Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Login or Signup

Get the App

Login or Signup

Login or Signup

Road cycling routes

Yorkshire And The Humber

Bowland Knotts Climb – View of the Forest of Bowland loop from Church of The Epiphany

Road cycling routes

Yorkshire And The Humber

Bowland Knotts Climb – View of the Forest of Bowland loop from Church of The Epiphany

Moderate

5.0

(2)

72

riders

Bowland Knotts Climb – View of the Forest of Bowland loop from Church of The Epiphany

02:21

45.9km

630m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 16, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Yorkshire Dales National Park

Forest of Bowland National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

1.42 km

Orcaber Plantation

Forest

2

6.61 km

Keasden Crossroads

Highlight • Viewpoint

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

Tip by

3

6.71 km

White Syke Hill to Clapham Common Road

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

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

Tip by

4

12.6 km

Bowland Knotts Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

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.

Tip by

5

15.7 km

Stocks Reservoir

Highlight (Segment) • Lake

A nice ride through Gisburn Forest, be careful, although road surface is suitable for road bikes it is worn in places. Minimal traffic usually.

Tip by

6

23.7 km

Tosside Village Sign

Highlight • Other

7

31.6 km

Farnhill Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

8

39.2 km

Edge of the Forest of Bowland

Highlight • Natural Monument

9

42.1 km

View of the Forest of Bowland

Highlight • Forest

the lanes back from Seattle to Bentham are BRILL,hardly any traffic and great views+ not many hills

Tip by

B

45.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

45.3 km

646 m

Surfaces

33.3 km

12.6 km

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Elevation

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Weather

Powered by Foreca

Wednesday 6 May

13°C

3°C

23 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Print

Share

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Nearby routes

4.6

246

Wensleydale & Swaledale loop from Bainbridge — Yorkshire Dales Dales National Park

03:17h

57.8km

1,150m

5.0

247

Ingleborough loop to Ribblehead Viaduct & Pen-y-ghent — Yorkshire Dales National Park

01:58h

37.7km

420m

5.0

188

Skipton Castle - Malham Cove loop

03:10h

65.1km

930m

5.0

176

Etape du Dales south loop - Yorkshire Dales National Park

04:47h

98.9km

1,160m

5.0

128

Yorkshire Dales Cycleway: Burnsall and Bolton Abbey Loop

01:49h

37.5km

490m

4.0

80

Yorkshire 2019 UCI World Champs hill climbs loop — Yorkshire Dales National Park

04:40h

91.9km

1,500m

3.0

27

A loop of the Howgills from Sedbergh — Yorkshire Dales National Park

02:52h

60.2km

690m

4.0

26

A long loop of The Forest of Bowland

04:46h

101km

1,260m

4.0

25

Lancashire Cycleway Northern loop

05:32h

114km

1,420m

5.0

25

Gargrave flat loop — Yorkshire Dales National Park

01:07h

24.0km

190m

17

A Lune Valley loop from Sedbergh — Yorkshire Dales National Park

02:44h

51.9km

650m

4.5

574

Back Road to Bolton Abbey – Bolton Priory Ruins loop from Kettlewell with Starbotton

03:46h

73.9km

880m