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people were living in the parish when it it when parish the in living were people or perhaps encounter a passing osprey osprey passing a encounter perhaps or

in the parish of Dale Head. Five hundred hundred Five Head. Dale of parish the in watch the spectacular starling displays displays starling spectacular the watch

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invigorating activities for all. for activities invigorating

woods, magnificent hay meadows, amazing views and and views amazing meadows, hay magnificent woods, designated Coronation Meadow. Coronation designated

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Welcome to Gisburn Forest and Stocks Stocks and Forest Gisburn to Welcome Explore Key Bike Trails & Walking Map Bike Trails Discover Stay 7 14 17 18 25 Bottoms Beck Trail This Map is reproduced from Ordnance Survey material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown Copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown Copyright and may lead to 1 Be A Garden Maker 15 Clerk Laithe Lodge The 8 Prosecution or civil proceedings. Lancashire County Council Licence No. 100023320. Tel: 01729840848 Tel: 01200 446989 Forest Roads Web: beagardenmaker.co.uk Web: clerklaithe.co.uk Black Grade N Bike Park 2 Bowland Chocolate at 16 Dalehouse Barn & B&B Skills Loop Vanilla Angel 0meters0 1 2 400m3 4 800m5 1km6 7 8 9 10 km Tel: 01200 411095 | 07714 092089 Tel: 07824 485 557 Trail Direction N Web: dalehousebarn.co.uk 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Miles Web: bowlandchocolatecompany.co.uk Walking Routes 0miles 0.2mi 0.4mi 0.6mi Public footpaths 17 Dalesbridge 3 Outdoors 4 All Together Stocks Circular Walk B6480 BENTHAM Tel: 015242 51021 Tel: 07814 464872 Linking the Meadows Walk A683 Web: dalesbridge.co.uk A65 SETTLESETTLE Web: outdoors4alltogether.co.uk 18 Locator Posts LANCASTER GISBURNGISBURN 19 18 Eldroth House Cottages Mobile Phone Reception FORESTFOREST 4 Ribble Valley E-Bikes SLAIDBURN Tel: 07590252725 M6 A682 26 Public conveniences available A6 B6478 Tel: 07483 295238 Web: eldrothcottages.uk GISBURN VILLAGE Web: ribblevalley-e-bikes.co.uk at the hub car park and in 24 GARSTANG Slaidburn Village A59 CLITHEROE 19 Layhead Farm Cottages Parking - please park responsibly Hully 5 Slaidburn Village Hall B6243 Tel: 01729 840234 LONGRIDGE Gully in one of the designated pay & 23 Tel: 01200 446555 Web: layhead.co.uk display car parks M55 Web: slaidburnvillagehall.com 8 Business locations 22 20 Laythams Holiday Lets Retreat © Jon Sparks 6 Whelpstone Stocks Reservoir Fishery Tel: 07414 734170 Crag Tel: 01200 446602 Web: laythams.co.uk Road Directions Web: stocksreservoir.com From Clitheroe take the B6478 From Long Preston take the B6478 23 16 21 25 21 Lower Gill Holidays Ltd through Waddington, Newton and through Wigglesworth and Tosside 7 The Courtyard Dairy Slaidburn. Continue on the road out of (approx 5 miles). Continue on the road Tel: 01200 447009 Tel: 01729 823 291 Slaidburn for approx 3 miles, take a left through Tosside for approx 1.5 miles, Web: lowergill.co.uk Web: thecourtyarddairy.co.uk turn to Gisburn Forest and Stephen take a right turn to Gisburn Forest and Park (Dugdale Lane). Gisburn Forest Stephen Park (Dugdale Lane). Gisburn 22 Marl Barn Campsite Hub and parking is the first right turn Forest Hub and parking is the first right Bottoms after Cocklet Hill Car Park. turn after Cocklet Hill Car Park. Shop Tel: 07917157522 Web: marlbarn.co.uk 19 8 Slaidburn Central Stores & Post Office 23 Merrybent Hill Luxury B&B Leap of Sheep Hill Tel: 01200 446268 26 Faith Tel: 07733 010915 National Bike Trail Grading Web: merrybent-hill.com 18 n Blue: Moderate Orange: 17 Eat 2 24 Middle Flass Lodge Home Baked Hope Line 9 Gisburn Forest Café Suitable for: Riders in good health, basic Bike Park, Extreme Tel: 01200 447259 off road skills. Basic mountain bikes. Suitable for: Extreme level riders with Tel: 01200 446387 Web: middleflasslodge.co.uk Web: facebook.com/gisburnforesthub Trail: Some single track, root & rock expert technical skills & good fitness. obstacles. Technical bike skills important. Jumping 3 25 Orcaber Farm Camping & ability obligatory. 15 Park Wood 10 Riverbank Tearooms s Red: Difficult Caravan site Forest road Tel: 01200 446398 Tel: 07800 624994 Web: riverbanktearooms.co.uk Suitable for: Proficient mountain bikers 4 Web: caravancampingyorkshiredales.co.uk & similar 14 with good off road riding skills and 1 fitness. Good mountain bikes. Suitable for: Cyclists in good health. 5 11 11 Old Vicarage Tearooms 26 Peaks and Pods Trail: Challenging climbs, tricky descents Map reading useful (routes not always 13 12 Tel: 07809 489282 Tel: 07724 940709 & technical features such as drop-offs & marked). Most bikes. 12 28 Web: facebook.com/ Web: peaksandpods.co.uk large rocks Trail: Gradients can vary. Surfaces may 9 TheOldVicarageTeaRoom be uneven or potholed in places. Look Walking 6 u Black: Severe out for vehicles & other users. routes start 27 Slaidburn Youth Hostel from Stocks 3 4 Tel: 0345 371 9343 Suitable for: Expert mountain bikers Bike Trails start at Eat & Stay 6 Reservoir Web: yha.org.uk with high levels of fitness. Quality off- Gisburn Forest Hub Car Park 10 Gisburn 12 Bowland Fell Park, Tosside road mountain bikes Forest Hub Tel: 01729 840278 Trail: Greater challenge & difficulty. 28 Wigglesworth House & 11 Web: bowlandfell.com Expect large and unavoidable features. Cottages 8 7 Tel: 01729 840168 13 Parkers Arms Web: wigglesworthhouseandcottages.co.uk In Case of Emergency 9 Tel: 01200 446236 Web: parkersarms.co.uk Disclaimer: Mobile Phone: Nearest A&E Hospital: 21 Inclusion in this leaflet does not imply Network coverage in the forest is poor. Royal Blackburn Hospital recommendation by the Forest of Bowland See map to left for areas of best reception. tel: 01254 263555 22 24 14 The Traddock AONB. Although efforts are made to ensure Tel: 015242 51224 18 Locator Posts: Nearest Public Phone: accuracy of the information in this leaflet at the Web: thetraddock.co.uk When out on the trail, use our locator Approx 800 metres south of Cocklet time of going to print (April 2021), changes can posts to help identify your location. Hill car park on B6478 and in the occur and it is advisable to confirm information centre of Tosside village. with the relevant provider before you travel. Name & Grid Ref: 2 5 8 10 13 15 20 27 Gisburn Forest Hub, grid ref If rescue services are Required SD 7458 5602 phone 999 To Slaidburn - for village facilities & the start of the Bell Sykes Hay Meadow Walk www.forestofbowland.com