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LONGRIDGE
CLAYTON-LE-
GREATHARWOOD
PADIHAM
BRIERFIELD
CLITHEROE
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Worsthorne
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Chatburn Downham
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Hareden
Sykes
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Lowgill
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Slaidburn
Tosside
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Bracewell
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Paythorne
Wigglesworth
Halton West
Hellifield
Nappa
Long Gill
Wham
Long Preston
Rathmell
Cleatop
Otterburn
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Langcliffe
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H i l l
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ycleway
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Gawthorpe Hall
Nick O’Pendle
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Park
Browsholme Hall
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Waddington Fell
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Museum / Church
Information point
Rail line and station
Rural area
Land over 200m
Land over 400m
Urban area
Water
Main road
Motorway
Minor road / Steep hill(arrow points down hill)
Recommended on-roadCycle route (not all signed)
Cycle track
Bridleway / Byway
Proposed cycle route
National / Regional cycle route
Height in metres
Picnic site / Historic attraction
Public house / Café
Bike hire / Bike shop
Caravan park / Camp site
Trig point
Electrical bike hire / Charge point
Public convenience
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Make cycling part of your lifestyle
Cycling is a great w
ay of staying fit and healthy, keeping your body in shape and saving you m
oney. Go by bike to
the shops, school and work and it’s a w
ay to obtain the recom
mended 30 m
inutes of exercise per day.
It couldn’t be easier to get startedW
hy not get in touch with C
litheroe Bike C
lub who organise a
range of regular weekly rides throughout the area for anyone to
take part. There are weekend and m
id-week evening rides that
cater for all levels, which include road and m
ountain bike rides. C
ontact Richard Paige at The G
reen Jersey Bike shop – a one
stop shop for a total cycling experience in Clitheroe. Tel 01200
427630.
Cycle and M
ountain Bike hire is available from
Pedal Power C
ycle shop in C
litheroe, for family days out and holiday bike rides. For
hire rates contact 01200 422066.
Bow
land Electric Bicycle N
etwork – If you w
ould like to try out the bikes contact M
ike Pugh on 01200 448000.
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mer
ton
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e
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all
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tatio
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all
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Hill
Gis
burn
For
est o
ffers
a n
etw
ork
of
mou
ntai
n bi
king
trai
ls. T
he F
ores
t is
loca
ted
high
in th
e B
owla
nd H
ills
by
Sto
cks
Res
ervo
irs.
Bot
tom
s B
eck
the
blue
gra
ded
trail
is s
uita
ble
for n
ovic
es a
nd y
oung
er ri
des.
S
tarti
ng fr
om th
e Fo
rest
Hub
the
trail
take
s yo
u do
wn
to S
tock
Res
ervo
ir an
d ba
ck a
long
an
old
railw
ay fo
llow
ing
Bot
tom
s B
eck.
The
tra
il is
mar
ked
with
blu
e m
arke
r pos
ts.
Star
t Fin
ish
Poin
t: C
ockl
et H
ill
car p
ark,
Gis
burn
For
est.
The
Rou
te(S
hort
mou
ntai
n bi
ke ri
de
suita
ble
for n
ovic
es)
Gis
burn
For
est H
ubLo
cate
d in
the
cent
re o
f the
Fo
rest
with
caf
e, to
ilets
and
car
pa
rkin
g. P
ostc
ode
BB
7 4T
S
Slai
dbur
n an
d To
ssid
eTh
ere
are
also
faci
litie
s at
the
near
by v
illag
es o
f Sla
idbu
rn
and
Toss
ide.
At S
laid
burn
you
w
ill fi
nd a
pre
tty ri
vers
ide
area
, pu
b, te
aroo
m a
nd y
outh
hos
tel.
At T
ossi
de th
ere
is a
pub
with
ac
com
mod
atio
n.
Oth
er tr
ails
at G
isbu
rn F
ores
t in
clud
e
The
“8” R
ed d
ifficu
lt tra
il (1
8km
, 11
mile
s) w
ith b
lack
op
tions
H
ope
Line
& L
eap
of F
aith
–
Dow
nhill
trai
ls (0
.25k
m)
S
kills
Are
a –
loca
ted
clos
e to
th
e Fo
rest
Hub
For m
ore
info
rmat
ion
visi
tw
ww
.fore
stry
.gov
.uk/
gisb
urn
Star
t Fin
ish
Poin
t: D
unso
p B
ridge
(vill
age
car
park
).
