Trans Pennine Trail (TPT for Short)
Start and Finish Southport, England to Hornsea, England
GPX File Distance 340km
Associated Strava segment: NA
Section 1https://www.strava.com/activities/5599801451
Section 2https://www.strava.com/activities/5600548095
Section 3https://www.strava.com/activities/5601740570
Section 4https://www.strava.com/activities/5601735043
Section 5https://www.strava.com/activities/5602595534
Section 6https://www.strava.com/activities/5602775241
Section 7https://www.strava.com/activities/5603160677
Section 8https://www.strava.com/activities/5603672396
Section 9 https://www.strava.com/activities/5604347818
The TPT is an unassuming, seemingly flat trail from the west coast of the UK to the east coast that uses a mix of foot paths, disused railway lines, canal paths abandoned WWII Airfirelds and much much more. It starts out nice and flat and scencis as you ride throught the fields from the start in Southport to Liverpool past the famous horse race course and onto the reclaimed Liverpool loop line railway, This winds you though the Suburbs to John Lennon Airport and the Mersey Estuary. its all very wide-open..... That is until you hit Manchester when it becomes a technical navigation route and starts its heady climb into the clouds of the Pennine range. The Trail seems to sadistically raise and fall until you reach Hadfield where is starts a long slow ramp up to the woodhead tunnels and 'The Wall'. even with a 54t cassette, you'll get off an push!. Once you finally summit, you're less than half distance and the rest of the trail is a mix of stinging small climbs and field runs that are wide open to cruel winds and beating sun in the summer months. The TPT can be done in either direction - because of the Prevailing wind doesn't really prevail but swings violently from east to west to west to east
Women
Men
Gavin Coles, June 19, 2021 - 19:56:05
Report from Gavin: Set off at lunch time from the West coast in bright dry conditions and swept through the first 5th of the ride with no issues. the climb up through Manchester and into the Pennines the wind changed into a head wind and the clouds gathered above me. Just before the summit the rain came and being on the side of a mountain range in lycra as the rain lashed in as I tried to clamber up on to the top, shivering and tired. The Descent off down the otherside was worse as darkness fell and the rain kept up. The morning came with fog and the flat side of the trail was very difficult to keep my brain distracted to the distance remaining distance, yet altert enough to follow the navigation need. The final stint through Hull and out on the East Yorkshire flat flields cheered me up and mix of exhaustion and illation made burst out in laughter, completely randomly part way do a street making the locals look at me strange!
Start and Finish Southport, England to Hornsea, England
GPX File Distance 340km
Associated Strava segment: NA
Section 1https://www.strava.com/activities/5599801451
Section 2https://www.strava.com/activities/5600548095
Section 3https://www.strava.com/activities/5601740570
Section 4https://www.strava.com/activities/5601735043
Section 5https://www.strava.com/activities/5602595534
Section 6https://www.strava.com/activities/5602775241
Section 7https://www.strava.com/activities/5603160677
Section 8https://www.strava.com/activities/5603672396
Section 9 https://www.strava.com/activities/5604347818
The TPT is an unassuming, seemingly flat trail from the west coast of the UK to the east coast that uses a mix of foot paths, disused railway lines, canal paths abandoned WWII Airfirelds and much much more. It starts out nice and flat and scencis as you ride throught the fields from the start in Southport to Liverpool past the famous horse race course and onto the reclaimed Liverpool loop line railway, This winds you though the Suburbs to John Lennon Airport and the Mersey Estuary. its all very wide-open..... That is until you hit Manchester when it becomes a technical navigation route and starts its heady climb into the clouds of the Pennine range. The Trail seems to sadistically raise and fall until you reach Hadfield where is starts a long slow ramp up to the woodhead tunnels and 'The Wall'. even with a 54t cassette, you'll get off an push!. Once you finally summit, you're less than half distance and the rest of the trail is a mix of stinging small climbs and field runs that are wide open to cruel winds and beating sun in the summer months. The TPT can be done in either direction - because of the Prevailing wind doesn't really prevail but swings violently from east to west to west to east
Women
Men
Gavin Coles, June 19, 2021 - 19:56:05
Report from Gavin: Set off at lunch time from the West coast in bright dry conditions and swept through the first 5th of the ride with no issues. the climb up through Manchester and into the Pennines the wind changed into a head wind and the clouds gathered above me. Just before the summit the rain came and being on the side of a mountain range in lycra as the rain lashed in as I tried to clamber up on to the top, shivering and tired. The Descent off down the otherside was worse as darkness fell and the rain kept up. The morning came with fog and the flat side of the trail was very difficult to keep my brain distracted to the distance remaining distance, yet altert enough to follow the navigation need. The final stint through Hull and out on the East Yorkshire flat flields cheered me up and mix of exhaustion and illation made burst out in laughter, completely randomly part way do a street making the locals look at me strange!