Walks Archive

Walks Jan to June

West Pennines

    Walk leader- John Clarke. Number walking- 13. Weather- dry but overcast and windy in places. Distance 10 miles.     This walk commenced at 10.00 from the car park of the Royal Hotel in Tockholes. The group initially dropped down through the delightful Roddlesworth Woods to the River…

The soup or cheesy chips walk

Walk Leaders: Karen & Ian Number on walk: 23 Distance: 10 miles Weather: Sunny The first field we crossed, and the last, were very muddy but apart from that the going underfoot was pretty good which was a bit of a surprise, We set off heading in the direction of Hoghton Tower once we had crossed…

Grane Road Reservoir Walk

Walk leader: John Meller Number of walkers: 12 Distance: 6.2 Miles Weather: Sunny   The walk started and finished at the Holden Arms, Grane Road Haslingden. A group photo was taken at the start of the walk. An easy walk that takes in the fantastic views of the Rossendale Valley, walking around…

Ingleborough Challenge 26th Nov

Walk Leader - Paul Connor Number on Walk - 15 Distance - 12 miles Weather - Cold but dry and sunny at times. A good turn-out for a 12 mile circuit on a cold but clear day; a welcome change after the weekend storms. A steady climb for the first 3 miles to Nick Pot, then heading east towards Horton…

Upper Wyresdale

UPPER WYRESDALE Walk Leader              Jaqueline Peaks Number on Walk        3 Distance                    15miles   [planned] Weather                     Rain and Wind   [Storm Bert] Despite the terrible weather forecast two walkers arrived at…

Bleasdale Beezer

    Walk Leaders:             Ken & Jenny Wyles   Number on Walk:          22   Distance:                     12.5 miles   Weather:                       Sunny and bright              You couldn’t hope for a better autumn day than…

The Road to Wigan Pier 29th Oct

Leader: Andrea Foster Number on walk: 12 Distance: 10 miles Weather: dry and glimpses of sunshine  Meeting at Low hall nature reserve we were lucky enough to bump into some of the volunteers "friends of low hall" and one gentleman specifically. Along with his brother (stone mason and artist…

Bowland Bound Oct 20th

Sunday 20th October 2024 - Bowland Bound Walk Leader – Neil Harwood Number on walk – 4 Distance – 18 miles. Weather – Cloudy and rain in the morning but brighten up to be a very nice sunny day although very windy. When leading a walk, especially out of season you have to very mindful of…

Magical Mystery Meander

    Walk Leader- Phil Chapman Number walking- 10 Distance- 14 miles Weather- Fine   A good number of 10 turned up for the Walk.  We nearly had 14 as 4 Lancashire Walkers turned up and contemplated joining us.  Eventually they decided to go there own way.  The weather was kind to us as we made…

Hoghton 1st October

Walk Leader- John Clarke Number walking- 26 Distance- 7 miles Weather- Dry and cloudy     This walk started and finished on Station Road, Hoghton.    The walk route crossed over Blackburn Old Road and entered the driveway of Hoghton Tower. This was followed through to the gatehouse before…

Wharf & Two Meres 24th September

Wharf and Two Meres 24th Sept 2024 Walk Leader - Steve Martin No on Walk - 16 Distance - 12.5 miles Weather - No rain and some sun on a largely overcast day   Location: Burscough Library Carpark Mill Lane, Burscough, L40 5TJ.  W3W starch.pose.extent. SD 443 120.  Alternative parking the…

Nidderdale Way Day 3 - 21st Sep

Sunday 21st September 2024       Nidderdale Way – Day 3 Walk Leader – Neil Harwood Number on walk – 4 Distance – 19 miles Weather – Overcast initially but turned out to be a largely nice day with sunny spells. Finally, we had a decent weather forecast for Day 3 of the Nidderdale…

Healey Nab 17th September

Walk leader - John Clarke. Number walking - 17. Distance - 10.5 Miles. Weather - Stunning sunshine   From Higher House Lane the group took the path past Primrose Cottage generally towards the M61, before turning to undertake the long climb to the summit of Healey Nab. From the summit the path…

Nidderdale Way Day 2 - 15th Sep

Sunday 15th September 2024       Nidderdale Way – Day 2 Walk Leader – Neil Harwood Number on walk – 4 Distance – 18 miles Weather – Grey, low cloud but largely rain free. Day 2 of the Nidderdale Way promised to follow on from the very wet Day 1, the previous Sunday. The weather…

Crookfield

        Walk leaders- Doreen & Gareth Number-         21 Distance-        10.5 miles Weather-        Very heavy rain to start becoming dry with sun later on   We set off from the car park with the rain absolutely chucking it down as we made the first climb of the day to the…

Nidderdale Way Day 1 - 8th Sep

Sunday 8th September 2024         Nidderdale Way – Day 1 Walk Leader – Neil Harwood Number on walk – 5 Distance – 19 miles Weather – Grey, low cloud and intermittent rain all day.   It was an early 7.20am start back in Lancashire to make sure we made it to the village of…