The
Rou
te (S
hort
ride
on ta
rmac
brid
lew
ay
suita
ble
for f
amili
es)
Tur
n rig
ht o
ut o
f the
car
par
k an
d rig
ht
agai
n im
med
iate
ly p
ast t
he s
hop
alon
g a
track
, in
dica
ted
by a
brid
lew
ay s
ign.
Afte
r 700
m y
ou
com
e to
a s
mal
l row
of h
ouse
s. F
ollo
w th
e tra
ck b
ehin
d th
em, p
ass
thro
ugh
a ga
te a
nd
over
a w
oode
n br
idge
ove
r the
rive
r. Tu
rn ri
ght
onto
the
tarm
ac ro
ad. Y
ou th
en s
impl
y co
ntin
ue
alon
g th
e ta
rmac
trac
k to
whe
re th
e va
lley
divi
des.
The
brid
lew
ay c
ontin
ues
but i
t bec
omes
a lo
t ha
rder
with
ste
ep h
ills
and
desc
ents
, so
you
are
bette
r sto
ppin
g he
re a
nd a
dmiri
ng th
e vi
ew.
To re
turn
to D
unso
p B
ridge
sim
ply
retra
ce
your
rout
e do
wn
the
valle
y. A
s an
alte
rnat
ive
to c
ross
ing
the
woo
den
brid
ge a
gain
you
can
co
ntin
ue a
long
the
driv
e to
the
villa
ge. Y
ou
com
e ou
t by
the
war
mem
oria
l - tu
rn le
ft do
wn
the
shor
t hill
ove
r the
brid
ge a
nd b
ack
to th
e ca
r par
k.
Star
t Fin
ish
Poin
t: C
lithe
roe
Rai
l Sta
tion.
The
Rou
te (M
ediu
m R
oad
Rid
e)
Fro
m th
e ra
ilway
sta
tion
follo
w K
ing
St t
o th
e M
arke
t Squ
are.
At t
he to
p of
the
Mar
ket P
lace
turn
righ
t int
o W
ellg
ate.
Whe
n yo
u ge
t to
the
A67
1 tu
rn ri
ght t
hen
left
into
S
haw
brid
ge S
treet
.
Ju
st b
efor
e yo
u re
ach
the
A59
turn
left
on
the
old
road
. Whe
n th
e ol
d ro
ad re
ache
s th
e A
59 c
ross
the
road
car
eful
ly to
the
cycl
e pa
th
on th
e ot
her s
ide
wat
chin
g ou
t for
fast
traf
fic.
Con
tinue
alo
ng th
is u
ntil
it be
com
es a
lane
th
at w
ill le
ad y
ou in
to W
orst
on.
Turn
righ
t in
to W
orst
on a
nd b
egin
the
only
real
ly h
illy
part
of th
e rid
e, th
e ro
ad to
Dow
nham
. Ig
nore
al
l rig
ht tu
rns
keep
ing
to th
e th
roug
h ro
ad
that
will
lead
to D
ownh
am.
Ref
resh
men
ts
avai
labl
e at
Dow
nham
Pos
t Offi
ce.
In
Dow
nham
, cro
ss th
e br
idge
ove
r the
st
ream
and
follo
w th
e ro
ad ro
und
past
the
chur
ch.
A
t the
T ju
nctio
n in
Cha
tbur
n by
Hud
sons
ic
e cr
eam
sho
p, g
o le
ft an
d fir
st ri
ght,
sign
post
ed G
rindl
eton
.
B
efor
e re
achi
ng G
rindl
eton
and
afte
r cr
ossi
ng th
e R
iver
Rib
ble,
turn
left
to W
est
Bra
dfor
d an
d he
ad th
roug
h th
e vi
llage
to
war
ds W
addi
ngto
n.
In
Wad
ding
ton
swin
g le
ft, ju
st b
efor
e th
e ce
ntre
and
at t
he n
ext c
ross
road
s, g
o st
raig
ht
acro
ss to
war
ds, b
ut to
the
right
of t
he P
aris
h C
hurc
h w
ith th
e cl
ock
tow
er a
nd fo
llow
the
road
as
it be
nds
left
and
right
.
Ta
ke th
e fir
st ro
ad le
ft, s
ignp
oste
d C
lithe
roe
and
follo
w th
is ro
ad u
ntil
you
reac
h th
e ju
nctio
n at
Edi
sfor
d B
ridge
(nex
t to
the
Edi
sfor
d B
ridge
pub
).
Tu
rn le
ft an
d fo
llow
the
road
in to
C
lithe
roe
over
the
railw
ay b
ridge
and
left
at
the
smal
l rou
ndab
out.
