Archive 2018

New Year's Day 2018

Walk Leaders:          John Number on walk:       20 Distance:                   10 miles Weather:                  Cold with showers   Leaving Abbey Village we crossed some very muddy fields as we climbed to reach Tockholes. From here the going was much better as we…

Hollingworth Lake. Tues 9.1.18

      Walk Leaders: Steve & Sue Number on walk: 6 Weather: Bitterly cold  It was bitterly cold in the car park at Hollingworth Lake and we were concerned about how the conditions would be on the tops.  On checking there had been a missed telephone call and a text from John who had been…

Pendleton Tues 16.1.18

                                                                                                                                                                      Start of walk in Pendleton To view all the…

Allithwaite Saturday 6th Jan

    Walk Leader: Peter Latham Number on walk 9 Weather: A beautiful cold day with winter sunshine throughout and little wind Distance: approx. 13 miles Nine walkers assembled in the car park of the Pheasant Inn Allithwaite on a beautiful winter day. Due to muddy conditions some adaptation of the…

Whalley Tues 23.1.18

  Walk leader: Lynn Rossiney Number on walk 26 Weather: quite mild for January with heavy rain later Distance: 11 miles   As this was my first walk for West Lancs I was pleasantly surprised when 26 people turned up.  Starting at Whalley Abbey we set off towards the river Calder and the boundary…

Huncoat Tuesday 30.1 18

The Pictures:-    Start of walk in Huncoat To view all of Shirley's pictures taken on the walk click 'Here' then again on first picture to view in full screen. Click small arrow on right to continue. The Walk:-  Walk leader-      :   David Whittaker                    …

Panoptican, Feb 6th

                                                                                                                                                               At The Atom    Walk Leader:       Jean Bobker  …

Stan's ups and downs round Burton. Tuesday 13th Feb

    Walk leader - John Evenden Distance - 13 miles. Number on walk - 11 Weather - Rain at first fine and bright later. Very muddy underfoot.   The day started cold and miserable with light rain. however sunshine was forecast about mid day. 11 members +1 dog set off from Beetham crossing…

Worthington Lakes, Feb 20th

                                      The group gather at the start                                                                                                            Worthington Lakes                     …

Walk from John Crook's, Feb24th

                              Gathering at John's house                                                                                                                                   Hall in'th wood     Eagley and…

Garstang Tues 27th Feb

  Walk Leaders:          John Number on walk:       14 Distance:                   12 miles Weather:                  Bright and sunny, cold with light dusting of powder snow.   At 10am we set off in bright sunshine & light powder snow which was the (icing on the cake)…

Bowland Settlements

    Leader:                 Sue Fagg   Number on walk:   20 plus 4 dogs   Distance:              10.5 miles          Weather:              Dry with little wind and some afternoon sunshine          Walkers gathered by the Methodist Chapel in the conservation…

Tuesday 20th March

Leader: Jeff Parr Number on walk: 17 Distance: 11 miles Weather: Sunny and dry   After a recent recce the original route which I had planned to go over the Martholm viaduct had to be altered, due to the fact that it was not open after all, despite reports in the local newspaper -  …

Original Amble: Sat 24th March

Leader:- Doreen & Gareth Number on walk:-  19 Distance:- 21 miles Weather:- Sunny and dry   In 1982 when the Amble was first planned as an event, and  before the days of Gps’s and open access, routes were measured on the maps using a piece of cotton thread. Although the Amble was said to be 21…

Crookfield, Mar 27th

  Leader              John Crook No on walk        8 Distance            13 miles Weather             Wet morning, dry afternoon   It was a misty, drizzly morning as 8 walkers and 2 dogs set off from the car park along Catherine Edge. After a couple of miles we passed…

Whittle Wander

Leader:- John E No on walk:- 11 Distance:-  Just under 13 mls Weather:- Morning Showers Fine Afternoon   As part of Celebrating 40 years of West Lancs LDWA, the walk took in some sections of the Original Whittle Wander. 11 members set off from Botany Bay to head up Healey Nab, (very muddy after…

Great Harwood, Apr 24th

Walk Leader:      Glenn Williams No on walk:         9 Distance:             11 miles     Nine people turned out for this little sortie. Weather: dry morning, light rain after dinner but dry under foot, alleluia! The start point was the Memorial Park, Great Harwood, heading North…

Dole Lane, May 1st

Temple, Hill and Tower.  May 1st Walk leader   Sue Lomax No on walk     14 Distance         14 miles   Amazingly the weather was on our side today, some sunshine, breezy and the odd cloud.  First time for months we all returned with clean boots (although Mac lost his sole!!). The…

