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Littledale Road Ascent – Littledale Free Church loop from Caton-with-Littledale

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Caton-With-Littledale

Littledale Road Ascent – Littledale Free Church loop from Caton-with-Littledale

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Littledale Road Ascent – Littledale Free Church loop from Caton-with-Littledale

02:20

8.29km

180m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 23, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Forest of Bowland National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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245 m

View of the Forest of Bowland Farmland

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lovely views of the surrounding farmland. Easy hike up following the paved road.
The farm at the top sells eggs from a little hut.

Tip by

1.10 km

Littledale Road Ascent

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very steep and twisty road out of the valley up to Littledale summit - hard work but worth it for the views at the top

Tip by

1.13 km

Woodland Climb, Forest of Bowland National Landscape

Highlight • Climb

Smells beautiful in the spring with the wild garlic. Hurts like hell though

Tip by

2.18 km

Diverging Paths in Forest of Bowland

Highlight • Viewpoint

Careful on the descent this one is sharp, steep and gnarly AF!

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2.73 km

Littledale Free Church

Highlight • Historical Site

4.35 km

Cow Fall Wood

Forest

4.61 km

Cravens Wood

Forest

8.07 km

Littledale Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

After the climb up to the top you pass over the cattle grid. From there the road cuts like a path down the hillside and out over a second cattle grid. Remember to intsa'selfie before you leave.

Tip by

8.29 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.50 km

2.29 km

498 m

Surfaces

4.55 km

2.29 km

1.09 km

355 m

Elevation

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

Weather

Sunday 21 June

25°C

13°C

24 %

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Littledale Road Ascent – Littledale Free Church loop from Caton-with-Littledale

View of the Forest of Bowland Farmland

Littledale Road Ascent

Woodland Climb, Forest of Bowland National Landscape

Diverging Paths in Forest of Bowland

Littledale Free Church

Littledale Viewpoint

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