadoodledoo]

There’s people out there with much better knowledge of the area than me but if I was wanting a quick and fun blast, it would be up the Heptonstall side of town. There’s some decent tea that drop off Lee Bank (entrance is on the right as you turn the corner near the top) and the one from Heptonstall down Mytholm is great too; trailhead is at the far south of the village next to a clubhouse and near a communications tower.

[@RioVasey]

great video with a great understanding and hilarious commentary.

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it. I love the riding around Hebden Bridge, there's so many trails there and they are all fantastic 👍

[@aidanoneill1812]

Love your line down Blue Pig man! It’s so much better in the dry 🤙

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Cheers mate. I've been there a few times before I bothered to film it, at least once in the (almost) dry and yeah, it's fantastic 👍

[@HallMarc_Trails]

Absolute crazy trails haha, if you're struggling, we stand no chance 🤣 i dare say we will be trying it one day though lol, great video Jason 👍

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Thanks mate and yes, you know damned well that you'll be trying it one day 👍 It's not actually that far for you guys to travel to and well worth it. Maybe I can persuade someone who actually knows where to go to come along too 😃

[@HallMarc_Trails]

Stopadoodledoo, it’s definitely going on the list 👍🏻

[@TProStudioCreate]

Are you sure this is a trail? Some parts it looked like you were just bush wacking through the wilderness, especially the trail head. As always it looked like a great time and supplied a few good laughs. Keep it up man

[@Stopadoodledoo]

If someone's ridden it before, then it's a trail in my eyes 😃 All I can say is that it's definitely not trail centre/bike park riding 👍

[@mattlord3660]

Hebden is great. Nice vid. You guys should also take a jaunt to Tod, next town over. Home of Singletrack, magazine, Cycle Factory, Havok Park, Stoodley, BMW trail etc. Secret trails, less cluttered.

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Thanks mate. I do need to explore more around there, a group of us went for a ride from Tod with Shaun from STW years ago (how long ago did Shaun leave!!) but my mech hanger snapped about three miles in so I ended up sat in a bar getting hammered with a couple of dubious looking local lasses whilst the rest of them continued. Happy days 😂

[@mattlord3660]

I wasn't gonna mention the boozers, but yeah - Tod is way more industrial and hardcore northern. Hebden is a bit more foo-foo, southern...

[@Trucking_Tom]

Haha always funny seeing the locals on KZbin! You need to try pixie dust, that is one gnarly run!

[@Stopadoodledoo]

You're one lucky guy having those trails as your local ones. As soon as this current situation is better, I'll definitely be heading back over to Hebden for some more exploring, it's great there 👍

[@yourmtblocal]

Trails look mental tech nice riding!! Last of the summer wine lol 😆👌

[@Stopadoodledoo]

To be fair, it was only the one where I messed up that is ridiculous. The one with the smelly pink flowers is steep and has a couple of awkward jumps and drops isn't that bad really, although I bet it's 'fun' in deepest winter when the ground is sodden 👍

[@ChrisMichaelVisuals]

You sir are what I would describe as a ‘proper mountain biker’. I can relate to that strange little whiny voice that emerges every now and again because it’s basically me - yeeeeeeeah but you can go faaaaarst etc

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Thanks Chris. I think with this one, I was just a bit gutted that I had climbed for what seemed like an eternity and then half the descent was on that grassy thing. I suppose I could have left it out because it's not all rad and hardcore and tech boom steep GNARR Winch-Plummet and all that bollocks but I'd rather show the good and the bad because we all know that every ride has some bits which are 'meh'. Unless you've eaten magic mushrooms first of course. 😃

[@ElectricMountainBiker]

Those were just crazy trails! When you struggle you just know the mortals like me have no chance 🤣 great riding mate and another cracking video 👍🏼 congrats on the 300 subs as well!!!

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Mate, you'd love them, possibly with the exception of that grassy shit one and the silly steep one. 300 subs (301 now, as I type). Who'd have thought, eh? When I started this KZbin malarkey, I thought that everyone would just think I was an annoying middle aged prick who said too much. Maybe the other 64,999,699 people in the UK do though 😂

[@ElectricMountainBiker]

@@Stopadoodledoo 🤣🤣 well they are coming over to the darkside already haha. Be keen to try most of this, reckon you could get a few of us together for this. Wonder who will come........

