Trough of Bowland Pass – Jubilee Tower (Quernmore) loop from Dunsop Bridge

Trough of Bowland Pass – Jubilee Tower (Quernmore) loop from Dunsop Bridge

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Trough of Bowland Pass – Jubilee Tower (Quernmore) loop from Dunsop Bridge

01:40

32.0km

580m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Forest of Bowland National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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137 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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199 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

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547 m

Trough of Bowland Pass

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

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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16.0 km

Jubilee Tower (Quernmore)

Highlight • Monument

A good climb especially from the north from Quernmore, this is the shorter steeper side. From the north it averages 6% for approximately 2 miles, the steep section is early …

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19.7 km

Lee Wood

Forest

23.4 km

Trough Road from Abbeystead

Highlight • Cycleway

A long and fairly gradual climb to the top of the Trough of Bowland from the West or a fun rolling descent from the Trough on the West side - this is a lovely stretch of road by Sawpit Wood

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28.9 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 …

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29.5 km

View of the Trough of Bowland

Highlight • Natural Monument

Great spot for a cover photo!

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31.7 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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32.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.9 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

32.0 km

< 100 m

Elevation