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Blackpool North Shore
Jubilee
Cycleway (pdf
file) Staining
Cycleway (pdf
file)
cycling in
Blackpool by the sea
Cycle along the
North Shore on the new traffic free Jubilee Cycle route from North
Pier to Anchorsholme Park. In the future it is planned to
continue the route to Cleveleys and Fleetwood. The cycle route
will form part of Sustarians National Cycle route serving the Fylde Coast. |
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Lancaster,
North Lancashire
and the Lune Valley
Discover the
beautiful countryside of North Lancashire and the Lune Valley along
cycle paths leading out from the historic city of Lancaster.
The surrounding
countryside includes the rural splendor of the Lune Valley, the
heather clad Bowland Hills, the coastline of Morecombe Bay and the
Arnside/Silverdales area of outstanding natural beauty. |
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The Lune Valley
From Lancashire's
historic centre use the River Lune Millennium Cycle Path to travel
into the Lune Valley. Try out the bus service linking Camforth
with Kirby Lonsdale and villages in the Lune Valley. The bus
will take bikes on the back. |
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River Lune
Millennium Cycle Path
This attractive
riverside cycle path in not to be missed. From the new
millennium bridge in the centre of Lancaster take the Millrnnium
cycle path alongside the fast flowing river Lune to the riverside
village of Halton, and then onward to Caton and the Crook O'Lune
Picnic site which it breathtaking view out towards Ingleborough, one
of the Pennines famous three Peaks. Lancaster - Caton 5 miles.
Lune Estuary
Cycle Path
Part of the
National Cycle Network, the path takes you out of the City along the
Lune Estuary to the delightful picnic site of Conder Green and the
historic port of Glasson Dock, where you can watch sea going ships
unloading and yachts going through locks. From Glasson there
are stunning views to the Bowland Fells. Lancaster - Glasson 5 miles. |
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Lancaster Canal
Cycle out of the
city over the 60 foot high Lune Aqueduct one of the wonders of the
canal age, to the town of Camforth - gateway to the
Arnside/Silverdale area of outstanding natural beauty. Along
the way there are plenty of canal villages, such as Hest Bank and
Bolton-le-Sands to stop and enjoy the views over Morecombe Bay and
the Lakeland Hills. Between Lancaster and Camforth the canal
will form part of the National Cycle Route to Windermere. To
cycle on the canal towpath you need a free licence from British Waterways. |
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Lancaster-Morecambe
cycle path
From Lancaster's
historic centre cross the millennium bridge to the Lancaster -
Morecambe cycle path., which takes you to Morecombe's sea front.
Lancaster-Morecambe 3 miles. From Morecambes Promenade you can
enjoy stunning views across the bay to the Lakeland fells.
Cycle along the sea front to Hest Bank or Heysham Village with it's
attractive seashore, ruined chapel and Rock Hewn Graves. |
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Amside Silverdale
Discover an
outstandingly beautiful area of wooded limestone hills, with narrow
winding lanes and an enchanting silvery coastline with views across
the Bay to Lakeland hills. Cycle down to Jenny Brown's Point,
explore Silverdale's wooded lanes or use your bicycle to get to the
RSPB reserve at Leighton Moss. Alternatively put your bike on
the back of the Camforth connect bus service to reach Warlton
and the pretty limestone villages of Yearland Redmayne and Yearland
Conners and then cycle back. |
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Lancaster Cycle Fest
Every even year
Lancaster plays host to the biennial Cyclefest. The
festival focuses on innovative and technical cycle design.
Visitors come from
all over the world. |
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Bowland Fells
Discover an upland
landscape of purple coloured fells that reverberate to the call of
the grouse and curlew, where you can escape the madding crowd.
A bit different from cycling in Blackpool. Ride over remote
moorland passes far from human habitation, where the view seems to go
on forever and the only sound is birdsong. Ride downhill into
deep clad valleys, with pretty dales, villages and buttercup meadows.
Rest beside
brooks. You can discover remote moorland and forest tracks for
mountain biking. |
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Slaidburn,
Newton and the
Hodder Valley
Ride down into the
Hodder Valley, the jewel in the heart of Bowland, along wooded
lanes. Stop for a break in pretty villages like Slaidburn and Newton.
Bowland Edge
In the west the
hills rise up dramatically from the coastal plain. Cycle along
moorland road to the edge of the hills between Galgate and
Chipping and enjoy extensive views.
Gisburn Forest
Gisburn Forest
offers more straight forward mountain biking. Enjoy the
extensive network of mountain bike trails through Gisburn Forest.
Mountain biking
The Bowland Fells
offers tough Mountain biking. From Dunsop Bridge, the
geographical centre of the British Isles there are rough tracks
leading up to remote valleys.
From Scorton in
the west the track up to Grisedale offers an easier mountain bike route. |
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Moorland Passes
There are four
challenging routes across Bowland Fells
The Trough of
Bowland (on road)
A narrow pass
between steep sided hills. Very steep gradient.
Hornby Road (off road)
Rough Moorland
track linking Slaidburn in the heart of the Forest of Bowland with
Hornby in the Lune Valley.
Cross of Greet
Pass Lythe Fell (on road)
Climb up from
Slaidburn into the upper reaches pf tje Hodder Valley.
Bowland Knotts
Pass (on road)
Ride up from
Gisburn Forest on the most minor of roads to the Bowlands Knotts Pass. |
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Lytham St Annes
Just a few miles
along the coast are quiet cycle routes in a genteel town. |
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Fleetwood
About 10 miles up
the coast from Blackpool. Fleetwood is one of the country's
most cycle friendly towns. There is very little through
traffic. People use the bicycle to go about their everyday business. |
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Over Wyre
The quiet lanes of
Over Wyre across the estuary from Fleetwood offer attractive
cycling. From Fleetwood the area can be reached by the Knott
End Ferry that takes bicycles and not cars. |
