Riding Around Blackburn
Cycling is a great way to get around – whether you are an experienced cyclist or just looking for a gentle ride out, you’ll find something for everyone in the Blackburn with Darwen area.
Weavers Wheel has been funded through the Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnership delivering a strategic cycle network for Blackburn with Darwen, part of the wider East Lancashire Strategic Cycle network. Weavers Wheel is a 26km route encircling Blackburn Town Centre
The trails form a figure of eight loop within the woods and are designed to offer cyclists a challenging and technical cycling experience catering for experienced and also budding mountain bike riders. The two trails ‘Tricky sixty’ and ‘Trail of two trees’ are both approximately 600m in length and when completed as a circuit offer cyclists roughly 2 miles of mountain biking pleasure.
Witton Park Cycle Centre
Based in the beautiful surroundings of Witton Country Park, the Cycle Centre is in an ideal location to help people who are new to cycling or are returning after a long period of time.
The Cycle Centre team provide low level Pedal Round the Park sessions to help build confidence whilst out on public pathways and also Cycling Taster sessions on the safety of Witton Park Arena’s Outdoor Track. A number of trikes are also available during these sessions so just about anyone can get out and enjoy the rush of the wind on their face.
More Downloadable Cycle Routes
In addition to those popular routes, we have many other lovely paths that will ensure you can venture all around the area, here are a few of our favourites.
You may not realise you are only a few miles from the centre of Blackburn on this lovely country route through native woodlands, open country and the attractive village of Pleasington. A great mountain-biking route, suitable for all levels. An equal mix of road and off-road riding
Billinge Woods Mountain Bike Route
Witton Country Park is 480 acres of beautiful mixed woodland, parkland and farmland located 1 mile to the west of Blackburn town centre in Pennine Lancashire. Located on National Cycle Route Network 6 and close to the Leeds & Liverpool canal the park is very accessible by bike
A ride of changes and contrasts, encompassing bleak and rugged moors and the verges of industry in a circular sweep around and across the Darwen valley.
The obvious necessity for climbing is more than matched with some thrilling descents. An equal mix of road and off-road riding.
This is a good loop both for someone just starting mountain-biking looking to gain further confidence and ability as well as for regular mountain-bikers after a good training blast or a night ride over the beautiful rugged West Pennine Moors. A varied circuit of rough track, singletrack, short testing climbs and a fast
downhill finish
A nice gentle loop around the outer south-west of Blackburn. A generally flat route, on traffic free paths, canal towpath and a pleasant quiet road through the
attractive village of Pleasington.
