Jubilee Tower (Quernmore) – Trough of Bowland Pass loop from Lancaster

Jubilee Tower (Quernmore) – Trough of Bowland Pass loop from Lancaster

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Jubilee Tower (Quernmore) – Trough of Bowland Pass loop from Lancaster

03:17

67.2km

970m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Forest of Bowland National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.47 km

Jubilee Tower Climb (Quernmore Brow)

Highlight • Monument

No. 76 in the top 100 road climbing list. The road climbs 230m in 4.1km with an average gradient of 6% and a max gradiet of 16%.
The road is …

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9.35 km

Jubilee Tower (Quernmore)

Highlight • Monument

A good climb especially from the north from Quernmore, this is the shorter steeper side. From the north it averages 6% for approximately 2 miles, the steep section is early …

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15.3 km

Trough of Bowland Pass

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Can approach from the east or west. Coming from Dunsop Bridge (east) involves climbing up a steep hill towards the final part (Boundary Hill) which is 13% average with kicker …

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25.0 km

Dunsop Bridge – Centre of the United Kingdom

Highlight • Settlement

Officially the village closest to the centre of the British Isles as certified by Ordnance Survey.
It's a pretty little village with a cafe and a pub. It's on the …

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27.7 km

Hodder Bridge

Highlight • River

Just near The Inn at Whitewell, great views, especially to the north towards the Dunsop Bridge and the Trough of Bowland.

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28.6 km

Porter Wood

Forest

33.7 km

Whitewell Estate Bridge

Highlight • River

Some nice views looking east or west.

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37.1 km

Chipping Village

Highlight • Cafe

Lovely village with two great Cafs and lots of quirky buildings

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52.5 km

View of Blackpool Tower and the Lake District from Grizedale Fell

Highlight • Forest

Great views from the high moorland road across Grizedale Fell. The highpoint is 176m so there is nothing to block the view southwest towards Blackpool or northwest across Morcombe Bay to the southern Lake District.

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56.2 km