Gisburn Forest and Stocks
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Beck Trail optional Black severe features & Hope Line & A56 Grade: Blue Moderate Gisburn Forest & Stocks is cared for by; for iscared &Stocks Forest Gisburn sections Length: 18km (11miles) Leap of Faith A6068 Laid out in a figure of eight, highlights on Length: 9.5km (5.5miles) Extreme this trail include the volunteer built Home Grade: Orange A shorter trail for an easier ride. Suitable for Baked section, the gnarly Whelp Stone Length: 0.5 km (0.25 miles) novices and younger riders. Drop down to Crag and the roller coaster ride of Hully If you like your downhill bike trails twisty the causeway over Stocks Reservoir and Gully (an optional Black section). The Trail and fun, then you’ll find it here. TheHope bounce along Eggberry Road. A mellow includes forest road, red and blue grade Line is a land of berms, jumps & drop-offs. section of green grade trail follows an old rail singletrack, and some optional black grade The Leap of Faith is just that, grab your line beside Bottoms Beck. Flow along the sections and features on the way. Follow handlebars and go for it! Full face helmets funky blue singletrack of park Wood before the red arrows on the timber posts. and body armour recommended! swooping down from the top of Cocklet Hill. Follow the blue arrows on the timber posts. How our bike trails are graded Extreme & Forest roads Suitable for: Suitable for: Expert Suitable for: Extreme Suitable for: Cyclists Suitable for: Riders in good Proficient mountain mountain bikers with level riders with expert in good health. Map &Cycling Walking Walking health with basic bikers with good high level of fitness. technical skills & good reading useful (routes Easy off-road riding Quality off-road fitness. Technical not always marked). off-road riding skills similar & skills. Basic mountain bikes. bike skills important. Most bikes. & fitness. Good Severe mountain bikes. Difficult mountain bikes. Trail: Greater Jumping ability Trail: Gradients can Moderate Moderate Extreme guide Trail: Some Trail: Challenging challenge & obligatory. vary. Surfaces may be Green Green ‘single-track’ Red climbs, tricky difficulty. Expect Trail: Extreme levels of uneven or potholed Black Sorry, this not at forest Blue sections & small large & unavoidable in places. Look out for descents & technical road Forest Dob Dale Fair Hill Follow the Whelp Stone Crag n o rth Forest Code Guard against all risks of fire. Protect and respect wildlife, plants and trees. Walking Keep dogs under control & tidy after them. Take your litter home.Herd Hill Make no unnecessary noise. Take only memories away. Bottom Heights Geldard Laithe To Clapham New House Hasgill Beck Hesbert Hall Heights Footbridge Bottoms Beck Heath Farm Hesbert Hall Farm (Private residence) Bailey Lane School Lane Stocks Reservoir Car park Eak Hill You may even Egg Berry Road catch a glimpse Causeway Stephen o f birds o f prey Park flying over th e r eserv oi r Hollins House Cocklet Hill Dalehead Chapel Fishing Lodge and Heritage Centre Rushton Hill discover beauti fu l Board House broadleaved Black House woods a n d amazing views Ten Acre Hill MAP Scale To Bentham No public vehicle access 0 0.5km 1km Birch Hi lls walk & Treatment Works 0 0.25 miles 0.5 miles tramper trail To Slaidburn Grade: easy Length: 2.1km (1.3miles) Wa lki n g An easy path through mixed woodland, with views over Stocks reservoir. The old vicarage garden picnic trails area and two wildlife hides are passed on the way. This trail has been adapted to be tramper friendly. Key to map Waymarkers stocks circular path EggBerry trail Grade: Moderate Grade: moderate Car park Permissive Length: 13km/8miles. Length: 3.5km (2.2miles) footpath Toilets A grand tour, all the way round Stocks reservoir. Great Passing through mixed woodland this route follows, Public footpath views of the forest, reservoir and the wild Forest of in part, an old farmstead track known as Eggberry Cafe Bowland landscape. For your own safety and to protect Road. There are views over Bottoms Beck to the Cycle trail sensitive wildlife, please stay on the waymarked route. ancient broadleaved woodland of Park Wood. Walks Dale Head Ramble Walking GIsburn Forest hub Picnic area Trails Link trail Grade: Strenuous Length: 5.3km/3.2miles Bird hides Grade: Easy A steady climb through Birch Hills is followed by a descent Viewpoint Length: 3km/2miles one way to Bottoms Beck, with great views over the forest and A linear trail to Stocks Resevoir car park; with Hesbert Hall farm. The trail follows the course of an old Gravel road view point, café and toilets. Look in at Dalehead railway alongside the beck to join with Egg Berry Road, Biking trail Forest rides Chapel for local interpretation on your way. with fine views of Park Wood and Stocks reservoir..