Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Login or Signup

Get the App

Login or Signup

Login or Signup

Road cycling routes

North West England

Westby-With-Plumptons

Beacon Fell – Beacon Fell Descent loop from Moss Side

Road cycling routes

North West England

Westby-With-Plumptons

Beacon Fell – Beacon Fell Descent loop from Moss Side

Moderate

4.0

(1)

80

riders

Beacon Fell – Beacon Fell Descent loop from Moss Side

02:46

67.8km

390m

Road cycling

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

Last updated: May 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Forest of Bowland National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

1

10.6 km

Tree-Lined Lane from the Hand and Dagger to Salwick

Highlight • Cycleway

Probably best not to stop for a selfie at BNFL

Tip by

2

30.8 km

Beacon Fell

Highlight • Climb

Also known as Beacon Fell Country Park, it has a visitors centre, a small and fairly unimpressive café and some circular walking routes. For the road cyclist it offers a …

Tip by

3

32.2 km

Beacon Fell

Highlight • Summit

Beautiful views

Tip by

4

33.1 km

Beacon Fell Descent

Highlight • Trail

Lovely fast straight descent off Beacon Fell

Tip by

5

42.3 km

Owd Nell's Tavern

Highlight • Pub

An unusual looking thatched pub with a canalside location.

Tip by

6

43.0 km

Lancashire Cycleway Signpost

Highlight • Cycleway

46.9 km

Long Wood

Forest

8

50.2 km

Inskip Radio Masts (HMS Nightjar)

Highlight • Other

55.8 km

Tile Croft Wood

Forest

10

65.3 km

The Village Green

Highlight • Settlement

Time to stop, feed the ducks and soak up the sun....

Tip by

B

67.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

66.8 km

601 m

180 m

127 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

67.7 km

127 m

< 100 m

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Elevation

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Weather

Powered by Foreca

Saturday 27 June

21°C

15°C

51 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Sign up for a free komoot account to join the conversation.

Sign up for free

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Print

Share

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

4.7

173

The Trough of Bowland loop from Garstang — Forest of Bowland

02:38h

53.9km

660m

4.7

100

Blackpool Tower & Irish Sea views loop from Preston

02:42h

68.4km

240m

10

Southport coast & Rivington loop from Leyland

04:06h

95.9km

550m

4.0

10

Lancashire Cycleway Ormskirk Loop

02:33h

55.0km

440m

3

Pendle Hill & the Forest of Bowland loop from Preston

04:36h

95.3km

1,130m

4.0

9

The Lancashire Coastal Way loop from Blackpool Tower

03:23h

68.0km

220m

8

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)

05:54h

128km

1,160m

5

Irish Sea views & sculptures loop from Southport

04:11h

91.5km

240m

4.7

363

View of Rivington Reservoir – View of Chorley and the Coast loop from Euxton Balshaw Lane

02:06h

43.0km

610m

4.0

381

View of Rivington Pike – Lower Rivington Reservoir loop from Chorley

03:52h

90.1km

700m

4.8

297

Burton Village – Royal Liver Building loop from Formby

05:18h

126km

550m

4.7

258

Trough of Bowland Viewpoint – Hodder Bridge loop from Broughton

02:53h

66.3km

620m