[@jumpup5918]

hi mate im going hebden bridge but also did you go past co-op i live in denholme actualy

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Hi, you'll love it there; so many amazing trails. I don't remember passing a Co-op sorry, but it was a while ago

[@4x4Pikester]

Oh man, just discovered your channel. We stopped off in Hebden on the way to the Lakes last October and rode almost the exact same trails as you did in this video. That steep one you had a couple of goes at was fenced off to stop you going down it then :-(

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Such a shame that track was fenced off; quite a few were when we went back at the end of October but there's loads more around there that weren't. I love the riding around Hebden, so much variety.

[@magicbreifcase]

Looks awesome! Any chance you've got a gpx / strava link for this route pal?

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Hi Harry. To be honest, I did record the ride on Strava (to find me on there, search for Stopadoodledoo) but as I was exploring, if you were to follow it then you would end up in fields full of cows, etc. As it happens, we are off there tomorrow (in the rain by the looks of it) and I will be recording the ride on Strava. I hopefully have a better idea of where to go now 👍

[@magicbreifcase]

@@Stopadoodledoo @Stopadoodledoo Brill have done appreciate a lot! Great vids btw keep it up!

[@frankfranky5804]

Lovely riding I'm not far from there I'm gonna check it out

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Definitely worth a trip over there mate, there's decent riding on both sides of the valley,

[@andrewfirth7457]

Great video mate really enjoyed, cheers for those interesting facts 👍 love shit like that 🤣you ran some great lines up there, gopro just doesnt do it justice.

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Thanks Andrew. If I know anything about the places I am riding then I do like to include them, no matter how random. As for the GoPro effect, it's a bloody nightmare, especially if you judge what somewhere is like from watching videos alone 😃

[@MTB_Derbyshire]

He's there in the 300 club, well done Jason. Top stuff. Hebdon looks mint! Though some parts are even off your scale so I might have to reconsider those trails 😜

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Cheers Jonathan, quite chuffed 👍 Hebden is definitely worth a visit 👍

[@MTB_Derbyshire]

@@Stopadoodledoo you should be chuffed, it's taken me years to get to less than you 😂😂😂

[@user-xq1zg8mb3i]

Rode this yesterday

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Great there, isn't it? And the more you look, the more you find 👍

[@user-xq1zg8mb3i]

@@Stopadoodledoo Yes mate, I'm lucky to live close by. There is some really good spots up and down Calder valley we are blessed.

[@1fairhurst]

yo jason.. Blower here.... did you know all the steep stuff is ours? Tommy c hype done video saying was inspired by Whistler WTF lol no it werent ,just inspired by us ourselves by many years of riding it.. these young uns no repsect know it alls... again all old videos of us were some steep stuff thn when stw forum saying wasnt steep lol .camera never gives it justice

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Hey Blower, long time no see mate. Some bloke we met (when we went back in November) told us that you guys had built those trails (I kind of suspected it anyway) - that one I failed on was bloody ridiculous! Good old STW; I hardly go on there nowadays. Last time I did, I saw someone had been moaning about one of my videos because I had dared to ride on a footpath. I don't think the more opinionated forum members are really my target audience 😂

[@1fairhurst]

@@Stopadoodledoo yoooooo matey good to hear from you no I’m not on stw or fukbook at mo , good idea with your page mate I’ve got similar idea and old videos to put on etc and whatever I can do Mtb wise not had best past few years me with life battling depression etc , wax even gonna touch on that with hiking yo. Videos maybe 🤔 not much work on now at all so need to hit somet up on it all, As for tracks yes we got loads mate on ever hill side there , that is wet gusset you was on me shag rode it yesterday man wtf with Like piss wet through wtc and black ice and snow , hebbers is the place man in uk for steep tech on the tracks we got good to see you on em too

[@RCFunEveryday]

Excellent area and riding, good to see you giving people pointers and encouragement... Gotta tell me what front mudguard that is, super sleek and barely visible, far better than any others I've seen, I'll have to get one for my Trek.

