Walking in the Forest of Bowland and Pendle
40 walks in Lancashire's Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Walking in the Forest of Bowland and Pendle
40 walks in Lancashire's Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
A guidebook to 40 diverse circular day walks suitable for walkers with navigational skills. The Forest of Bowland and Pendle are two of north west England's upland AONBs, perfect for walkers who enjoy exploring rough hilly, sometimes pathless terrain. The routes include Ward's Stone, Pendle Hill, Longridge Fell and Fair Snape Fell.A guidebook to 40 circular walks in Lancashire’s Forest of Bowland National Landscape, including Pendle. Exploring the beautiful scenery of both the moors and the Lune, Hodder and Ribble Valleys, there are routes for all abilities, from shorter low-level walks to longer, more strenuous outings.
The walks, accessible from Lancaster, Clitheroe and Slaidburn, range from 5 to 20km (3–13 miles).
- 1:50,000 OS maps included for each walk (reproduced at 1:60,000)
- Sized to easily fit in a jacket pocket
- Route summary table and overview information make it easy to choose an appropriate route
- Local points of interest
Printed book
A guidebook with detailed route descriptions, stage breakdowns, accommodation listings, profiles and maps - everything you need on the trail.
ISBN
9781852845155
Availability
Published
Published
27 Mar 2008
Reprinted
12 Jul 2022
Edition
First
Pages
176
Size
17.20 x 11.60 x 1.25cm
Weight
220g
eBook
The complete digital edition of the guidebook, with full route descriptions, accommodation listings, profiles and maps, ready to use on any device.
CONTENTS
Overview map
Map key
Introduction
The Beginnings of Lancashire
Areas Covered in this Guidebook
Notes and Advice for Walkers
Lune Valley
Walk 1 Crook o’ Lune and Caton
Walk 2 Crook o’ Lune–Aughton–Hawkshead
Walk 3 Annas Ghyll and Forge Mill
Walk 4 Littledale
Walk 5 Ward’s Stone from Littledale
Northwest and Western Moors
Walk 6 Clougha Pike
Walk 7 Ward’s Stone from Tarnbrook
Walk 8 Abbeystead Reservoirs
Walk 9 Over Wyresdale
Walk 10 Hawthornthwaite Fell Top
Walk 11 Scorton, Nicky Nook and Grize Dale
Walk 12 Calder Vale
Walk 13 Brock Mill and Beacon Fell
Walk 14 Parlick and Fair Snape Fell
Central Moors
Walk 15 Langden Round
Walk 16 Brennand and Whitendale
Walk 17 Whitendale and Croasdale
Hodder Valley
Walk 18 Longridge Fell
Walk 19 Whitewell and the River Hodder
Walk 20 Dunsop Bridge and Hodder Bank Fell
Walk 21 Dunsop Bridge and Mellor Knoll
Walk 22 Gisburn Forest
Walk 23 Stocks Reservoir
Walk 24 Bowland Knotts
Walk 25 Slaidburn and Newton
Ribble Valley
Walk 26 Bradford Fell
Walk 27 Hurst Green and the Ribble Way
Walk 28 Great Mitton and the Ribble Way
Walk 29 Sawley and the Ribble
Walk 30 Waddington and West Bradford
Walk 31 Bolton-by-Bowland
Pendle
Walk 32 Sabden and Spence Moor
Walk 33 Whalley and the River Calder
Walk 34 Around Downham
Walk 35 Downham and Twiston
Walk 36 Pendle Hill from Downham
Walk 37 Pendle Hill from Barley
Walk 38 Black Moss Reservoirs and Twiston Moor
Walk 39 Ogden and Newchurch
Walk 40 Salterforth, Weets Hill and White Moor
Appendix Route summary table
Seasons
All seasons, but suitable gear required on the tops in winter or bad weather
Centres
Caton, Dunsop Bridge, Slaidburn, Whaley, Clitheroe, Chipping, Sawley, Bolton-by-Bowland, Downham
Difficulty
Suitable for competent walkers. Navigational skills required. Some walks are on farily remote moorland.
Must See
The Lune and Hodder valleys, open moors and the view from Clougha Pike, Sawley Abbey, tales of witches, and historic villages like Downham, Hurst Green and Waddington
As well as including details of the appropriate Ordnance Survey map(s), each walk is supported by a map outlining the route. In the main you will need three OS maps, or the new walking and cycling map from Harvey Maps:
• OL21: South Pennines
• OL41: Forest of Bowland and Ribblesdale
• Explorer 287: West Pennine Moors
• Harvey Maps: Forest of Bowland
December 2021
2022 reprint route updates
515 Reprint 2022 (670.555 KB)
April 2021
Walk 33
Information has been received that the section of this walk in proximity to Heys Farm is not a right-of-way, even though a RoW is shown on the latest Ordnance Survey mapping. The issue is being investigated, but there are alternative routes in the vicinity that could be used if necessary.
March 2018
Route Updates
Walk 21
The ladder stiles at Root Farm have been removed... after turning for Wild Boar Park turning, the wooden shed only has its base remaining....chicken sheds have been moved closer to the farm i.e. after the right turn of the main track leading to people missing the turning...much of Whitemore Plantation has been cut down.
March 2017
Walk 2 has been affected by landslip, and the section through Aughton Woods Nature Reserve cannot be safely completed. There are no immediate plans to restore the footpath. An alternative walk will be provided in the next edition of this guide. Meanwhile, walkers may consider following the walk as far as the Waterworks Bridge, and crossing there to join Walk 1.
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