Gt. Harwood, May 8th

  Number On Walk - 19   Weather - Sunny & Warm   Distance - 9.5 Miles   Setting off at 10am prompt the group made their way to the re-opened Martholme Viaduct via the new walkway along the railway line. Although the north end of the viaduct is not yet opened, we went on the viaduct to take in…

Sirloin Stroll

Leader: Jaqui No on walk: 13 Distance: 24.5 miles Weather: Sunny spells all day   To celebrate its 40th anniversary West Lancs group decided to re-run a few of their early challenge walks, the Sirloin Stroll is one of them.  First run in 1989 but abandoned when someone decided to install a…

Scorton Mystery Tour

Walk leader: Jackie Whiteley No on walk 20 Distance: 10.1 miles On a lovely sunny day, 20 set off on a circular walk over Harrisend Fell from Scorton Picnic Site. Our route took us south to Scorton village past Cleveleymere and Scorton lakes and then up Snowhill Lane to the footpath through Ghyll…

Walk from Slaidburn

Walk Leader: Clare & Steve McNeil  No on walk: 7 Distance: 13 miles 7 of us met at 9am and 2 and a dog at 10am. Our paths didn't cross until our return to the car park- a sweet reunion, albeit short! A breezy chilly start gave way to a glorious day. The scenery was beautiful enhanced by the calls…

Whitewell 29th May 18

  Walk Leader: John T Number on walk: 13 Distance: 10.5 miles   A brilliant walk on a brilliant day. We set off from the Inn at Whitewell and crossed the River Hodder via the stepping stones. We then crossed very colourful fields full of wild flowers on our climb up to the woods at Whitemore. We…

Barbon

Walk Leader: Ian Number on walk: 10 Distance: 15.5 miles   With thick mist all day we saw nothing of the beautiful scenery in this area. Even in such bad weather conditions we still walked the planned route taking us up and over Crag Hill and Great Coum then back up to follow the ridge of Barkin…

Long Preston Walk

  Walk Leader: Barry Wilson Number on walk: 15                                                                                                                                                                     …

Chipping 12th June 18

Walk Leader: Jane Anthony Number on walk: 22 Distance: 10 miles We (22 plus 1 dog) gathered in Chipping Car Park (selected for its conveniences which alas were closed!) We set off out of Chipping past the war memorial onto the road to Leagram Hall, leaving the road after a short stretch and…

Sedbergh 19 June 18

Walk leader:- Chris Seddon Distance:- 14.3 miles Number on walk:- 15 Weather:- Perfect hill walking day 15 people met at New Bridge, Sedbergh ready to explore what for many was a new area, the glorious Howgill Fells. The weather was kind, a mix of sun and cloud but not too hot. Clear views were…

Accrington June 26th

  Walk Leader: David Whittaker   Number on walk: 19   Distance: 8 miles   Weather:  Very hot and sunny   In beautiful weather 18 walkers met at Hollins Lane where they had a slightly delayed start due to Jean B, who had only brought her Crocs, having to borrow a pair of Frank Watson’s size…

Holme Valley Circular

Walk Leader: Richard Priest Number on walk: 8 Distance: 23.4 miles  Height Climbed 4,970 feet On a bright sunny morning we gathered outside Berry Brow train station, Huddersfield. I'm not sure what the locals made of 8 walkers setting out from this urban setting @ such an early hour! We…

Crook o' Lune Tues 3rd July

Walk Leader: Richard Priest   Number on walk: 14 plus 2 dogs   Distance: 9.9 miles   Weather:  Hot and sunny   On another glorious day 14 people gathered in the Crook O Lune car park keen to know how bad the forthcoming scramble would be. I gave away very little, just in case they ran…

Dolphinholme, Sat July 7th

Walk Leaders:     Doreen & Gareth No on walk:         12 Distance:             15.3 miles Weather:              Very hot, dry and sunny What with the Wide Awake Walk having to be postponed due to Open Access closures and England playing in the quarter final of the World Cup,…

Hornby, July10th

  Walk Leader:         Jaqui Peakes No on walk:            7 Distance:               11.5 miles Weather:               Cloudy but warm in the morning, hot and sunny in the afternoon From the car park we crossed Hornby Bridge and followed flat land along the…

Devil's Footprints, July 15th

Walk Leaders:    Doreen and Gareth No on walk:       7 Distance:           12.7 miles Weather:            Hot, dry and sunny With the prospect of a good day ahead, seven of us left Sabden to find the Devil's footprints left behind when he started throwing stones around in the…

