Dob Dale 24 Trail information Fair Hill H u lly Welco m e tO Gully Bottoms Beck Trail 23 Grade: Blue Moderate Length: 9.5km (5.5miles) Whelp Stone Crag A shorter trail for an easier ride. Suitable for novices and younger riders. Drop down to the causeway over Stocks Reservoir and bounce 22 Bigfoot slab along Eggberry Road. A mellow section of green grade trail follows an old rail line beside Bottoms Beck. Flow along the funky blue singletrack of park Wood before swooping down from the top Whelp Stone Crag of Cocklet Hill. Follow the blue arrows on the timber posts.

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25 Grade: Red Difficult with optional Black severe features & sections Length: 18km (11miles) Towards Clapham Laid out in a figure of eight, highlights on this trail include the Bottom Heights volunteer built Home Baked section, the gnarly Whelp Stone Crag and the roller coaster ride of Hully Gully (an optional Black section). The Trail includes forest road, red and blue grade singletrack, and some optional black grade sections and Geldard features on the way. Follow the red arrows on the timber posts. Laithe Simons Swamp

Bottoms Hope Line & Leap of Faith Hesbert Hall Grade: Orange Bike park Length: 0.5 km (0.25 miles) Heights 19 If you like your downhill bike trails twisty and fun, then you’ll find it here. TheHope Line is a land of berms, jumps & drop- offs. The Leap of Faith is just that, grab your handlebars and go for it! Full face helmets and body armour recommended!

26 Log Ride Leap of Faith Sheep Hill 18 Boardwalk Emergency info Your safety

Name of this location: ¶ Mountain biking is a potentially hazardous activity carrying a get r eady for Gisburn Forest Hub, Stephen Park, Gisburn significant risk. It should only be 17 Forest, Slaidburn. Lancashire BB7 4TS undertaken with a full understanding Heath Farm T: 01200 446387. 2 of all inherent risks. The guidelines a n adventur e on this panel must always be Hope Line OS Grid ref. SD 745560 Home Baked used in conjunction with the Nearest A&E hospital facilities: exercise of your own experience, in th e h eart o f Hesbert Hall Farm Royal Blackburn Hospital. T: 01254 745550. intuition and careful judgement. (Private residence) ¶ Routes may change owing to tree Nearest phone: Forest Den Cafe. felling and other forest operations gisb ur n for est Mobile phone: network coverage ¶ Give way to other users at junctions Bailey Lane in the forest is poor. See map and on shared sections for areas of best reception. ¶ Pedestrians and horses are 3 asked not to use this trail & stOcks... If rescue required call 999. ¶ Do not build or alter the 15 Park Wood Use our location markers 1 to trail in any way. School Lane pinpoint your location. ¶ No motorbikes, quadbikes, Start your adventure on the Skills Loop where dogs, horses or walkers are allowed on the MTB trails. 4 you can learn how to ride or brush up on your Swoopy 14 trail feature skills from table tops to berms. Trail grading information School Lane Loops are graded from moderate to severe so Car park

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there is something for every level of rider. 5 Beginners in good Riders in good mountain bikers with mountain bikers with level riders with expert 13 health with basic health with basic good off-road riding skills high level of fitness. technical skills & good Or head straight out on the Bottoms Beck or bike skills. Most off-road riding & fitness. Good mountain Quality off-road fitness. Technical bike

Easy types of bike. skills. Suitable for bikes. mountain bikes. skills important. Jumping

Relatively basic mountain Trail: Challenging Severe Greater challenge ability obligatory. The 8 bike trails for a the full forest mountain Egg Berry Road Trail: Difficult Trail: flat and wide. bikes. climbs, tricky descents & & difficulty. Expect large Trail: Extreme levels Stephen Park Moderate Trail: Some technical features such & unavoidable features. of exposure & risk.

bike adventure. Don’t forget to do the Hully Gully! Green: as drop-offs & large rocks. Bike parks Bike Not available at singletrack Red: Large features.

Causeway Black: 6 Gisburn Forest. sections and Blue: small obstacles Ride trails If you want a more relaxed experience, this way...

Skills Waymarkers Key to map wander up to the viewpoint for a panoramic LoOP view of Stocks Reservoir and the Forest 6 Location markers Car park Walks Biking 10 Trail start points Toilets Picnic area of Bowland. Need a refuel after the trails? trail Head to Forest Den Cafe for the best tea Swoopy Trail sections Cafe Bird hides Mobile reception Cycle trail Viewpoint Public and cake this side of Pendle Hill. St James chapel Cocklet Hill n o rth bridleway Gravel road Public footpath Forest rides

Enjoy your day... Forest cycle code HuB ENTRANCE 9 Don ’t miss 1. Don’t rely on others: 3. On and off road: • Can you get home safely? • Expect the unexpected – watch out for other visitors hully gully & • Carry the right equipment and know how to use it • For your own and others’ safety always follow bigfoot slab out on MAP Scale warning signs and any advice you are given. 2. For your own safety: • If a vehicle is loading timber stop and wait 0.5km 1km H u l ly G u l ly Towards 0 • Always wear the right safety clothing, at for the driver to let you pass safely. Tosside & least a cycle helmet and gloves. Slaidburn 0 0.25 miles 0.5 miles • Only cycle within your abilities. a n d th e • Only tackle jumps and other challenges if you 4. Cycle carefully and come back soon! are sure you can do them, have a look first! Big foot • Train properly especially for difficult and technical routes. Slab. not for th e

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