Otherwise know as Breadsall Moor, just up the hill from Little Eaton, Drum Hill is nice in that it retains the snow long after it has disappeared from the Derby streets.
Couple of routes I wanted to check out, the first marked in red arrow is a nice decent with couple of wiggly bits to negotiate and a lovely pile of rocks approximatley 2/3rds of the way down just to spoil things (prevent the 4x4s too much access).
I reckon with a bit of soil, this'll make a nice little kicker for someone who can be arsed.
Main part of the woods and that with the most possibilities is marked on the map as 'Here Be Mountain Bikes' as there is absolutely loads going on. Unfortunately a lot of it is very mountain bike oriented but I'll have to return for another visit as a quick search for 'Drum Hill Mountain Bike' on youtube throws up plenty of vids showing the potential, for example:
Almost, the problem is that there is too much choice of routes and trying to work out ones that don't just finish in a bush, or have massive gaps that would require peddling, or huge north-shore style drops.
I'll try and report some more in the future as I'm convinced areas are ridable, but if anyone in the area fancies a look, parking off Morley Lane and trekking across the golf course along the bridle path is a good place to start. Note that whilst there are closer roads marked on the map, much of it is 4x4 access only with deep ruts and potholes.
* -This is a poor pun. Half of Drum Hill is off limits as a Scout Camp. Though I'm not usually one to stick to the paths, getting caught in the bushes in a scout camp looks decisively dodgy at the best of times...
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