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Bluebell Way Alternative Route – The Dog Inn loop from Fulwood Barracks

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Bluebell Way Alternative Route – The Dog Inn loop from Fulwood Barracks

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Bluebell Way Alternative Route – The Dog Inn loop from Fulwood Barracks

01:37

26.7km

230m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Forest of Bowland National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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447 m

Bluebell Way Alternative Route

Highlight • Trail

The photo-map shows the route from this highlight (shown as highlight 4 on photo) at Bluebell Way at the M6 motorway junction. The route shows the northerly, clockwise Guild Wheel …

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5.15 km

Grimsargh Wetlands

Highlight • Lake

9.16 km

The Dog Inn

Highlight • Pub

Stop here. Landlady Charlotte (like most Charlottes) is an utterly delightful and generous human. One way or another I intend to return. Oh, and great beer and good too!

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13.6 km

View of the Forest of Bowland from Jeffrey Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Forest of Bowland National Landscape covers 312 square miles of rural Lancashire and adjacent Yorkshire. From Hurst Green in the south to Wennington in the North, the Forest of …

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14.5 km

Panoramic View of the Forest of Bowland

Highlight • Forest

A cycle along this smooth, tarmacked road offers stunning panoramic views of the surrounding landscape within the Forest of Bowland National Landscape.

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26.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.5 km

4.66 km

1.12 km

206 m

174 m

Surfaces

21.3 km

5.17 km

184 m

Elevation

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Saturday 4 July

19°C

14°C

47 %

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Bluebell Way Alternative Route – The Dog Inn loop from Fulwood Barracks

Bluebell Way Alternative Route

Grimsargh Wetlands

The Dog Inn

View of the Forest of Bowland from Jeffrey Hill

Panoramic View of the Forest of Bowland

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