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Charlie Cosh
December 5, 2025
Hiking
The bridge from which the village derives its name crosses the Leck Beck a tributary of the River Lune. No longer used as a road bridge (a new bridge as been built alongside) but you can still cross the bridge on foot.
Franz Josef Klingen
December 5, 2025
Hiking
Cowan Bridge is a small village most famous for its association with the Bronte Sisters:
yorkshire-dales.com/cowan-bridge.html
yorkshire-dales.com/cowan-bridge.html
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10
hikers
11.1km
03:02
170m
170m
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths.
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21.6km
06:05
450m
450m
Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily walkable paths.
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1
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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths.
Moderate
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Location: Burrow-With-Burrow, Lancaster, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom