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Located in North West England, Lancashire's county town is Lancaster. The county is believed to have been founded 1182 and until 1974 the cities of Liverpool and Manchester were also covered by the county of Lancashire. In the Industrial Revolution the county was a very successful producer of cotton, with mills located all over the region.
Located in North West England, Lancashire's county town is Lancaster. The county is believed to have been founded 1182 and until 1974 the cities of Liverpool and Manchester were also covered by the county of Lancashire. In the Industrial Revolution the county was a very successful producer of cotton, with mills located all over the region.
Recently added Lancashire Cycle Routes
| Route Name | Start | Miles | Date Added |
| Morecambe - Carnforth - Silverdale Cycle Route | Broadway, Morecambe | 17.58 | 03/02/2012 |
| This is my hour-ish quick ride. It is pretty quiet once ... | |||
| Silverdale Railway Station Round Trip 2 Cycle Route | Silverdale Railway Station | 23 | 09/01/2012 |
| Various shops/pubs on route; but comfortable to do without s... | |||
| Jogle Day 7 Carnforth to Northwich Cycle Route | Carnforth | 74.06 | 05/01/2012 |
| Day 7 of JOGLE and passing through lots of the Lancashire to... | |||
| Kirkby Lonsdale Loop Cycle Route | Scale Hall, Lancaster | 44.84 | 02/01/2012 |
| Mildly undulating run, fairly sheltered outgoing section ret... | |||
| Ormskirk - Ashursts - Eccleston - Rufford - Ormskirk Cycle Route | Ormskirk | 34.42 | 31/12/2011 |
| Ormskir, Westhead, Dalton Church, Ashurst Beacon, Apply Brid... | |||
All Lancashire Cycle Routes
| Route Name | Start | End | Duration | Miles |
| Accrington to Haslingden Loop | Mount St, Accrington | Mount St, Accrington | 01:06 | 11.34 |
| Adlington Circular via Leyland | Chorley Road | Bolton Road | 03:06 | 31.67 |
| Appley Bridge to Croston Circular | Appley Bridge Railway Station | Appley Bridge Railway Station | 01:48 | 18.97 |
| Bank Holiday Stroll | Redmayne Drive, Carnforth | Redmayne Drive, Carnforth | 02:18 | 23.56 |
| Bare to Lancaster Uni Via Bowerham | Bare | Lancaster University | 00:42 | 7.17 |
| Barlick to West Marton via Bracewell Loop | Gisburn Road (B6251) | Gisburn Road (B6251) | 00:48 | 8.07 |
| Barnoldswick Loop via Carnforth | Brogden Lane, Barnoldswick | Brogden Lane, Barnoldswick | 09:36 | 96.44 |
| Barnoldswick Loop via Carnforth and Clitheroe | Brogden Lane, Barnoldswick | Brogden Lane, Barnoldswick | 09:42 | 97.13 |
| Barrow to Dunsop Bridge Loop | Whalley Road, Barrow | Whalley Road, Barrow | 03:12 | 32.85 |
| Barrowford Gisburn Bracewell Loop | Barrowford, Gisburn Road, A682 | Barrowford, Lancashire | 01:48 | 18.96 |
| Barton Bubble Blower | Poulton-le-Fylde | Poulton-le-Fylde | 03:06 | 31.63 |
| Beacon Fell Country Park to Chipping Circular | Beacon Fell Country Park, Beacon Fell Road | Beacon Fell Country Park, Beacon Fell Road | 01:00 | 10.34 |
