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Bowland Knotts Climb – Slaidburn War Memorial loop from St Peter & St Paul

Bowland Knotts Climb – Slaidburn War Memorial loop from St Peter & St Paul

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Bowland Knotts Climb – Slaidburn War Memorial loop from St Peter & St Paul

03:20

59.7km

1,090m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very 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: April 17, 2026

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Forest of Bowland National Landscape

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Parking

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12.9 km

Bowland Knotts Climb

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1.4 mile climb with an average of 7%. Some steep sections maxing out at around 17%. Nice climb. Descend with care down Keasden road as there are quite a few sheep wandering.

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15.1 km

Bowland Knotts

Mountain Pass

17.0 km

White Syke Hill to Clapham Common Road

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Gorgeous moorland up White Syke Hill to Clapham Common/Austwick Common

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21.1 km

Keasden Crossroads

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Choose - to Settle, to Ingleton, to Bowland Knotts or to Tatham. No bad turns.

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22.1 km

Hammonhead Wood

Forest

25.1 km

Deaf Head Wood

Forest

27.6 km

Mewith Lane

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Lovely quite lane for getting east/west below the A65

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37.2 km

Lythe Fell Road Descent

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Fast down Lythe Fell Road from the top of the Cross o Greet but don't get caught out by the one stabby little climb in the middle!

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40.6 km

Cross O'Greet (Tatham Fell)

Mountain Pass

40.7 km

Cross of Greet Climb from Slaidburn

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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 rewards you with a brilliant descent down to Tatham Fell and Bentham to the North

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50.8 km

Slaidburn War Memorial

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A quiet spot to take in the past on the way through this lovely village in the heart of the Forest of Bowland. The YHA on the square is an excellent Base for a weekend adventure

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53.9 km

Smallden Lane

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Lovely quiet lane heading East/West between Slaidburn and Bolton by Bowland

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59.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

59.7 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

41.7 km

18.0 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 7 May

15°C

6°C

65 %

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Bowland Knotts Climb – Slaidburn War Memorial loop from St Peter & St Paul

Bowland Knotts Climb

White Syke Hill to Clapham Common Road

Keasden Crossroads

Mewith Lane

Lythe Fell Road Descent

Cross of Greet Climb from Slaidburn

Slaidburn War Memorial

Smallden Lane

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