Eccleston,July 17th

Walk Leader:    Kate Motley No on walk:      20 Distance:          10.5 miles Weather:         Overcast but warm The weather was a bit cooler than of late as we left Parr Hall Farm on a mystery tour round Eccleston before continuing through fields to Church Lane and Toogood Farm…

Hest Bank, July 22nd

                              Walk Leader:      Sue Taylor No on walk:        8 Distance:            25 miles Weather:            Generally cloudy with sunny spells  Away with the Fairies, Sunday 22nd July  8 of use set off from the Hest Bank Foreshore carpark on…

Moss Bank Bolton 24 July 18

    Walk Leader: Lynn Rossiney   No on walk:  31 plus 1 dog   Distance: 12 miles   Weather: A bit cooler than of late but very humid   Once again I was amazed at the number of people who turned up.   We set off towards the parks café and w/c, then made our way over towards Smithills …

Tea & Cakes Walk

    Walk leaders - Glyn & Julie Watson  Weather Mileage - circa 9 miles Weather - Sun & cloud     As we arrived at Greendale View Kitchen early for breakfast the weather looked promising. After assembling for photographs 23 walkers set off on the road a short distance before cutting off onto…

Dalton, Aug 7th

Walk leader:  Sue Lomax No on walk:   25 Distance:      12.4 miles Weather:       Sun, cloud and light "mizzle" A group of 25 of us and 1 dog set off from Prince William pub in Dalton.  We walked down the lane past Athertons farm and continued on the tree lined track down to meet the…

Hebden Bridge

  Walk Leader: Ian Wardle Number on walk: 13 Distance: 15.5 miles Weather: Sunny all day We set off from Hebden Bridge climbing up, very steeply at first, through woodland and fields to Hebden Bridge Golf Club. We crossed the course to join the Calderdale Way which we followed for a short while…

Clough Head, Aug 14th

      Walk Leader:   Jean Bobker No on walk:      24 Distance:         9.5 miles Weather:        Fine , a bit overcast   We set off on a nice day from Clough Head Car Park & Cafe, Haslingden up through the wood and turned right on the Rossendale Way (RW) passing Jamestone…

Spring Wood, Aug 21st

Walk Leaders:    Doreen & Gareth No on walk:        29 Distance:            10 miles Weather:             Overcast but warm in the morning with the sun putting an appearance in later after lunch The walk started with a climb from Spring Wood up Clerk Hill before turning along the…

Heart of Bowland, Aug 25th

Walk Leader:             Doreen Number on walk:        15 Disatnce:                   19 miles Weather:                   Warm and sunny The Heart of Bowland walk is an old anytime challenge walk devised by Dave Connelly a former member of our group. We left…

Hurst Green,Aug 28th

Walk Leader:          Barry Wilson Number on walk:    27 Distance:               13miles Weather:              Overcast and warm 27 walkers plus three dogs gathered at Hurst Green Car Park on a pleasant Tuesday morning to undertake what was in effect a revised previous walk;…

Newton, Sept 18th

  Walk Leader:     Ade Houghton No on walk:        21 + 2 dogs Distance:           14 miles Weather:          Morning, very wet and windy. Afternoon, dry and windy A bit later than scheduled, an already soggy group of us left the car park at Newton and made our way along the…

Lostock Hall, Sept 11th

Walk Leader:         Greg Hickey Distance:               10 miles Number on walk:    13 Weather:               Dry Thirteen members and three dogs gathered at my house on Todd Lane for a 10am start. We headed off down the disused East Lancs railway - formerly the site of…

Ouzels Nest, Sept 25th

Walk Leader:      Paul Goodier Walk Distance:   11 miles Number on walk: 16 Weather:            Dry and sunny We gathered at Ousel Nest Country Park car park at 10am and walked down towards the Jumbles and then turned right and up to Affetside. After a short drinks break we carried on…

Cartmel, Sept 29th

Walk Leader:           Peter Lathom Number on walk:     10 Distance:                18 miles Weather:                Lovely autumn weather We left the car park in Cartmel along the Cistercian Way before turning to pick up a section of the Cumbria Coastal footpath. The views…

Ease Gill Kirk from Cowan Bridge

  Walk Leader: Pat Fergusson   Number on the walk: 16 and two dogs   Distance: 10.8 miles Ascent: 1,700 feet   Weather: Unexpectedly lovely. Clear, mild but cool on the tops with a breeze   The first of Wainwright’s “Walks in Limestone Country” intrigued me a couple of years ago and…

