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A loop of road climbs from Lancaster — Forest of Bowland

A loop of road climbs from Lancaster — Forest of Bowland

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A loop of road climbs from Lancaster — Forest of Bowland

04:49

86.6km

1,550m

Road cycling

This difficult racebike loop from Lancaster takes you into the challenging and scenic Forest of Bowland. You will experience demanding terrain with significant elevation gain, often on quiet, unspoilt lanes. The route covers 53.8 miles (86.6 km) and features a substantial 5094 feet (1552 metres) of climbing, which you can…

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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Forest of Bowland AONB

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Start point

Train Station

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6.30 km

Jubilee Tower Climb (Quernmore Brow)

Highlight • Monument

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

Highlight • Cafe

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

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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49.8 km

Newton Fell Summit

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

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

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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

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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86.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

81.3 km

2.37 km

1.41 km

177 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

66.6 km

19.6 km

410 m

Elevation

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

Weather

Wednesday 6 May

14°C

5°C

24 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Trail Reviews

Matt

July 13, 2021, Tour of Bowland

Nice road ride, mostly on quiet roads but not for people who don’t like hills as there’s very little flat on the entire route

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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