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North West England

Slaidburn War Memorial – View of the Forest of Bowland loop from Colne

Road cycling routes

North West England

Slaidburn War Memorial – View of the Forest of Bowland loop from Colne

Hard

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riders

Slaidburn War Memorial – View of the Forest of Bowland loop from Colne

06:01

109km

1,660m

Road cycling

Hard 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: May 28, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 15.9 km for 127 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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15.9 km

Mill Wood

Forest

2

20.0 km

Sawley Village Signpost Climb

Highlight • Structure

Short but steep climb

Tip by

23.3 km

Grindleton Fell

Mountain Pass

4

30.5 km

Slaidburn War Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

A quiet spot to take in the past on the way through this lovely village in the heart of the Forest of Bowland. The YHA on the square is an excellent Base for a weekend adventure

Tip by

5

30.5 km

Cross of Greet Climb from Slaidburn

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

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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40.7 km

Cross O'Greet (Tatham Fell)

Mountain Pass

7

51.6 km

Helks Brow Climb – Lowgill Fell

Highlight • Trail

Nothing but space and skies. Amazingly quiet and remote spot on the Yorkshire/Lancashire borders in the Forest of Bowland with a tough climb at either end of this road.

Tip by

8

61.1 km

Mewith Lane

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lovely quite lane for getting east/west below the A65

Tip by

66.6 km

Hammonhead Wood

Forest

10

67.6 km

Keasden Crossroads

Highlight • Viewpoint

Choose - to Settle, to Ingleton, to Bowland Knotts or to Tatham. No bad turns.

Tip by

11

70.4 km

View of the Forest of Bowland

Highlight • Forest

the lanes back from Seattle to Bentham are BRILL,hardly any traffic and great views+ not many hills

Tip by

12

78.3 km

Farnhill Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

B

109 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

96.2 km

6.07 km

5.01 km

735 m

645 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

55.7 km

52.8 km

215 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

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Thursday 28 May

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12°C

11 %

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