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FOREST BIKE TRAILS Fantastic mountain biking in the

Trail Information National Trail Grading l Green: Easy Bottoms Beck The 8 Suitable for: Beginners in good health with basic n Blue • Moderate • 9.5km s Red • Difficult • 18 km bike skills. Most types of bike. u Black • Severe • (optional features and sections) Trail: Relatively flat and wide. A shorter trail for an easier ride. Suitable for novices and younger riders. Drop down to the causeway over and bounce along Laid out in a figure of eight. Hightlights include the volunteer built n Blue: Moderate Eggberry Road. A mellow section of green grade trail follows an old rail trail of Home Baked, the gnarly Whelp Stone Crag and the roller line beside Bottoms Beck. Flow along the funky blue single-track of Park Suitable for: Riders in good health, basic off road coaster ride of Hully Gully - as close as you can get to dancing on a Wood before swooping down from the top of Cocklet Hill. Follow the skills. Basic mountain bikes. bike. The trail includes forest road, red & blue grade single-track. blue arrows on the timber posts. Trail: Some single track, root & rock obstacles. There are optional black grade sections and features on the way. Follow the red arows on the timber posts. Enjoy! s Red: Difficult

Suitable for: Proficient mountain bikers with good off road riding skills and fitness. Good mountain bikes. Trail: Challenging climbs, tricky descents & Key technical features such as drop-offs & large rocks. N

0meters 400m 800m 1km u Black: Severe

0miles 0.2mi 0.4mi 0.6mi Suitable for: Expert mountain bikers with high levels of fitness. Quality off-road mountain bikes Bottoms Beck Trail Trail: Greater challenge & difficulty. Expect large The 8 and unavoidable features. Forest Roads Black Grade Forest road & similar Public footpaths Trail Direction Suitable for: Cyclists in good health. Map reading usefull (routes not allways marked). Most bikes. 18 Locator Posts Trail: Gradients can vary. Surfaces may be uneven Mobile Phone Reception or potholed in places. look out for vehicles & other users. Nearest public conveniences 24 at village car park

23 Your Safety Mountain biking is a potentially hazardous activity Parking carrying a significant risk. It should only be 22 undertaken with a full understanding of all the inherent risks. The guidelines found here must Whelpstone always be used in conjunction with the exercise of Please park cars responsibly. Crag your own experience, intuition and careful judgement. Remember routes may change owing to Use the marked car parks in 21 25 tree felling and other forest operations. the forest and do not obstruct roadside verges, gateways or forest tracks Forest Cycle Code 1. Don’t rely on others; l can you get home safely? Bottoms l carry the right equipment and know how to use it 19 2. For your own safety; l always wear the right safety clothing, at least a Sheep Hill cycle helmet and gloves; 26 18 l only cycle within your abilities; 17 l only tackle jumps and other challenges if you are sure you can do them, have a look first! 2 l train properly especially for difficult and technical routes. 3. On and off road; l expect the unexpected – watch out for other 3 15 Park Wood visitors; l for your own and others’ safety always follow warning signs and any advice you are given; 4 l if a vehicle is loading timber Stop and wait for the 14 driver to let you pass safely. 5 13 4. Cycle carefully and come 12 back soon! 6 Emergency!

B6480 BENTHAM Mobile Phone:

A683 Network coverage in the forest is poor. A65 10 SETTLE See map to left for areas of best reception. LANCASTER Locator Posts: GISBURN When out on the trail, use our locator posts 18 11 FOREST 7 to help identify your location. SLAIDBURN 8 M6 A682 A6 B6478 Name & Grid Ref: GISBURN Cocklet Hill Car Park, grid ref SD 745550 VILLAGE

9 GARSTANG Nearest A&E Hospital: A59 Royal Blackburn Hospital tel: 01254 263555 Trails start at Nearest Public Phone: B6243 Cocklet Hill Car Park Approx 800 metres south of Cocklet Hill car park on B6478 and in the centre of village. M55 If rescue services are Required phone 999 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 Prosecution or civil proceedings. County Council Licence No. 100023320. County Council Licence No. Lancashire or civil proceedings. lead to Prosecution and may Copyright infringes Crown reproduction Unauthorised Copyright. Stationery Office © Crown of Her Majesty’s on behalf of the controller Survey material with the permission of Ordnance Survey Ordnance from is reproduced This Map

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