routes near preston

thecat
thecat Posts: 22
edited August 2007 in Routes
hi can anyone help with any decent routes near the preston area,
any help would be much appreciated
alexbetts

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  • Bunnyman 5.5
    Bunnyman 5.5 Posts: 133
    The Forest of Bowland is only just down the road, as are the Dales and Lakes. MBR published a good killer starting from Dunsop Bridge a couple of months or so back IIRC.
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  • gregsd
    gregsd Posts: 328
    I believe there is stuff up Longridge Fell (aka Kemble), but I've never ridden there, or Nicky Nook over by Garstang or Rivington Fell to the south. I thnk it's a case of trying to hook-up with some locals, who'll be able to show you where to ride. You might want to check-out Bogtrotters, who do rides in and around the north-west.
    VC Godalming
  • thecat
    thecat Posts: 22
    thanks for the replies you have helped out
    alexbetts
  • passout
    passout Posts: 4,425
    A6 to Milnthorpe, Arnside, Silverdale, Lancaster and back on the A6. If the A6 bit doesn't appeal it's only one stop on the train (to Lancaster) but much of A6 has a cycle lane. Excellent riding around Silverdale.

    Trough of Bowland is an obvious choice - some good climbs.

    Off road - not great, go to the Lake District or Yorkshire. A few rides around Dunsop Bridge but generally MTB access is suprisingly poor in the Trough of Bowland.
    'Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible' Marcel Proust.
  • Stuart Smith
    Stuart Smith Posts: 21
    try Rivington good ride do it every week, from Rivington Barn upto the castle and pick a path see were it takes you!!!
    Commonwealth games track is up there somewhere
  • swear
    swear Posts: 22
    loads of routes in the routes section on Bike Radar. Also if you post good routes the site just gets better and better

    http://www.bikeradar.com/routes/
    Simon

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