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North West England

Hodder Bridge – Slaidburn War Memorial loop from Preston

Road cycling routes

North West England

Hodder Bridge – Slaidburn War Memorial loop from Preston

Hard

90

riders

Hodder Bridge – Slaidburn War Memorial loop from Preston

05:15

113km

1,070m

Road cycling

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

Last updated: May 28, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 0 m for 251 m

After 113 km for 251 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

1.17 km

Old Tram Bridge over the River Ribble

Highlight • River

26 August 2021 bridge currently closed you can’t cross it.

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27.7 km

Porter Wood

Forest

3

28.6 km

Hodder Bridge

Highlight • River

Just near The Inn at Whitewell, great views, especially to the north towards the Dunsop Bridge and the Trough of Bowland.

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4

31.2 km

Dunsop Bridge – Centre of the United Kingdom

Highlight • Settlement

Officially the village closest to the centre of the British Isles as certified by Ordnance Survey.
It's a pretty little village with a cafe and a pub. It's on the …

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5

38.2 km

Slaidburn War Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

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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6

38.2 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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48.4 km

Cross O'Greet (Tatham Fell)

Mountain Pass

8

73.5 km

Quernmore Road Between Quernmore and Caton

Highlight • Cycleway

Fun roll North toward Caton on a great surface - local tip - it's "kor-ma", not "qwern-more". ;)

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75.5 km

Pinfold Wood

Forest

10

77.2 km

Quernmore Valley Descent

Highlight • Cycleway

A lovely roll from the foot of Jubilee Tower heading North through Quernmore (pronounced Kor-ma) to Caton

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11

78.4 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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B

113 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

84.9 km

14.2 km

12.3 km

962 m

295 m

127 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

94.4 km

18.1 km

174 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (420 m)

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Thursday 25 June

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19°C

24 %

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