| Beardwood to Ribchester | Blackburn/Beardwood/The Spinney | Blackburn/Beardwood/The Spinney | 00:36 | 6.68 |
| Blackburn Loop via Mellor Brook | Beardwood, Blackburn | Beardwood, Blackburn | 00:48 | 8.75 |
| Blackburn to Barrow Loop | Shadsworth Road (B6130) | Shadsworth Road (B6130) | 02:48 | 28.81 |
| Blackburn, to Rishton via Canal Loop | Blackburn Road (A679) | Blackburn Road (A679) | 00:36 | 6.01 |
| Blackpool Circular via West Beach | Woodland Grove, Blackpool | Woodland Grove, Blackpool | 02:00 | 20.01 |
| Blackpool to Clitheroe Loop | Plymouth Road | Plymouth Road | 08:00 | 80.84 |
| Blackpool To Great Preston | Blackpool | Great Preston | 08:00 | 80.79 |
| Blackpool to Lancaster and Broughton Loop | Plymouth Road(A587) | Plymouth Road(A587) | 05:24 | 54.61 |
| Blackpool to Lancaster Circular via Cockerham | Devonshire Road | Devonshire Road | 05:48 | 58.91 |
| Blackpool to Nateby, Garstang and Woodplumpton Loop | Squires Gate Lane (A5230) | Squires Gate Lane (A5230) | 05:06 | 51.75 |
| Blackpool to Preston Circular | Fordway Avenue | Fordway Avenue | 03:48 | 38.61 |
| Blackpool To Scorton | Queen's Promenade | Queen's Promenade | 04:12 | 42.18 |
| Blackpool to Singleton and Weeton Loop | Hornby Road (B5263) | Hornby Road (B5263) | 01:36 | 16.32 |
| Blackpool to Wharles loop around Fylde Villages | Stanley Park Sports Arena | Stanley Park Sports Arena | 02:24 | 24.69 |
| Breightmet to Harwood Circular | Bury Road (A58), Breightmet | Bury Road (A58), Breightmet | 00:54 | 9.92 |
| Breightmet to Lostock and Farnworth Loop | Bury Road (A58), Breightmet | Bury Road (A58), Breightmet | 01:48 | 18.03 |
| Breightmet to Whitefield and Kearsley Circular | Bury Road (A58), Breightmet | Bury Road (A58), Breightmet | 01:24 | 14.96 |
| Broadwaters Circle | Carla Gran Caravan Park | Carla Gran Caravan Park | 00:54 | 9.82 |
| Bromley Cross to Helmshore Loop | Chapeltown Road (B6391), Bromley Cross | Chapeltown Road (B6391), Bromley Cross | 02:00 | 20.12 |
| Burnley Circular via Habergham Eaves and Blackshaw | Padiham Rd, Burnley | Padiham Rd, Burnley | 02:48 | 28.73 |
| Burnley Loop via Todmordon and Rawtenstall | Casterton Avenue | Casterton Avenue | 03:24 | 34.02 |
| Burnley to Radcliffe Via Rawtenstall | Queen Victoria Rd, Burnley | Spring Lane, Radcliffe | 02:00 | 20.66 |
| Cancal Cycle To Heinz | Bamber Bridge, Preston | Heinz, Wigan | 01:48 | 18.89 |
| Carnforth Circular Via Sandside | Carnforth | Carnforth | 01:54 | 19.8 |
| Cherry Tree Blackburn Circular | Cherry Tree Rail Station | As above | 01:18 | 13.13 |
| Children In Need Bike Route | Kemp Street, Fleetwood | Queen Street, Blackpool | 04:48 | 48.38 |
| Chorley Loop via Cuerdale | Carr Lane, Chorley | Carr Lane, Chorley | 02:36 | 26.67 |
| Chorley to Rivington | Lock and Quay Chorley | Lock and Quay Chorley | 01:12 | 12.12 |
| Chorley To Salwick | Chorley | Preston | 01:30 | 15.28 |
| Chorley to Southport | Southport Road A581, Chorley | Lord street, Southport | 02:48 | 28.07 |
| Clitheroe The 'conquerer' | Poulton-le-Fylde | Clitheroe | 06:30 | 65.55 |
| Clitheroe to Chipping Circular Via Bashall Eaves and Great Mitton | Pendle Road, Clitheroe | Pendle Road, Clitheroe | 02:36 | 26.65 |
| Clitheroe To Harrogate | Clitheroe | Harrogate | 04:54 | 49.42 |
| Clitheroe to Hawes via Otterburn | Rock Brow, Chaigley | Turfy Hill, Hawes | 05:12 | 52.5 |
| Clitheroe via Wigglesworth Circular | Pendle Road crossroads | Pendle Road crossroads | 05:18 | 53.75 |
| Darwen Circular via Belmont | Bolton Rd, Darwen | Bolton Rd, Darwen | 02:18 | 23.61 |
| Downham Circular Via Clitheroe and Blacko | (Car Park) Highmoor, Pendle road, Clitheroe | (Car Park) Highmoor, Pendle road, Clitheroe | 01:54 | 20.47 |
| Eccleston to Dalton Quick Hill Figure Eight | Eccleston (B5250) | Eccleston (B5250) | 02:48 | 28.85 |
| Fence to Barley and Roughlee Loop | Barrowford Road (A6068), Fence | Barrowford Road (A6068), Fence | 01:06 | 11.35 |
| Fence to Worston Circular | Wheatley Lane Road | Wheatley Lane Road | 02:06 | 21.21 |
| Fleetwood Ferry Fifty | Fleetwood Ferry | Fleetwood Ferry | 05:06 | 51.01 |
| Fleetwood River Wyre Loop | Eros Roundabout, Fleetwood Road (B5268) | Eros Roundabout, Fleetwood Road (B5268) | 00:54 | 9.03 |
| Fylde Coast Circular | North Pier | North Pier | 03:54 | 39.51 |
| Great Harwood to Langho Loop | Park Lane (B6535), Great Harwood | Park Lane (B6535), Great Harwood | 01:24 | 14.98 |
| Greenber Field Locks to Foulridge Canal | Greenber Field Locks | Foulridge Reservoir | 00:30 | 4.17 |
| Hambleton to Fulwood via Catterall | Coniston Ave, Hambleton | Midgery Lane, Fulwood, Preston | 01:42 | 17.45 |
| Healy Nab Loop | Anglezarke res. | Anglezarke res. | 00:36 | 6.3 |
| Inskip Circular via Bowland | Preston Road | Preston Road | 04:12 | 42.27 |
| Jogle Day 7 Carnforth to Northwich | Carnforth | Northwich | 07:24 | 74.06 |
| Kirkby Lonsdale Loop | Scale Hall, Lancaster | Scale Hall Lancaster | 04:24 | 44.84 |
| Knott End Circular via Blackpool Promenade | Lancaster Road | Lancaster Road | 03:12 | 32.79 |
| Knott End on Sea Country Dash | Esplanade (B5270), Knott End on Sea | Esplanade (B5270), Knott End on Sea | 00:36 | 6.36 |
| Lammack Triangle | Lammack Road | Lammack Road | 02:00 | 20.08 |
| Lancashire Loop via Cockerham and Clitheroe | Main St, Cockerham | Main St, Cockerham | 09:24 | 94.9 |
| Lancaster to Carlisle | Lancaster | Carlisle | 08:10 | 80.08 |
| Lancaster to Huddersfield | Lancaster University | University of Huddersfield | 06:36 | 66.09 |
| Lancaster To Leek | Lancaster | Leek | 07:36 | 76.15 |
| Langho to Gisburn Figure Eight | Spar, Hillcrest Road, Langho | Spar, Hillcrest Road, Langho | 04:54 | 49.88 |
| Langho to Hathersall and Great Mitton Loop | Whalley Road (A666), Langho | Whalley Road (A666), Langho | 02:06 | 21.1 |
| Leyland Scenic Loop | dunkirk lane | dunkirk lane | 04:06 | 41.09 |
| Leyland to Lydiate | leyland | leyland | 07:24 | 74.22 |
| Leyland to Parbold Hill Loop | Turnip Green Lane (B5256) | Turnip Green Lane (B5256) | 03:18 | 33.39 |
| leyland to Preston | leyland | Preston | 07:36 | 76.7 |
