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Witches Way

Lancashire

50 km / 31 miles

The Way heads from the heart of industrial Lancashire, over the moors between Blackburn and Accrington, and across lowland to Read before climbing to the summit of Pendle Hill, the setting for many of the tales of Lancashire witches. The Way descends to Downham and crosses the Ribble valley before going over Standridge Hill to Slaidburn.

Details:

Path Type:	Anytime Challenges
Attributes:	Anytime Challenges Challenging Moorland
Start:	SD809230 - Rawtenstall, Lancashire
Finish:	SD712524 - Slaidburn, Lancashire

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Looseleaf	Witches Way (Jim Ashton - 1997 )
Badge & Certificate	Badge & Certificate for Witches Way (Jim Ashton )

Maps:

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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2016.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.

Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Landranger	103
OS Landranger Active	103
OS Explorer	2, 21, 41, 287
OS Explorer Active	2, 21, 41, 287

Accommodation within 5 km of this Path:

From
Path

Along
Path

Camping Barn

Downham Camping Barn, Clitheroe

< 1 km

34 km

Hostel Accommodation

Slaidburn YHA, Slaidburn, Clitheroe, Lancashire

< 1 km

50 km

Camping Barn

Dale House Barn

5 km

50 km

Connected Paths:

National Trails (England & Wales)

Pennine Bridleway - West Pennine Link (under development)

Paths Marked on OS mapping

Burnley Way Irwell Sculpture Trail Pendle Way Ribble Way Rossendale Way Click to show 2 more Paths Marked on OS mapping

Other Paths

Beacons Way Whalley to Otley Blackpool to Bridlington (Aerospace Way) Bowland-Dales Traverse Forest of Bowland Walk Historical Walks through Lancashire and Yorkshire Hodder Way Lancashire Monastic Way Upholland to Sawley Abbey Lancashire Trail Lancashire Way - Central Loop Lancashire Witches Walk Leeds and Liverpool Canal Walk Moorland Heights Clog North West Way Palatine Plod Pendle Witches Way Railway Heritage Trail Red Rose Trail Tops of the North (Three Shire Heads to Carlisle) Trans Pennine Way Trevine Trail Two Roses Way Villages of the Ribble Valley Walk The Eastern Side of the Ribble Valley Whalley / Sabden Ramble Click to show 21 more Other Paths

Anytime Challenges

Canal Clog Clitheroe 60K Four Pikes Hike Heart of Bowland Walk Hyndburn Clog North Bowland Traverse Pendle and Ribble Round Click to show 4 more Anytime Challenges

Downloads:

GPX Route File

Witches Way GPX Exchange Format Route File

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MemoryMap Route File

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Tracklogs Route File

Witches Way Tracklogs Route File

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Route Profile:

50.0 km (31.1 miles)
1,378 m (4,521 ft) ascent
543 m (1,781 ft) maximum height

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