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: February 4, 2026

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Forest of Bowland National Landscape

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152 m

Puddleducks Tea Room at the Centre of the United Kingdom

Highlight • Cafe

Popular cyclists haunt with good food, outside and indoor seating, secure bike racks, drying room, water bottle refill tap. They don't take cards but you can get cash-back from the …

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964 m

Bridleway Gate at Dunsop Bridge

Highlight • River

1.38 km

Holmehead Wood

Forest

3.62 km

Bridge over the River Dunsop

Highlight • River

6.78 km

View of the Forest of Bowland

Highlight • Forest

8.87 km

Crag Wood

Forest

9.87 km

Trough of Bowland Viewpoint

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The Trough of Bowland is a valley and high pass in the Forest of Bowland. The road runs from Dunsop Bridge at 123m up to the pass at 295m and …

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13.0 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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13.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.62 km

3.43 km

3.08 km

258 m

Surfaces

8.49 km

3.08 km

1.43 km

317 m

< 100 m

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Wednesday 22 April

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Puddleducks Tea Room at the Centre of the United Kingdom

Bridleway Gate at Dunsop Bridge

Bridge over the River Dunsop

View of the Forest of Bowland

Trough of Bowland Viewpoint

Dunsop Bridge – Centre of the United Kingdom

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