| Longsands Stonyhurst & Longridge Fell Circuit | Longsands, Fulwood | Longsands, Fulwood | 02:24 | 24.13 |
| Longton to Samlesbury Loop | Longton Nature Reserve, Liverpool Road, Longton | Longton Nature Reserve, Liverpool Road, Longton | 02:48 | 28.89 |
| Lune Coal Road Challenge | Caton Bull Beck Picnic Site A683 | Bull Beck Picnic Site | 06:12 | 62.78 |
| Maghull Circular via Clieves Hills | A59 | A59 | 01:06 | 11.37 |
| Mary Towneley Loop MTB | Waterfoot | Bacup Rd | 04:24 | 44.25 |
| Millenium Bridge to Kirby Lonsdale Loop | Millenium Bridge (A589) | Millenium Bridge (A589) | 04:06 | 41.75 |
| Morecambe - Carnforth - Silverdale | Broadway, Morecambe | Morecambe Prom | 01:42 | 17.58 |
| Morecambe Circular via Caton | Moss Lane | Moss Lane | 01:30 | 15.95 |
| Morecambe To Overton | Buckingham Road, Morecambe | Overton Town Centre | 00:30 | 4.99 |
| Morecambe to Scarborough | Marine Road (A589), Morcambe | Falsgrave Road (A170), Scarborough | 12:06 | 121.53 |
| Morecambe to Scarborough Day 1 | Marine Rd West, Morecambe | Black Swan, East Witton Rd, Middleham | 06:12 | 62.5 |
| Much Hoole Circular via Longton and Hutton | Much Hoole B5427 | Much Hoole B5427 | 02:42 | 27.56 |
| Nelson to Sebden Loop | Carr Road (B6249) | Carr Road (B6249) | 00:54 | 9.12 |
| Nether Kellet via Lancaster and Morecambe | Halton Rd, Nether Kellet | Halton Rd, Nether Kellet | 01:42 | 17.66 |
| Newton To Bolton Via Belmont | Newton with Scale, A583 | Bolton | 02:24 | 24.53 |
| Normoss Circular | Normoss | Normoss | 01:36 | 16.12 |
| Oakenclough and Scorton | Garstang Road, Preston | Preston | 03:00 | 33.12 |
| Ormskirk - Ashursts - Eccleston - Rufford - Ormskirk | Ormskirk | Ormskirk | 03:24 | 34.42 |
| Ormskirk Round Route Via Leeds Liverpool Canal | Ormskirk | Ormskirk | 01:48 | 18.16 |
| Ormskirk to Chester Via New Brighton & West Kirby | Country Road (A59), Ormskirk | Chester Train Station | 04:54 | 49.13 |
| Ormskirk to Mawdesley and Martin Hall Loop | Small Lane (off A570) | Small Lane (off A570) | 03:54 | 39.83 |
| Over Kellet to Liverpool | Over Kellet | Rathbone Road (A5047), Liverpool | 05:54 | 59.51 |
| Padiham via Downham and Whalley Loop | Whalley Road (A671), Padiham | Whalley Road (A671), Padiham | 04:18 | 43.03 |
| Peasley Cross-garswood-billinge-rainford Loop | Marshalls Cross Rd | 02:00 | 20.44 | |
| Pennine Bridleway Relay Leg 2 Only | Long Causeway Road by Windfarm | Callis Bridge | 01:12 | 12.62 |
| Penwortham to Glasson Dock via Myerscough | Liverpool Road (A59), Penwortham | Scotforth Road (B5290), Glasson Dock | 02:36 | 26.03 |
| Poulton Le Fylde to Hill Of Oaks | Breck Road (A588), Poulton Le Fylde | Hill of Oaks | 05:36 | 56.43 |
| Preston - Newton circle | Preston | Preston | 03:54 | 39.1 |
| Preston Circuit via Clayton Brook | Moor Park Football Ground, Preston | Moor Park Football Ground, Preston | 01:24 | 14.69 |
| Preston Handforth Dean | Preston | Handforth Dean | 41.79 | |
| Preston to Hoghton Loop | New Hall Lane (A59) | New Hall Lane (A59) | 01:12 | 12.6 |
