Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Login or Signup

Get the App

Login or Signup

Login or Signup

North West England

Bowland Forest High

Hodder Bridge – Trough of Bowland Viewpoint loop from Dunsop Bridge

North West England

Bowland Forest High

Hodder Bridge – Trough of Bowland Viewpoint loop from Dunsop Bridge

Hard

3

riders

Hodder Bridge – Trough of Bowland Viewpoint loop from Dunsop Bridge

02:41

30.4km

880m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 18.2 km for 483 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

1

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 …

Tip by

2

214 m

Puddle Ducks

Highlight • Cafe

Great stop for coffee and cake and very cycling friendly. The place to refuel when cycling the Trough of Bowland

Tip by

3

327 m

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 …

Tip by

4

2.93 km

Hodder Bridge

Highlight • River

Just near The Inn at Whitewell, great views, especially to the north towards the Dunsop Bridge and the Trough of Bowland.

Tip by

5

3.28 km

Wild Boar Park Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Road surface is poor in places so take care on both ascent and descent. Also referred to as Hall Hill or Little Bowland Road climb. Only .8 miles long at 6% average, so not too challenging.

Tip by

6

10.3 km

View of the Trough of Bowland

Highlight • Natural Monument

Great spot for a cover photo!

Tip by

7

10.9 km

Trough of Bowland Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

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 …

Tip by

11.9 km

Crag Wood

Forest

B

30.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.6 km

11.9 km

2.25 km

943 m

760 m

Surfaces

12.3 km

11.0 km

3.16 km

2.06 km

1.93 km

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 (430 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Weather

Powered by Foreca

Thursday 28 May

17°C

11°C

33 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

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

Nearby routes

4.8

22

Stocks Reservoir and Gisburn Forest loop — Forest of Bowland

01:02h

10.8km

140m

4.5

49

Bowland Knotts Climb – The 8 – Swoopy Section loop from Tosside

04:14h

64.5km

1,100m

5.0

11

Entwistle Reservoir – View of Belmont Reservoir loop from Tockholes

01:59h

24.7km

370m

4.3

15

View of Pen-y-ghent – Settle Town Centre loop from Settle

01:24h

17.1km

420m

5.0

20

Malham Tarn – View of Pen-y-ghent loop from Settle

01:59h

26.1km

550m

4.0

7

Cant Clough Reservoir – Hebden Bridge Canal Basin loop from St John the Evangelist

02:49h

37.3km

710m

4.0

4

Long Lane Descent – View of Moughton and Austwick loop from Clapham

02:08h

29.9km

500m

2.0

5

Trough of Bowland Viewpoint – View of the Trough of Bowland loop from Dunsop Bridge

02:39h

41.1km

800m

10

Stone Slab Bridge – Ribblehead Viaduct loop from Clapham

03:07h

51.7km

670m

5.0

10

Long Lane Descent – View of Moughton and Austwick loop from Brae Pasture

01:50h

27.4km

390m

2

Lancaster Canal Towpath – Haslam Park Nature Reserve loop from Preston

01:27h

24.4km

70m

4.8

10

Ribblehead Viaduct – Ribblehead Viaduct loop from Ingleton

02:11h

33.7km

500m