Walks in Ribble Country - Yorkshire, Lancashire, England
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Walks in Ribble Country
An illustrated guide to 30 walks ‘twixt Ribblehead and Lytham by Jack Keighley
A guidebook to 30 circular family walks of 6 to 8 miles based on the 75-mile route of the Ribble from its source on the Yorkshire Dales, along the Ribble Valley, to reaching the Irish Sea in Lancashire. Includes Ribblehead, Horton, Settle and the country around Clitheroe, Whalley and Ribchester. More...
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Seasons
All year round.Centres
Ribblehead, Horton in Ribblesdale, Settle, Long Preston, Clitheroe, Whalley, Ribchester, Longridge Read More... and Lytham.Difficulty
Walks are all half- to full-days. Nothing hard.Must See
The source high above Ribblehead, the Dales down to Settle, the gentle land between the Dales and Read More... the Forest of Bowland.The River Ribble rises in the wild heights of the Yorkshire Dales and flows for 75 miles through some of the loveliest and most varied scenery that Yorkshire and Lancashire have to offer. This idyllic countryside provides the setting for these 30 delightful circular walks. They have been selected to appeal to all tastes, and range from simple valley strolls to strenuous fell expeditions.
Hand-written and illustrated in Jack Keighley's highly distinctive style, each chapter contains:
- Parking information
- A meticulously detailed map
- Concise route descriptions
- A general description of the terrain
- Notes on features of interest.
The walks are fairly uniform in length, an average of 6½ miles, making them half-day rather than full-day excursions.








