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Mountain Biking in Lancashire

Try the following places for adrenalin pumping rides...

Gisburn Forest
Climb up to Gisburn Forest, high in the Bowland Fells. You will find three signed mountain bike routes there, varying from easy to difficult.

Rivington
Follow in the tracks of the 2002 Commonwealth Games riders. Climb up from Rivington onto the West Pennine Moors, with stunning views of the lakes below.

Mary Towneley Loop
Test your stamina on this two-day mountain bike epic. Part of the Pennine Bridleway, the loop straddles the fells on the Lancashire - Yorkshire boundary.

North Lancashire Bridleway
Go for the challenge. Take the North Lancashire Bridleway across the Bowland Fells. Follow the remote moorland track across Salter Fell, where you will be miles from anywhere. The route has been described as one of the finest moorland crossings in the country.