Trail running routes in Forest of Bowland · 4

4
Routes
14.1km
Avg distance
1,370m
Total ascent

Areas

Gisburn ForestPendle Hill
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MODERATE
Gisburn Forest 10k
10.4km · 155m climb · Loop
Gisburn is one of the few places round here where you can run fast on dry, purpose-built trail whatever the moor is doing, and the forest hub means coffee and toilets at the start.
Dog friendly
Ogden Reservoirs from BarleyHARD
Ogden Reservoirs from Barley
13.2km · 409m climb · Loop
You circle two hidden reservoirs and run up the cleft of Ogden Clough right under the north face of Pendle Hill, on some of the quietest moor in Lancashire.
No car neededDog friendly
HARD
Pendle Hill from Barley
16.2km · 511m climb · Loop
Pendle Hill stands alone above the Lancashire plain, so the summit view is enormous, and the hill carries the weight of the 1612 witch trials in every place name around it.
No car neededDog friendly
Checked Jul 2026
Stocks Reservoir and Gisburn ForestHARD
Stocks Reservoir and Gisburn Forest
16.7km · 295m climb · Loop
Reservoir views, forest trails, and barely any climbing. One for when you want miles without mountains — or when the rest of the Dales is under a cloud.
Dog friendly
Checked Jun 2026

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