Expert 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: June 5, 2024

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Start point

Train Station

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6.30 km

Jubilee Tower Climb (Quernmore Brow)

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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22.9 km

Bridge House Farm Tearooms

Good café, regularly frequented by cyclists. seating inside and outside by the river. Bikes are pretty secure as the whole area is off the road behind a wall/gate.

Open 10:00 - 17:00 but closed on Mondays.

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39.9 km

Cross of Greet Climb from Slaidburn

Possibly our favourite climb in the Cold Dark North - beautiful bathed in sunshine brutal on a wet and windy day - it's never very steep but always testing and …

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49.8 km

Newton Fell Summit

A particularly steep section on the Waddington Fell Climb. As you approach it from Newton it can look particularly daunting, bit of a stinger at an average of 8% but …

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50.5 km

Easington Fell Road

A beautiful section of road affording great views of the Forest of Bowland both to the east and west. Road surface is generally good. If approaching from the south there …

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61.9 km

Trough of Bowland Pass

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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86.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

81.3 km

2.26 km

1.51 km

1.38 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

66.6 km

19.5 km

408 m

Elevation

Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

Weather

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Friday 10 October

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10 %

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This route was planned by komoot.

A loop of road climbs from Lancaster — Forest of Bowland

Jubilee Tower Climb (Quernmore Brow)

Bridge House Farm Tearooms

Cross of Greet Climb from Slaidburn

Newton Fell Summit

Easington Fell Road

Trough of Bowland Pass

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