Is it worth the trip?
62Good out of 100 for your dates
Every day scores the same, usually
Mon 2 · 62 out of 100
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Tue 3 · 62 out of 100
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Wed 4 · 62 out of 100
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Thu 5 · 62 out of 100
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Fri 6 · 62 out of 100
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Sat 7 · 62 out of 100
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Sun 8 · 62 out of 100
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No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates
The spot in one fact
- 1 routemapped within 10 km
Usual weather for your dates
not a forecast
| Day | Rain | Air |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 2to 8usually | 0.1 mm | 10°C |
No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good mountain biking days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Map
the area and its town
Lady Canning's Blue Steel on Google Maps · Directions
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Lady Canning's Blue Steel
1 mountain bike route mapped. Best from Apr to Sep. The nearest town to stay in is Hathersage.
- Routes 1 mountain bike route mapped.
From OpenStreetMap: the mountain bike routes mapped within 10 km.
Bike routes and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,490–US$2,790 each
about US$1,490–US$2,790 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, bike hire.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to MAN, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$435–US$904 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$141–US$234 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$322–US$543 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$315–US$583 |
| Bike hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$281–US$523 |
| Total | about US$1,490–US$2,790 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Hathersage
10 min by car · 10 places to stay
about US$121/nightcountry average
About Hathersage its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$121 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 16h 35m
About 16h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → MAN, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h 10m by road
Flights ORD → MAN on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.