Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

The Barn, Scorton – Beacon Fell Descent loop from Garstang

The Barn, Scorton – Beacon Fell Descent loop from Garstang

Moderate

5.0

(3)

riders

The Barn, Scorton – Beacon Fell Descent loop from Garstang

02:40

62.1km

530m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Forest of Bowland National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

4.73 km

The Barn, Scorton

Highlight • Cafe

A firm favourite with local cyclists. Plenty of seating indoor and outdoor. Also has bike racks (although most of the locks have keys missing). It can take ages to get …

Tip by

4.79 km

Nikky Nick's Food Pimps Food Truck at The Priory

Highlight • Restaurant

Great stop for a Flat White and a Tiffin

Tip by

10.4 km

View of Blackpool Tower and the Lake District from Grizedale Fell

Highlight • Forest

Great views from the high moorland road across Grizedale Fell. The highpoint is 176m so there is nothing to block the view southwest towards Blackpool or northwest across Morcombe Bay to the southern Lake District.

Tip by

22.2 km

Beacon Fell

Highlight • Summit

Beautiful views

Tip by

23.0 km

Beacon Fell Descent

Highlight • Trail

Lovely fast straight descent off Beacon Fell

Tip by

23.9 km

Beacon Fell

Highlight • Climb

Also known as Beacon Fell Country Park, it has a visitors centre, a small and fairly unimpressive café and some circular walking routes. For the road cyclist it offers a …

Tip by

44.9 km

Lancashire Cycleway Signpost

Highlight • Cycleway

45.6 km

Owd Nell's Tavern

Highlight • Pub

An unusual looking thatched pub with a canalside location.

Tip by

51.4 km

Rail Hey Wood

Forest

57.7 km

Hazelhead Wood

Forest

62.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

60.8 km

1.05 km

184 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

59.7 km

2.36 km

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Saturday 23 May

20°C

9°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Nearby routes

Hard

4.8

304

Forest of Bowland northern fells loop

04:20h

82.5km

1,270m

Hard

5.0

261

A loop of road climbs from Lancaster — Forest of Bowland

04:49h

86.6km

1,550m

Moderate

4.7

170

The Trough of Bowland loop from Garstang — Forest of Bowland

02:38h

53.9km

660m

Easy

4.9

Ribble Valley loop from Whalley

01:27h

29.9km

270m

Moderate

4.7

Blackpool Tower & Irish Sea views loop from Preston

02:42h

68.4km

240m

Moderate

5.0

103

A loop of Warton Crag with Morecombe Bay views from Lancaster

02:07h

49.1km

370m

Moderate

4.8

Lune Valley Loop from Lancaster

02:37h

58.5km

470m

Hard

4.0

Lancashire Cycleway Northern loop

05:32h

114km

1,420m

Moderate

Southport coast & Rivington loop from Leyland

04:06h

95.9km

550m

Hard

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)

05:27h

92.8km

1,450m

Hard

Pendle Hill & the Forest of Bowland loop from Preston

04:36h

95.3km

1,130m

Moderate

4.0

The Lancashire Coastal Way loop from Blackpool Tower

03:23h

68.0km

220m

The Barn, Scorton – Beacon Fell Descent loop from Garstang

The Barn, Scorton

Nikky Nick's Food Pimps Food Truck at The Priory

View of Blackpool Tower and the Lake District from Grizedale Fell

Beacon Fell

Beacon Fell Descent

Beacon Fell

Lancashire Cycleway Signpost

Owd Nell's Tavern

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️