LDWA LANCASHIRE WAY EASTERN LOOP DAY 2

Thu 28th Apr 2022

Walk Details:

Event Type
Group Walk
Region
Northern England
Local Group
West Lancashire
Distance
16.5ml.
Start Time
9.00am
Route
(Thursday 28 April 2022 LANCASHIRE WAY EASTERN LOOP DAY 2
DAY 2 – Stage 3 to 5 - Foulridge (GR 888 423) to Laneshaw Bridge (GR 922 407) via Barnoldswick and Earby.
16.5 miles - 7 hours - 2,140ft. The climb up to Weets Hill is lengthy but not too strenuous and there some shorter climbs towards the end of the day.
The route begins with a short walk along the canal and then climbs up to Weets Hill via the sculptures at Duck Pond Farm. It is then down into historic Barnoldswick and then we continue along the Leeds Liverpool canal to Greenber Field, which is the highest point on the canal. From Earby we begin our journey south.
Meet at 9am and park in Laneshaw Bridge. There is ample free parking on the main road – the Keighley Road – A6068, just before the Methodist Chapel and the Pelican Crossing. Park on the south side if possible facing back to Colne. Take some of the cars to Foulridge on Warehouse Lane just 3.5 miles away. Pick up Stage 3 where we finished last week. At the end of the day collect the cars in Laneshaw Bridge and then retrieve the cars left in Foulridge.)
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Walk Report

Number on walk - 3
Distance - 17 miles
Weather -a cool and grey cloudy day but no rain
The walk began in Foulridge passing the old Wharfe at the northern entrance to the tunnel on the Leeds Liverpool canal. After about a mile on the towpath we came off at Bridge 149 to begin our climb up to Weets Hill via the statues at Duck Pond Farm. There are probably few stranger sights on any walk in Lancashire but they make a great foreground for views north into Yorkshire.
After a quick stop on the bench near the summit of Weets Hill taking in the great views, we use the Pendle Way to descend into the town of Barnoldswick. The route then comes off the Pendle Way to explore parts of the town on the Steam and Stream Heritage Walk. Outside the Bancroft Mill, we get talking to a volunteer who then promptly invites us into to view the two engines. A magnificent sight and we all make a note to come back on one of the Sundays when it is officially open to the public.
We then pick up the canal again and follow it north to take lunch at Greenberfield, which is the highest point on the canal. From here the locks start their descent into Yorkshire, which is only half a kilometer from here. In fact, on the next section of the walk we do briefly transgress into Yorkshire on the outskirts of Thornton-in-Craven. Then we begin our walk south as the Lancashire Way spends the next 30 miles or so following first the border with Yorkshire and then Greater Manchester to the town of Whitworth, which is most SE point in the county of Lancashire. Our first stop is Earby with its old Grammar school and Youth Hostel with memories for some.
The Pendle Way provides a good route back to Laneshaw Bridge which is the end of the day. We miss the outskirts of Kelbrook and I spend a some time replacing Lancashire Way signs, which have been removed on this section! Someone does not like them? Highlights of this final section include the daffodils in the garden of Harden Clough Farm and views from Knarrs Hill.

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