Offering 40 day walks in Lancashire, this guidebook explores the often-overlooked regions of Forest of Bowland, Ribble Valley and West Pennine Moors. With walks ranging from low-level valley trails to higher hill routes, this guidebook offers plenty of year-round walking options for active families and committed hikers alike. The walks are accessible from a range of nearby villages, towns and cities including Preston, Blackburn, Burnley, Chorley, Lancaster and Clitheroe.
Lancashire showcases some of the most varied walking in the UK, featuring the wide expanse of Morecambe Bay, the Forest of Bowland AONB and limestone fringes of the Yorkshire Dales. These walks travel along green valleys, gritstone moors and untamed hillsides to explore remnants of Lancashire’s rich history: The War of the Roses, the Pendle witch trials and the industrial heritage of the West Pennine Moors.
Providing detailed route description and clear OS mapping for all 40 walks, this guidebook includes an introduction full of information about the area including accommodation, transport and access. The appendices contain a route summary table to help you plan your days out, while each walk offers notes on wildlife, history, geology and available refreshments.
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Contents
Introduction
History
Landscape and geology
Wildlife
How to get there
Getting around
Bases
Food and drink
When to go
Access land
Footpaths
Safety
Before setting out
In an emergency
Maps
Using this guide
North Lancashire and the Bowland Fells
Walk 1 Beacon Fell and Brock Valley
Walk 2 Bleasdale Ridge circular
Walk 3 Clougha Pike
Walk 4 Cross o’ Greet and Bowland Knotts
Walk 5 Grizedale and Nicky Nook
Walk 6 Langden and Hareden Valleys
Walk 7 Parlick Pike and Fair Snape
Walk 8 Roeburndale – the enchanted valley
Walk 9 Stocks Reservoir circular
Walk 10 Tarnbrook and the Ward’s Stone
Walk 11 The Upper Wyre Way
Walk 12 Whin Fell and the Brennand Valley
Walk 13 Whitendale Hanging Stones
Walk 14 Whitewell and the Upper Hodder Valley
Walk 15 Glasson, Cockersand Abbey and Conder Green
Walk 16 Gragareth – Lancashire’s county top
Walk 17 Kirkby Lonsdale and Whittington
Walk 18 Sunderland Point
Walk 19 Silverdale and Warton Crag
Walk 20 Easington Fell and Beacon Hill from Grindleton
Walk 21 The Bowland Traverse
West Lancashire
Walk 22 Hurst Green and Ribchester
Walk 23 Longridge Fell
Walk 24 Jeffrey Hill
Walk 25 Great Eccleston and St Michael’s on Wyre
Walk 26 Rufford and Mere Sands Wood
South Lancashire and the West Pennine Moors
Walk 27 Barrowford and Foulridge
Walk 28 Holcombe Moor from Ramsbottom
Walk 29 Great Hameldon Hill from Accrington
Walk 30 Anglezarke and Great Hill
Walk 31 Belmont and Great Hill
Walk 32 Sunnyhurst Wood and Darwen’s Jubilee Tower
Walk 33 The foothills of Pendle from Downham
Walk 34 Pendle Hill from Pendleton
Walk 35 Pendle Hill and the Clarion House
Walk 36 Pleasington and Billinge
Walk 37 Weets Hill from Barnoldswick
Walk 38 Whalley Nab
Walk 39 The reservoirs of Worsthorne Moor
Walk 40 Wycoller and Boulsworth Hill
Appendix A Route summary table
Appendix B Useful contacts
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An experienced outdoor writer and editor, Mark Sutcliffe is a former editor of Country Walking and Lakeland Walker magazines and an occasional contributor to some of the UKs leading outdoor magazines including Countryfile, Landscape and Trail. Mark has explored extensively in the UK and Europe on foot and has in-depth knowledge of the Forest of Bowland, where he spends much of his spare time hiking, bird watching and taking pictures. He completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge in 2016, raising funds for dementia research.