The 8 – Gisburn Forest
Trail Summary:
- Ride Time: 01:27:19
- Ride Distance: 18721 m
- Ride Climb: 416 m
- Ride Descent: -417 m
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Route Starts from: Gisburn Forest – Forest of Bowland
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Ride Details
The 8 trail at Gisburn Forest is the longer, red graded trail with optional black sections.
The black sections include Whelp Stone Crag, Bigfoot Slab and the gnarly Hully Gully. There’s also a new red section – The Long Way Down that was recently competed.
Red route, Gisburn Forest 
The Gisburn Red Bike Trail near Whelp Stone Crag, Rathmell for SD7558
This part of the trail is also a public footpath.
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Gisburn Forest is the preserve of the chain saw and the mountain biker.
There are several trails on offer that wind their way amongst the trees – of which the “Home Baked” is one; ranked difficult, although to me perhaps impossible seemed more appropriate.
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The Gisburn Red Bike Trail near Whelp Stone Crag, Rathmell for SD7558
This part of the trail is also a public footpath.
© Copyright Humphrey Bolton and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence
Ride Map and Elevation Profile
Download file for GPS
Remember that you can download the GPX File for the MTB route above and use in your GPS device or on your favourite mapping app. We’ll have a run down of how to use GPX files on your MTB route soon.
Base Summary: Gisburn Forest – Forest of Bowland
Gisburn Forest is located in the east of the Forest of Bowland and provides rides and skills areas for all abilities – from Easy Blue rides to Extreme Orange in the skills area and downhill routes.