Starting from the Whittle war memorial in Whittle-le-Woods, the route climbs steadily over Brindle, Samlesbury and Mellor, taking in five recognised Garmin-categorised climbs before descending into Whalley. From there, it picks up a selection of familiar lanes en route to Potters Barn for a well-earned…Read more

A lumpy ride taking in some classic Lancashire climbs. Cafes at Dunsop bridge, just off route. I passed on that planning to stop at Sykes van at the foot of the Trough but it wasn’t there that day so be aware. Other possible stops are all near or at Scorton, the first being Daisy…Read more

Start from Woodies Crook O’Lune Car Park, Low Road,Halton LA2 6LZ. (what3words address: trend.uplifting.rocket). Parking is £1.00 all day and the machine accepts contactless payments. There is a small tea/snack hut at Woodies. On a good day a wonderfully scenic and rolling ride around part of North…Read more

Meet at W’Woodies’ car park, Halton at 9:30 a.m On a good day a wondefully scenid and rolling ride around part of North lancashire with vews across the bay to the lakeland hills, on a bad day a bit wild and wooly but worth it none the less.

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A low level and relativley easy tour of the local lanes. Good for less than perfect weather as it can be easily extended or shortened depending on how one feels on the day. A stop at the Velo cafe is almost de rigeur in this neck of the woods though it can get buusy if…

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A scenic ride with ups and downs aplenty. Meet at Billington War Memorial. Adjacent parking is available outside St.Augustines High School, Elker Lane, BB7 9JA, at Weekends and during School holidays. The route heads for Ribchester but takes a detour up Gallows Lane on the way before climbing up to…Read more

An easy start from the Bull Beck car park just outside Caton takes you along the cyclepath paralleling the road until you reach Halton where you cross the bridge and climb up to four lane ends. Heading for the Kellets and capernwray be sure to look left for, on a clear day, excellent views…Read more

Starting from the car park in Bolton By Bowland the route climbs gently over to Wrigglesworth before crossing to Settle. Three Peaks Cycles have a good cafe and you can look at all the shiny bikes at the same time. Taking the back road out of Settle there is a gentle climb to the junction…

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A pleasant route over Parbold hill and around Lancashires lanes winding its way around and urban areas to arrive at the short climb to the top of Clieves Hill. Although small this hill is an excellent viewpoint on a clear day. Dropping from here it’s a short step to the cafe stop at the cricket…

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A winter warmer that climbs from the off although as always what goes up comes down again so it has some equally nice descents. While the hills are on the challenging side there is nothing that is ‘silly’ hard. In excellent weather the scenery is stunning (apart from Darwen that is), in poorer…Read more

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Starting from the very handy Park & Ride at Lancaster you are soon on the cycle path heading for Halton. The road takes you up onto the ridge and grand riding with views over the bay to the left. Crossing the motorway a few times the route heads to Arnside and stays as close to…

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There are plenty of climbs on this route to keep everyone happy and apart from the urban crossing of Darwen sticks to quiet country roads. After Darwen the road is fairly benign until the sustained climb of Pickup Bank at around 10-12%. The unfolding views after the top bend are worth the…Read more

A slightly ‘lumpy’ ride in that you need to cross via Mellor twice to avoid the main road as much as possible. There is another urban section skirting Blackburn although this is relatively short. Cafe stops possible in Whalley but don’t eat too much as you now have some climbing to…Read more