1. Barbrook is one of my favourite places in the Peak District and somewhere I have been riding for over a decade. The tracks used to be grassy and you could canter the whole length. Now, through use, they are stony and worn, meaning that this ride is now much slower than it used to be. With that in mind, it is still spectacular, particular in August when the heather is in bloom.

Turn left out of the car park and ride down the road to the first gate on your right. This is a short loop around Ramsley Moor but well worth it as you follow the stream into the valley. Take the left hand path and follow this until you reach a gate, turn right onto Carr Lane and then shortly right again, through another gate, back onto the second path which will bring you back to the start of the loop. You can always skip this section but it is beautiful!

2. Turn right and ride down the road to Ramsley Reservoir. At the far end of the reservoir, take the bridleway gate on your right and follow the grassy track along the top of the moor and back over the other side to the A621. Be careful when crossing this road – its fast and busy! Cross over and continue along this bridleway across Big Moor, past a small reservoir on your left (perfect for a wild swim!), over a small pack horse bridge and then on until you see a game keepers lodge up ahead.

3. Turn right at the lodge onto a tarmac driveway and then after 300m turn left off the driveway onto a grassy bridleway across the moors. This track usually stays dry and is perfect for a canter. Continue until you reach a gate and another road. Turn right and follow a permissive path that runs parallel to the road moor side of the stone wall.

4. Cross the road at the obvious bridleway gate next to the generator plant and continue on the other side over Flask Edge. The path can be rutted in places here. At the fork take the righthand path which will now slowly drop downhill revealing views over Sheffield.

5. Follow the bridleway to the gate and the end of the moor. Pass through the gate and pick up the fence and wall lined bridleway heading further downhill. Cross over the tarmac road and keep heading downhill until you reach a small parking area. Turn left here, through the metal gate and into the woods. Follow the bridleway through the woods as it drops down and then climbs back up to another opening and path junction.

6. Take the righthand path here that drops downhill into the woods. This path is steep but well surfaced. Cross through the river and turn left and then shortly right to follow Devils Elbow. This is a true Tevis style bridleway with big rocks and big drops but very doable and a great confidence builder for horses and rider alike.

7. Turn left at the top of Devils Elbow and follow this bridleway running parallel to the road until it leaves the woods and reaches a small car park. Turn left and follow the stony and almost cobbled track that skirts the woodland on one side and the moorland on the other. Continue along this path, through a sheep field and down to a small gate and hill. Go through this gate and follow the narrow and exposed bridleway that contours around the side of this hill. This will bring you back out at point 5. From here, retrace your steps back over the moors to Shilito car park.