| Preston to Lancaster Railway Stations Via Knott End | Preston railway station | Lancaster railway station | 04:30 | 45.93 |
| Preston to Liverpool | Blackpool Road (A5085), Preston | Rice Lane Train Station, Liverpool | 02:48 | 28.54 |
| Rainford Circular via Crawford Village and Upholland | Spencers Lane,Tawd Bridge | Spencers Lane,Tawd Bridge | 01:12 | 12.81 |
| Rawtenstall Three Counties Loop | St Mary's Way (A682), Rawtenstall | St Mary's Way (A682), Rawtenstall | 03:18 | 33.85 |
| Ribble Valley Circular | Four Lanes End | Four Lanes End | 03:12 | 32.87 |
| Ride Of The Roses | Lancaster University | Clifton Moor Shopping Centre, York | 09:36 | 96.19 |
| Rishton to Billington | Rishton Railway Station | Rishton Railway Station | 01:24 | 14.64 |
| Rishton to Witton Loop | Rishton | Rishton | 01:30 | 15.65 |
| Rivington Barn to Southport | Rivington Barn, Rivington Lane, Rivington | Shore Rd, Southport Beach | 03:06 | 31.24 |
| Rivington Century via Rochdale and Ramsbottom | Rivington barn, rivington road, rivington, horwich, bolton | Rivington barn, rivington road, rivington, horwich, bolton | 11:30 | 115.51 |
| Rossendale to Quernmere | Rawtenstall | rawtenstall | 09:36 | 96.53 |
| Rossendale Triathlon | Marl Pits Sports Centre, Newchurch Road, Rossendale | Marl Pits Sports Centre, Newchurch Road, Rossendale | 01:00 | 13.07 |
| Silverdale Railway Station Circular | Silverdale Railway Station | Silverdale Railway Station | 01:24 | 14.37 |
| Silverdale Railway Station Round Trip 2 | Silverdale Railway Station | Silverdale Railway Station | 02:18 | 23 |
| St. Michaels to Cleveley's to Blackpool Prom to Broughton | Owd Nell's | Owd Nell's | 04:18 | 43.42 |
| Stanley Park to Preston City Centre | Stanley Park | Preston city centre | 01:36 | 16.54 |
| The Didsbury Working Day Loop | parrs wood lane didsbury | parrs wood lane | 00:42 | 7.17 |
| Tower Hill to Haskayne Loop | Shevington Park, Hall Lane, Tower Hill | Shevington Park, Hall Lane, Tower Hill | 01:00 | 10.45 |
| Tower Hill to Higher End Loop | tower hill | through skem beacon | 02:30 | 25.74 |
| Trough Of Bowland Loop via Caton and Wigglesworth | Copy Lane, Caton | Copy Lane, Caton | 05:18 | 53.39 |
| Victoral Park and Along The Canal | Carr Road | Carr Road | 00:36 | 6.8 |
| Victoria And Barrowford Parks | Herritage Centre, Barrowford | Herritage Centre, Barrowford | 00:18 | 3.98 |
| Warton Cragg Loop | Scale Hall Lane | Scale Hall Lane | 03:24 | 34.87 |
| West Pennine Blackburn Circular | Cherry Tree Train Station | Cherry Tree Station | 01:36 | 16.69 |
| Westcraven Circular | Salterforth cross roads | Salterforth cross roads | 01:18 | 13.89 |
| Whalley to Gisburn Ribble Valley Trundle | Accrington Road (A671), Whalley | Accrington Road (A671), Whalley | 02:54 | 29.01 |
| Whittle le Woods Circular | Preston Road | Preston Road | 02:30 | 25.51 |
| Witch way to Lancaster | Blackburn | Lancaster | 03:30 | 34.87 |
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