Con
tinue
alo
ng th
is
road
unt
il yo
u ar
rive
back
at t
he s
tatio
n.
This
rout
e co
mm
ence
s fro
m th
e ra
ilway
st
atio
n. It
take
s yo
u th
roug
h W
orst
on
and
on to
the
pict
ures
que
villa
ge
of D
ownh
am fa
med
for i
ts ro
le in
the
film
‘W
hist
le D
own
the
Win
d’ a
nd T
V s
erie
s ‘B
orn
and
Bre
d’.
The
seco
nd s
ectio
n of
the
rout
e pa
sses
th
roug
h th
e vi
llage
s of
Wes
t Bra
dfor
d an
d W
addi
ngto
n, w
hich
boa
sts
beau
tiful
or
nam
enta
l gar
dens
bef
ore
head
ing
back
al
ong
the
coun
try ro
ads
to C
lithe
roe.
This
ride
thro
ugh
a w
onde
rful u
nspo
ilt
area
take
s in
bot
h, c
ontra
stin
g si
des
of
the
Rib
ble
Valle
y an
d pa
sses
thro
ugh
seve
ral a
ttrac
tive
and
tranq
uil v
illag
es a
s w
ell
as a
num
ber o
f site
s of
his
toric
al in
tere
st.
Rid
ing
is g
ener
ally
on
the
flat,
with
a fe
w
shor
t clim
bs.
This
rout
e is
des
crib
ed fr
om a
sta
rt po
int a
t W
addi
ngto
n, h
owev
er y
ou c
ould
equ
ally
wel
l st
art f
rom
any
oth
er p
oint
alo
ng th
e ro
ute
such
as
Dow
nham
, Cha
tbur
n, W
halle
y or
R
ibch
este
r. A
ltern
ativ
ely
you
coul
d st
art f
rom
th
e ra
ilway
sta
tion
at C
lithe
roe.
Arr
ivin
g by
Tra
in: C
lithe
roe
railw
ay s
tatio
n is
at t
he h
eart
of th
is ro
ute,
and
is e
asily
ac
cess
ible
from
Man
ches
ter,
Pre
ston
and
B
lack
burn
.
Plac
es o
f Int
eres
t
Dow
nham
- w
ell k
now
n as
a b
ackr
op
to a
few
film
and
TV
ser
ies,
hom
e to
Lor
d C
lithe
roe
and
a la
rgel
y un
spoi
lt es
tate
vill
age.
R
ibch
este
r Rom
an m
useu
m -
built
on
the
site
of t
he R
oman
fort
and
settl
emen
t B
rem
eten
acum
Vet
eran
orum
, thi
s is
the
Lanc
ashi
re’s
onl
y R
oman
mus
eum
, ope
n al
l ye
ar ro
und.
S
tony
hurs
t Col
lege
- Ju
st o
ff th
e ro
ute
in
Hur
st G
reen
this
fam
ous
Jesu
it pu
blic
sch
ool
was
foun
ded
in 1
794,
the
grad
e 1
liste
d bu
ildin
g is
repu
ted
to b
e on
e of
the
larg
est
build
ings
und
er o
ne ro
of in
Eur
ope.
Sta
rt F
inis
h Po
int:
Wad
ding
ton
car p
ark.
The
Rou
te (M
inor
road
s, B
road
s)
Sta
rting
at W
addi
ngto
n ca
r par
k, ta
ke th
e ro
ad s
traig
ht a
head
, pas
sing
imm
edia
tely
out
in
to o
pen
coun
try. H
ere
you
are
on a
sec
tion
of th
e La
ncas
hire
Cyc
lew
ay (R
oute
).
Follo
w th
e bl
ue s
igns
for t
he n
ext 6
km (3
.7
mile
s) u
ntil
Gre
at M
itton
.
P
ossi
ble
stop
off
poin
t at B
asha
ll B
arn
- sh
op, c
afé
and
brew
ery!
Tu
rn le
ft at
the
T-ju
nctio
n
Fo
llow
the
mai
n ro
ad a
t the
nex
t Tju
nctio
n tu
rn ri
ght t
owar
ds H
urst
Gre
en.
A
t the
Hal
ls A
rms
cros
sroa
ds tu
rn le
ft.
In
the
cent
re o
f Rib
ches
ter t
urn
left,
al
thou
gh y
ou m
ay w
ant t
o ex
plor
e th
e vi
llage
an
d vi
sit t
he R
oman
mus
eum
.