Penistone Hill, Oct 6th

Walk Leaders:    Doreen & Gareth No.  on walk:       5 Distance:            18.6 miles Weather:            Morning – Cloudy and dry, Afternoon – sunny and dry We left the car park, descending to Leeshaw reservoir and then took the first climb of the day to Top of Stairs. …

Hurst green circular via Ribchester

Walk Leader: Jean & Brian Moat Number on Walk: 23 Distance: 10 miles Weather: Sunny most of the day and very warm for the time of year   It was warm weather but with a cloudy sky that 23 walkers and 4 dogs set out from Hurst Green car park heading through the village and across fields to…

Pack Horse,Bury, Oct 16th

Walk leader:        Jean Bobker Number on walk:  3 Distance:             16.5 miles Weather:             Morning, very murky. becoming brighter after 2 pm It was a good day when three of us (Doreen, Gareth and myself) set off from The Pack Horse at Birtle above three small…

Harry's walk, Oct 23rd

    Walk leader:          Harry Bretherton Number on walk:    22 Distance:               10.6 miles Weather:              Dry but very windy To look at the other photos please press Here

Amble Marshals Walk

  Amble short route Marshals walk     Leader: Julie Number on walk: 13 Distance: 17 miles Weather:  Rain most of the day   We all set off from Rivington Hall with a short route descriptor in our hands to check how well it now read and how accurate it was. As Julie was not familiar with the…

Tuesday 30th October Walk

    Leader:  Ann Holden Number on walk: 18 Distance:  10.1 miles Weather:  Chilly start with bright blue sky and sunshine     A chilly start to the Tuesday walk for the few walkers who gathered on the Glasson Dock car park - no longer free/£1, but (shock, horror) £2.90 for 6 hours. This…

Amble Marshals Walk

Leader: Paul Number on walk: 12 Distance: 15 miles Weather: Sunny all day   Today our plan was to walk the long route not covered by last week’s short route walk. This meant heading off along the Witton Weavers Way to join the long route at Charlie’s Pole which we then followed back to Slipper…

Nuttall Park Nov 6th

Walk leader;        Lynn Rossiney Number on walk:  21 plus 3 dogs Weather;             Lovely mild Autumn day Distance:             11 ½ mile We set off from the park and ascended steps to reach the motorway bridge, once over we  crossed Manchester Rd to reach Grants Tower…

Remembrance Sunday, Nov 11th

  Walk leader:        Doreen Number :             16 at the service, 8 on the walk Weather:             Rain to start, dry and sunny after 11.00am Distance:             11 miles We met at the bottom barn to commence the walk to the Bomber Memorial for the annual…

Haigh, November 13th

                            Walk Report 13th November 2018 No of walkers: 19 Weather: Bright but with some threatening clouds Distance: 10.2 miles (average of the 2 GPS readings I was given) Having re-arranged the start point to accommodate a good lunch spot, we met in a residential…

Malham, Nov 20th

Leaders:              Glyn and Julie No on walk:          13 + 1 dog Distance:             15 miles Weather:            Sunny but very windy later becoming very wet and windy Thirteen walkers and one the dog set off from Malham National Park Centre on a cold and fine…

The Peaks of West Lancashire

    Leader: Neil Number on walk: 20 Distance: 16 miles Weather: Cold but largely sunny in the morning – overcast in the afternoon.   The shortening days and the distance of the walk dictated an early start of 8.30am meeting by the Leeds Liverpool canal in Parbold opposite the old windmill.…

Whittle-le-woods, Nov 27th

Leader: - Sue Lomax Number on walk: - 17 plus 1 dog Weather: - Morning breezy but dry, deteriorated from lunchtime to become rather wet and windy Length:- Just under 10 miles   Setting off from the car park next to St Johns church / school in Whittle we made our way up towards Whittle Hills. …

Hurstwood, 4th December

      Leader: Jeff Parr Number on walk: 14 Weather: Fine Length: 13 miles   The walk was based on the short route of Scarlett’s Stride, a former challenge walk named after General Scarlett, who was the Commander of the Heavy Brigade at the battle of Balaclava in 1854 and who is buried in the…

Roeburndale 11th December

        Walk Leaders: Richard & Jackie Whiteley   Number on walk: 14   Distance: 9 miles   Weather: Pleasant December day; little wind & no rain   The route started & finished at the Bridge House Tearooms, Wray (SD 6060 6747), where ample parking is available; providing refreshments are…

Barton, Dec 18th

Leader: Sue Fagg Number on walk: 21 and 3 dogs Weather: Overcast, breezy with some light rain  Length: 10 miles The walk was well attended despite a poor forecast of heavy rain which fortunately waited until later in the day. Starting walking south through some of Barton village passing the now…

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