Walk spec. Difficulty: Moderate Basic length: 6Km (approx.) Terrain: Mud tracks Optional Wet stream bed Road without footpath Sheep Steep slopes Tarmac Tracks A nice circular up the River Dane to the historic Panniers Pool at Three Shires Head (or Three Shire Heads as...
A short walk around a section of Smithills Hall Park, following the route of the old mining tramroads and taking in the 'lost' Kitchen Garden and the ruins of the Gardener's Cottage. Length: 2km Difficulty: Moderate (Easy optional) Terrain: Gravel tracks, Mud, Mud...
Walk spec. Difficulty: Moderate Basic length: 7Km (approx.) Terrain: Steep steps Tarmac Tracks Ingleton Waterfalls Trail Walk Map Probably the best waterfall walk on a managed trail - payment required but it’s worth it for the well-kept viewing platforms and...
Piethorne Valley Walk A Walk near Rochdale in Greater Manchester This walk is easy if you’re into hiking and has good tracks but some unsurfaced and a few steep-ish slopes. It’s good for dog walking although there are sheep around some of the tracks and unfenced...
Around Upper Rivington Reservoir A Walk near Rivington in Greater Manchester A short and easy stroll around the Upper Rivington Reservoir with views of Winter Hill and the Pike, a possible Roman road and a couple of ornamental waterfalls after rain. The terrain is not...
Hodge Close Explore A Walk near Coniston in Cumbria This walk is more of an explore and is dangerous so I don’t recommend you do it unless you have some experience with descending rocky slopes, not falling off sheer cliffs, wading through flooded tunnels, avoiding...
Ibbeth Peril Walk A Walk near Cowgill in Cumbria This walk is probably useful if you’re planning on using the train to the Dent station above the valley but the walk shown here is based from the car park at the other end. Lot’s of farm animals if you’re crossing the...
Appletree Worth and River Lickle A Walk near Coniston in Cumbria A scenic walk with an interesting lost village, returning along a section of the River Lickle past old sheepfolds and ruined limekilns. The terrain is not bad with small sections of mud track, gravel and...
A Stroll Around Askham A Walk near Penrith in Cumbria The village of Askham is pleasant enough, but a little investigation reveals a depth of history marked out on the surrounding landscape. This walk passes several monuments, ancient to modern-ish and takes in some...
Roddlesworth Reservoirs A Walk near Blackburn in Lancashire This walk takes in the Rake Brook and Lower Roddlesworth Reservoirs and barely the eastern tip of the Upper Roddlesworth Reservoir and the interesting old outflow cascade “waterfall”. The terrain is pretty...
Dean Clough Reservoir Walk A Walk near Blackburn in Lancashire This walk is very easy going except for maybe a bit of mud and a slight hill at the end, maybe steep if you don’t like hills at all. The walk begins at the small layby of which there are a couple on the...
Musbury Heights Quarry Explore A Walk near Haslingden in Lancashire There’s some really interesting ruins up on Musbury Heights with an old chimney still standing and a giant disused stone quarry filled with huge piles of stone rubble and little ruined huts. There are...
Roddlesworth Woods Walk A Walk near Blackburn in Lancashire This walk is only short around mostly decent paths but there can be muddy areas and there’s a fairly steep hill at the end. It’s a bit of a slog if you’re into walking but could be difficult for some....
Calf Hey Reservoir Walk A Walk near Haslingden in Lancashire This walk is very easy apart from a bit of a slope to climb back up from the reservoir, the area is managed and has car parking and good tracks. Length: 2.5 km Difficulty: Easy Terrain: Gravel tracks, Tarmac...
Harrock Old Windmill A Walk near Chorley in Lancashire A short walk to visit the old windmill on Harrock Hill, with an extra loop tacked on to the higher part of Harrock Hill which gives good views across to the West Pennine Moors. Although the walk is very easy the...
Brinscall Woods (Hatch Brook Waterfall Walk) A Walk near Chorley in Lancashire The woods at Brinscall (Wheelton Plantation) scenic and (sometimes) peaceful, are teeming with interesting ruins of old farmsteads with several that can be easily explored, others are...