A
fter l
eavi
ng th
e vi
llage
go
over
the
brid
ge to
cro
ss th
e R
iver
Rib
ble,
then
turn
im
med
iate
ly le
ft, a
nd fo
llow
ano
ther
sec
tion
of
the
Lanc
ashi
re C
ycle
way
(Rou
te
) thr
ough
D
inkl
ey, O
ld L
angh
o an
d B
illin
gton
to W
halle
y (fo
llow
the
blue
sig
ns)
O
n le
avin
g W
halle
y tu
rn ri
ght,
sign
post
ed
to O
akhi
ll C
olle
ge,W
isw
ell a
nd P
endl
eton
, stil
l fo
llow
ing
Lanc
ashi
re C
ycle
way
(Rou
te
).
C
ross
the
A67
1 w
ith c
are
and
cont
inue
in
to W
isw
ell a
nd P
endl
eton
. Fol
low
the
NC
N
91 s
igns
as
you
drop
dow
n to
the
A59
from
P
endl
eton
Hal
l.
C
ross
the
A59
with
gre
at c
are,
and
turn
rig
ht a
fter 2
5m o
nto
a ve
ry q
uiet
lane
that
ev
entu
ally
lead
s yo
u ba
ck to
re-c
ross
the
A59
an
d on
to a
cyc
le p
ath
into
Wor
ston
vill
age.
Tu
rn ri
ght t
o D
ownh
am. I
n D
ownh
am, s
top
a w
hile
to e
njoy
this
pic
ture
sque
vill
age
with
its
pub
and
tea
shop
. Lea
ve th
e vi
llage
in th
e di
rect
ion
of C
hatb
urn.
Tu
rn le
ft at
the
T ju
nctio
n ne
xt to
Hud
sons
Ic
e C
ream
, and
then
righ
t afte
r the
Pos
t O
ffice
for G
rindl
eton
.
Tu
rn le
ft an
d fo
llow
the
road
bac
k to
W
addi
ngto
n.
Star
t Fin
ish
Poin
t: B
erry
Lan
e, L
ongr
idge
to
wn
cent
re
The
Rou
te (M
ediu
m R
oad
Rid
e)
Rid
e ca
refu
lly u
p B
erry
Lan
e (th
e m
ain
stre
et in
Lon
grid
ge),
turn
left
at th
e to
p an
d at
th
e W
hite
Bul
l whe
re th
e ro
ad s
win
gs ri
ght,
carr
y st
raig
ht o
n. A
fter p
assi
ng th
e H
aven
/C
arav
an P
ark
take
the
left
hand
bra
nch
of th
e fo
rk in
the
road
. P
ass
the
rese
rvoi
rs o
n yo
ur
right
and
ride
stra
ight
on
(rea
lly a
left
turn
) at
the
next
junc
tion
taki
ng c
are
dow
n th
e hi
ll.
Don
’t m
iss
the
beau
tiful
vie
ws
over
Jef
frey
Hill
to W
hitw
ell a
nd P
arlic
k Fe
ll.
A
t the
bot
tom
of t
he h
ill g
o rig
ht a
t a s
mal
l T
junc
tion,
then
, ign
orin
g a
right
and
a ‘n
o th
roug
h ro
ad’ g
o ro
und
to a
T ju
nctio
n by
the
Dog
& P
artri
dge
and
turn
righ
t. F
ollo
w th
e ro
ad in
to C
hipp
ing
by g
oing
left
and
right
at
the
next
junc
tions
. Vi
sit t
he a
ncie
nt c
hurc
h of
St B
arth
olom
ew a
nd th
e ol
d cr
aft c
entre
. S
top
for c
offe
e at
the
Cob
bled
Cor
ner C
afé.
Tu
rn ri
ght i
n C
hipp
ing
and
taki
ng th
e ro
ad
This
cycl
e ro
ute
star
ts in
the
smal
l bu
stlin
g to
wn
of L
ongr
idge
imm
edia
tely
op
enin
g ou
t int
o th
e sp
ecta
cula
r sc
ener
y an
d vi
ews
acro
ss L
ongr
idge
Fel
l.
It of
fers
the
cycl
ist a
var
ied
sele
ctio
n of
la
ndsc
apes
on
pred
omin
antly
qui
et c
ount
ry
road
s in
an
Are
a of
Out
stan
ding
Nat
ural
B
eaut
y.
