Gisburn forest and stocks A683 A6068 - Web Design km (0.25 miles) If you like your downhill bike...
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13 14 15 17 26 25 24 23 22 21 19 18 2 3 4 10 9 6 5 St James Chapel School Lane Car park Cocklet Hill Car park Stephen Park Cocklet Hill Dob Dale Fair Hill Whelp Stone Crag Herd Hill Bottom Heights Hesbert Hall Heights Geldard Laithe Heath Farm Circle Hesbert Hall Farm (Private residence) School Lane Bailey Lane Egg Berry Road Causeway Bigfoot slab Whelp Stone Crag Simons Swamp Log Ride Home Baked Park Wood Swoopy Hope Line Skills LoOP Ride trails this way... HuB ENTRANCE Sheep Hill Boardwalk Leap of Faith Bottoms Hully Gully Bottoms Beck Trail Grade: Blue Moderate Length: 9.5km (5.5miles) A shorter trail for an easier ride. Suitable for novices and younger riders. Drop down to the causeway over Stocks Reservoir and bounce 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 of Cocklet Hill. Follow the blue arrows on the timber posts. Grade: Red Difficult with optional Black severe features & sections Length: 18km (11miles) Laid out in a figure of eight, highlights on this trail include the 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 features on the way. Follow the red arrows on the timber posts. Hope Line & Leap of Faith Grade: Orange Extreme Length: 0.5 km (0.25 miles) If you like your downhill bike trails twisty and fun, then you’ll find it here. The Hope 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! How our bike trails are graded Green Easy Sorry, not at this forest Suitable for: Riders in good health with basic off-road riding skills. Basic mountain bikes. Trail: Some ‘single-track’ sections & small Blue Moderate Red Difficult Suitable for: Proficient mountain bikers with good off-road riding skills & fitness. Good mountain bikes. Trail: Challenging climbs, tricky descents & technical Black Severe Suitable for: Expert mountain bikers with high level of fitness. Quality off-road mountain bikes. Trail: Greater challenge & difficulty. Expect large & unavoidable Extreme Suitable for: Extreme level riders with expert technical skills & good fitness. Technical bike skills important. Jumping ability obligatory. Trail: Extreme levels of Extreme & Forest roads Suitable for: Cyclists in good health. Map reading useful (routes not always marked). Most bikes. Trail: Gradients can vary. Surfaces may be uneven or potholed in places. Look out for Forest road & similar Lancaster Lancaster Long Preston Long Preston Gisburn Gisburn Slaidburn Slaidburn A682 A59 A682 A59 A65 A65 A687 A683 A683 M6 M6 Forest of Bowland Forest of Bowland Ingleton Settle We will consider all requests to make publications available in alternative formats. 0300 067 5046 [email protected] Designed by FC England Design/1209/Nov 15. © Crown copyright. FSC® C123214 FSC® C005555 Forestry Commission and United Utilities woodlands have been certified in accordance with the rules of the Forest Stewardship Council. Visitor information Location Gisburn Forest & Stocks is located in the Forest of Bowland AONB. Admission Pay and display system operates in Gisburn Hub, Cocklet Hill and Stocks Reservoir car parks. Discovery Pass available. Forest open dawn to dusk all year round. No overnight stays. Gisburn Forest Hub Stephen Park, Gisburn Forest, Slaidburn, Lancashire BB7 4TS 01200 446387 forestry.gov.uk/gisburn Contact Forestry Commission, North England Eals Burn, Bellingham Northumberland NE48 2HP 0300 067 4200 enquiries.northengland @forestry.gsi.gov.uk north biking Biking trail Public bridleway Public footpath Waymarkers Car park Toilets Cafe Cycle trail Walks Picnic area Bird hides Viewpoint Gravel road Forest rides 6 Location markers Trail start points Swoopy Trail sections Mobile reception Key to map 0 1km 0.5km 0.5 miles 0.25 miles 0 MAP Scale Bike Trails guide Walking & Cycling Gisburn Forest & Stocks is cared for by; Walking overleaf Support Gisburn Forest & Stocks with a Discovery Pass A Discovery Pass is only £30 for a whole year of parking, savings and discounts. It also helps us look aſter the forest and reservoir. Join online at forestry.gov.uk/pass Whether walking or biking, Gisburn Forest & Stocks is a wilder place to relax and experience the great outdoors. From Gisburn Hub... If biking is your thing, all trails start from Gisburn Hub. Need some practice? Try the Skills Loop. If you want a good walk there is a link path to Stocks Reservoir where the walking trails start from. From Stocks Reservoir... Love wildlife? Then Stocks Reservoir is just for you. Fantastic birdlife viewing, and a great place for a picnic. Try the Stocks Circular Path for the full reservoir experience. Enjoy your time here... Welcome Gisburn forest and stocks to Gisburn Forest forestry.gov.uk/gisburn
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Visitor information
LocationGisburn Forest & Stocks is located in the Forest of Bowland AONB. AdmissionPay and display system operates in Gisburn Hub, Cocklet Hill and Stocks Reservoir car parks. Discovery Pass available. Forest open dawn to dusk all year round. No overnight stays.
