Walking in the Forest of Bowland and Pendle

40 walks in Lancashire's Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

By Terry Marsh

ISBN

9781852845155

Availability

Published

27 Mar 2008

Reprinted

12 Jul 2022

Edition

First

Pages

176

Size

17.20 x 11.60 x 1.25cm

Weight

220g

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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.

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

ISBN

9781852845155

Availability

Published

27 Mar 2008

Reprinted

12 Jul 2022

Edition

First

Pages

176

Size

17.20 x 11.60 x 1.25cm

Weight

220g

Overview

A guidebook to 40 circular walks in in two of Lancashire's largest Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty - the Forest of Bowland, an area of 310 square miles, and the 'bewitching' countryside of Pendle to the south. The walks range between 3 and 12.5 miles in length and are all illustrated with extracts of OS mapping.

The diverse range of routes include four Marilyns - Ward's Stone, Pendle Hill, Longridge Fell and Fair Snape Fell. The walks are spread across the region, with bases including Caton, Dunsop Bridge, Slaidburn, Clitheroe and Pendle. All the walks are punctuated with snippets of information on the natural and cultural history of the region, from witches to wildlflowers.

The Forest of Bowland and Pendle provide vastly differing terrain - from the lush farmlands of the Ribble valley to the more rugged rough pastures of the Forest of Bowland uplands and the huge boggy uplifts of the main Bowland massif itself.

Table of Contents

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

Maps

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

Updates

December 2021

2022 reprint route updates

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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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Terry Marsh

Lancashire-born writer and photographer Dr Terry Marsh specialises in the outdoors and travel. He is the author or revision author/editor of over 100 guidebooks, including the award-winning Cicerone guides to the Coast to Coast Walk (first published in 1993), The Shropshire Way (1999) and Great Mountain Days in the Pennines (2013). Terry has a PhD in Historical Geography and is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS). He is a Life Member of the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild.

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