Haigh Ho Walk

Walk leader: Andrea Foster Number on Walk: 19 plus Nellie the dog Distance: 8 miles Weather: Sunny and dry   Starting with a wander through Borsdane wood we took a footpath leading over to Hall Lane and then through Hindley golf course. Although we stuck to the footpath, there was a "close…

Not Just Another Place 24th August

Not Just Another Place – Longer Weekend Walk (Saturday 24 August 2024)   Walk leader – Noreen Martin Number on walk – 10 Distance – 18 miles Weather – Dry, sunny with a light breeze (Temp reached 20C). 10 LDWA members joined the walk.  Grey and overcast to start but this soon cleared…

Slaidburn

    Walk leader-       John Clarke Distance-             10.5 Miles Number walking-  18 Weather-             Dry and sunny.    This walk commenced from the beautiful West Riding village of Slaidburn. From the village center it followed the River Hodder through farmland to…

Walk in SE Lakeland

  Walk leader-            Jaqueline Peaks Number on walk-      3 Distance-                 17miles Weather-                Dry and Sunny   It was a dull morning when we set off but the day got better and better with blue skies, a light  breeze and not too hot, perfect…

Haslingden

      Walk Leader   -   John Meller Distance   -   7.2 miles Number on walk   -   33 Weather   -   Excellent walking weather.  No rain and quite mild.   The walk started from the Griffin Inn in Haslingden which is the home of the Rossendale Brewery which sells a varied selection of…

Crooklands Circular

  Walk leaders:  Ann Holden & Jane Anthony Number on walk: 11 plus well-behaved Tilly Distance: 12.8 miles, 1600ft ascent. Weather: Light cloud cover to start, full sun to finish; cooling breeze in places. Scorchio!   Setting off from the bustling J36 Rural Auction Centre, with some members…

Fountains Fell

    Walk leader- John Clarke Number walking- 6 Distance- 13 miles Weather- Hot and sunny    This circular walk commenced in the beautiful North Yorkshire village of Stainforth. The initial section of the walk involved a steep climb from the Ribble Valley through woods to Upper Winskill. A farm…

Rivington via Great Hill and back

  Walk leader-                   Diane Gordon Number on Walk-            19 Distance-                         11.5 miles Weather-                        Warm and sunny   Setting of from Rivington lower barn through the arboretum, Along Horrobin lane onto…

Goose Eye and Moors

  Walk Leader- Ian Wardle Number on walk- 5 Distance- 10.5 miles Weather- Perfect with no rain!!   We set off following the Millennium Way across Oakworth Moor to Keighley Moor Reservoir. It is quite staggering how wet it still is on these moors considering it is July. At the reservoir we met a…

Three Ugly Sisters Walk

      Walk leader: Andrea Foster Number on Walk: 11 plus 1 dog Distance: 8 miles Weather: mainly dry and sunny but rain to start  Starting at the Three sisters nature reserve, there was a little bit of history to start the day (who were the ugly sisters?) learning about the coal mining past of…

Dunsop Bridge

      Walk Leader- Robb Radford Number on walk- 6 Distance- 14.4 miles Weather- Cloudy, sunny spells A great walk from Dunsop Bridge on Sunday .Six members of West Lancs joined me for a longer social walk . The route started south following the River Hodder on the Ribble Valley Jubilee Trail…

Summer on Winter Hill

    Walk leader: Andrea Foster Number on Walk: 10 Distance: 13 miles Weather: humid, sunny and dry   Starting at Moss Bank park we walked passed the cafe and rose garden, up the road to the former mill cottages (first to fifth Street) off Bazley Street, built by Thomas Bazley in the early…

Silverdale

      Walk Leaders:             Ken & Jenny Wyles   Number on Walk:       25   Distance:                     11.9 miles   Weather:                     Fine and dry. Got positively warm near the end.                   …

Ingleborough

    Walk Leader- Ian France Number on walk- 4 Distance- 17 miles Weather- Sunny and dry The route started from Ingleton Community Centre car park and walked up the road to join “A Pennine Journey” passing through Twistleton Scars,  and on and under Ribblehead Viaduct. The road was followed…

Cuerden Valley Country Patk

Walk Leader- John Titterington Number on walk - 20 and one dog (Nellie) Distance - 8 miles Weather- Rain     We set off at 10.30am and walked round most of the county park including the lake and we also ventured into some of the surrounding area.  In the distance we had a good view of Cuerden…

Wycoller, Widdop and Withins 1st June

Saturday 1st June 2024       Wycoller, Widdop and Withins Walk Leader – Neil Harwood Number on walk – 11 Distance – 18 miles Weather – Some cloud but many sunny spells. We met at the car park by the “Atom”. Probably everyone in Lancashire knows the Atom but we had been joined by…

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