Gisburn Forest Hub Stephen Park, Gisburn Forest, Slaidburn, Lancashire BB7 4TS01200 446387forestry.gov.uk/gisburn
ContactForestry Commission,North England Eals Burn, BellinghamNorthumberland NE48 2HP0300 067 4200enquiries.northengland @forestry.gsi.gov.uk
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Support Gisburn Forest &
Stocks with a Discovery Pass
A Discovery Pass is only £30 for a whole year of parking, savings and discounts. It also helps us look after the forest and reservoir. Join online at forestry.gov.uk/pass
Whether walking or biking, Gisburn Forest & Stocks is a wilder place to relax and experience the great outdoors.
From Gisburn Hub...If biking is your thing, all trails start from Gisburn Hub. Need some practice? Try the Skills Loop. If you want a good walk there is a link path to Stocks Reservoir where the walking trails start from.
From Stocks Reservoir...Love wildlife? Then Stocks Reservoir is just for you. Fantastic birdlife viewing, and a great place for a picnic. Try the Stocks Circular Path for the full reservoir experience.
Enjoy your time here...
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Ten Acre Hill
Black House
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Board House
Fishing Lodge
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Hesbert Hall Farm(Private residence)
Bailey Lane
Dalehead Chapel and Heritage Centre
Stocks Reservoir Car park
Stephen Park
Cocklet Hill
Dob Dale
Fair Hill
Whelp Stone Crag
Herd Hill
Bottom Heights
Hesbert Hall Heights
Bottoms Beck
Geldard Laithe
Heath Farm
School Lane
Egg Berry Road
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Car park
Toilets
Cafe
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Walks
Picnic area
Bird hides
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Forest rides
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Walking Trails
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Walking trails
stocks circular path Grade: Moderate Length: 13km/8miles.A grand tour, all the way round Stocks reservoir. Great views of the forest, reservoir and the wild Forest of Bowland landscape. For your own safety and to protect sensitive wildlife, please stay on the waymarked route.
GIsburn Forest hub Link trail Grade: Easy Length: 3km/2miles one wayA linear trail to Stocks Resevoir car park; with view point, café and toilets. Look in at Dalehead Chapel for local interpretation on your way.
Birch Hills walk & tramper trail Grade: easy Length: 2.1km (1.3miles)An easy path through mixed woodland, with views over Stocks reservoir. The old vicarage garden picnic area and two wildlife hides are passed on the way. This trail has been adapted to be tramper friendly.
EggBerry trail Grade: moderate Length: 3.5km (2.2miles)Passing through mixed woodland this route follows, in part, an old farmstead track known as Eggberry Road. There are views over Bottoms Beck to the ancient broadleaved woodland of Park Wood.
Dale Head Ramble Grade: Strenuous Length: 5.3km/3.2milesA steady climb through Birch Hills is followed by a descent to Bottoms Beck, with great views over the forest and Hesbert Hall farm. The trail follows the course of an old railway alongside the beck to join with Egg Berry Road, with fine views of Park Wood and Stocks reservoir.
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Guard against all risks of fire.
Protect and respect wildlife,
plants and trees.
Keep dogs under control
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Take your litter home.
Make no unnecessary noise.
Take only memories away.
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