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Thanks mate, Hebden really is bloody great for riding. The mudguard is an RRP. I'm not really a fan of the look of any mudguards but the RRP ones are definitely the best because as you say, they don't stand out. They really do a great job of keeping the chod off your face too 👍

[@RCFunEveryday]

@@Stopadoodledoo I'll have to get one, it's not too in your face, so to speak, but also keeps the dog shit out your gob LOL... Is yours the long one or short one buddy?

[@gibfear]

Brilliant, no one appreciates a good Joey Deacon reference...... 🤣😂

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Poor Joey, gone but not forgotten. They should fish his shoe out of the river and put it in the British Museum in his honour 😂

[@trailsfromthedarkside6460]

Awesome trail. Nice riding bud. Hard keeping traction in that slop.

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Oh mate, it was bonkers on that steep one where I did all the swearing. Why I went back up to have another go is beyond me (as was the trail) 😃

[@trailsfromthedarkside6460]

Stopadoodledoo its the right thing to do though. I find its mostly a confidence thing. I’m the same. Thats why women live longer than men. 😆😆

[@5492sparky]

Techy! That looked a class day out Mate. 👍

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Cheers mate. Hebden Bridge really does deserve the accolades it receives 👍

[@John_RS]

Is this ride on Strava or similar, would like to hit some of those trails!

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Yep, you can find me on there by searching for Stopadoodledoo although I would go from the most recent Hebden video/ride as I knew where I was going more & some of the trails from the original video/ride no longer exist 👍

[@domlongman185]

How massive are your thumbs?

[@Stopadoodledoo]

I tried to put a rude response as I am sure you were expecting Dom, but it won’t let me. Never mind; if we ever get round to doing that reunion meet up then you can measure them if you like, along with Twelve’s ear lobes, Jonnyboy’s kneecap diameter, Dango’s pattern worm tattoo remnants and Ratboy’s face. It promises to be quite the day 😀

[@davse-bikeadventures1892]

ace video 📹

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@smoxesk]

who else is here to find a place to ride electric scooter ??? is it just me ??

[@Stopadoodledoo]

That's why I went, to scope it out. Unfortunately I got electrocuted whilst riding my electric scooter through a puddle so sold it 😃

[@smoxesk]

@@Stopadoodledoo mine are waterproof so i will be fine haha if not i make company send new

[@stuntmonkey6969]

Joey Deacon :)

[@Stopadoodledoo]

As soon as I said it, I wondered just how many people would know who I meant. Those of us who do are admitting our age 😀👍

[@aranfrancis7109]

I may be the one with mystical powers that built the lip at 7:59, it can be done, I promise!

[@tomhodgkinson3694]

Aran Francis na he can’t build for shit, don’t trust him!

[@aranfrancis7109]

@@tomhodgkinson3694 classic tom, just let me find the vids of me clearing it on the cube hardtail

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Ha, just me then, eh? In my defence, I am old and crap at jumping. I would definitely end up rammed into the tree like the baby woodpecker that Peckett Well is named after 😃

[@aranfrancis7109]

@@Stopadoodledoo nope certainly not just you. Think its a popular opinion that that jump is abit stupid 😂

[@smoxesk]

i will go there on my electric scooters EASY............

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Can I come and film? 😃👍

[@smoxesk]

@@Stopadoodledoo could do but i think i will need more watts... to go all out , i only have 1200watt at the moment on my main one and the other 2 i have are 500watt been only doig this 3 months i need to upgrade but want to go there for some fun aybe some practice lol , but i told my friend tooday an he said we should go do it in a week or so he has a electric bike he wants to test out..

[@Stopadoodledoo]

@@smoxesk eBike would definitely make the climbs far easier. I was out there again a couple of weeks ago with two mates, both of them on eBikes. They were decidedly less tired than me and managed to get up all of the climbs relatively easy (Shaun used Walk mode a couple of times) 👍