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North West England

Whalley Village Centre – Waddington Village loop from Ribchester

Road cycling routes

North West England

Whalley Village Centre – Waddington Village loop from Ribchester

Moderate

29

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Whalley Village Centre – Waddington Village loop from Ribchester

02:22

51.3km

530m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Forest of Bowland National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

228 m

Ribchester Arms

Highlight • Pub

A nice pub in the Ribble Valley with a large beer garden. Run by Robbinson's Brewery, there's a good selection of drinks and delicious food. The pub is open from …

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1.15 km

River Ribble

Lake

3

10.3 km

Whalley Viaduct

Highlight • Bridge

4

10.9 km

Whalley Village Centre

Highlight • Settlement

Refuel? This ride passes through Whalley twice with a number of cafe and pub options.

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5

18.8 km

Bowland Bikes Café & Shop

Highlight • Cafe

Part café, part bike shop (Colnago stockist). Good place to stop for a brew or mooch around. Closed on Tuesdays.

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6

23.8 km

Sawley Village Signpost Climb

Highlight • Structure

Short but steep climb

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7

27.7 km

Waddington Village

Highlight • Pub

With a babbling brook, manicured gardens and chocolate box cottages, Waddington is a lovely village in Lancashire. Its historic buildings house fascinating tales: Henry VI went into hiding in Waddington …

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8

30.2 km

Bashall Barn Café

Highlight • Cafe

Nice café with good food, excellent coffee. No bike rack but plenty of places to put them with good visibility. A little too swanky for your usual cycling café but …

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33.1 km

Tom Rydings Wood

Forest

10

43.0 km

Derby Arms

Highlight • Restaurant

Nice pub with good food and real ale, you can usually store your bikes around the back.

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B

51.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

47.5 km

1.65 km

1.42 km

462 m

332 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

45.2 km

6.05 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

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Thursday 22 October

11°C

6°C

95 %

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