The
final
sec
tion
pass
es a
long
side
C
rom
wel
l’s B
ridge
and
the
sple
ndid
bui
ldin
gs
of S
tony
hurs
t Col
lege
. With
a s
elec
tion
of
refre
shm
ent s
tops
en-
rout
e, th
is ri
de is
a
jour
ney
of tr
anqu
illity
thro
ugh
the
Rib
ble
Valle
y co
untry
side
.
Plac
es o
f Int
eres
t
Chi
ppin
g. A
pic
ture
sque
vill
age
fam
ed fo
r La
ncas
hire
che
ese
and
chai
rmak
ing.
The
S
un In
n is
bel
ieve
d to
be
haun
ted
by th
e gh
ost o
f the
ser
ving
wen
ch L
izzi
e D
ean,
C
rom
wel
l’s B
ridge
. An
old
pack
hor
se
brid
ge b
elie
ved
to h
ave
been
use
d by
Oliv
er
Cro
mw
ell.
S
tony
hurs
t Col
lege
. Ind
epen
dent
sch
ool
run
by J
esui
ts. T
he H
all f
orm
erly
bel
onge
d to
th
e S
hire
burn
fam
ily.
tow
ards
Clit
hero
e, ig
nore
all
turn
s to
pas
s ov
er th
e H
ighe
r Hod
der B
ridge
(afte
r abo
ut
6 m
iles)
.
C
ross
the
brid
ge, g
o up
the
hill
and
turn
rig
ht a
t the
cro
ssro
ads:
filte
r rig
ht a
t the
nex
t ju
nctio
n an
d fo
llow
the
road
igno
ring
all t
urns
of
f it,
espe
cial
ly th
e W
halle
y on
e –
to a
rriv
e at
Hur
st G
reen
(B62
45).
Thi
s ro
ad ta
kes
you
acro
ss th
e H
odde
r whe
re y
ou w
ill n
ote
Cro
mw
ell’s
Brid
ge o
n yo
ur le
ft.
O
n re
achi
ng th
e S
hire
burn
Arm
s in
Hur
st
Gre
en, t
urn
right
and
hea
d up
the
min
or ro
ad
tow
ards
the
colle
ge.
Follo
w th
e ro
ad ro
und
to th
e rig
ht a
nd ta
ke in
the
won
derfu
l vis
ta o
f S
tony
hurs
t Col
lege
. B
efor
e th
e fe
nce,
in fr
ont
of th
e la
kes,
turn
left
here
and
follo
w th
is ro
ad
for a
ppro
xim
atel
y a
mile
.
A
t the
nex
t T ju
nctio
n, tu
rn le
ft an
d co
ntin
ue a
long
the
ridge
. Ig
nore
all
turn
ings
an
d go
stra
ight
ove
r the
cro
ssro
ads
by th
e N
ewdr
op In
n. A
won
derfu
l moo
rland
ride
al
ong
this
road
find
s Lo
ngrid
ge s
traig
ht
ahea
d.
Ro
ute
5 G
isb
urn
Fo
rest
“B
ott
om
s B
eck”
Blu
e Tr
ail -
5.5
mile
s (9
.5km
) 1hr
Sta
rting
from
Dun
sop
Brid
ge th
is ri
de
follo
ws
a ta
rmac
brid
lew
ay u
p th
e U
pper
Dun
sop
Valle
y in
the
hear
t of t
he
Bow
land
Fel
ls. E
xcep
t for
the
occa
sion
al fa
rm
vehi
cle
the
rout
e is
all
but t
raffi
c fre
e. D
unso
p B
ridge
at t
he s
tart
of th
e rid
e is
the
geog
raph
ic
cent
re o
f the
UK
.
Ref
resh
men
ts: T
he g
ener
al s
tore
and
Pos
t O
ffice
, Pud
dled
ucks
, als
o co
ntai
ns a
caf
é op
en
9am
-5pm
incl
udin
g S
unda
ys.
Ro
ute
3 C
lith
ero
e to
Do
wn
ham
- 1
3mile
s (2
1.5k
m) 1
.5hr
s
Ro
ute
1
Rib
ble
Val
ley
Vill
ages
- 2
9mile
s (4
7km
) 3hr
sR
ou
te 2
Lo
ng
rid
ge
to C
hip
pin
g a
nd
Hu
rst
Gre
en -
20m
iles
(32k
m) 2
.5hr
s
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© Crown copyright and database rights 2013. Ordnance Survey 100023320.
© Crown copyright and database rights 2013. Ordnance Survey 100023320.© Crown copyright and database rights 2013. Ordnance Survey 100023320.
© Crown copyright and database rights 2013. Ordnance Survey 100023320.
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iles
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