Would you like to explore the best of the Ribble Valley? This guidebook covers 15 of the best short walks in the area, including Ribchester, Longridge, Dinckley, Whalley, Pendle, Clitheroe, Waddington and Downham.

Why choose this guidebook?

• Walks under three hours, plus one challenge route
• Easy to follow with clear route descriptions
• Facilities, parking and highlights for every route
• No specialist gear needed, walk all year round
• Ordnance Survey mapping

Cicerone’s Short Walks guidebooks contain everything you need to get outdoors and discover the best of an area. The routes are perfect if you’re new to walking or looking for something you can enjoy with the whole family. Let the adventures begin!

The walks

Walk 1 Roman Ribchester

Walk 2 Longridge Fell

Walk 3 Dinckley and Marles Wood

Walk 4 The Tolkien Trail

Walk 5 Dean Clough Reservoir

Walk 6 Spring Wood and Whalley Nab

Walk 7 Wiswell Moor

Walk 8 The Easy Way up Pendle

Walk 9 Clitheroe Castle and the River Ribble

Walk 10 Waddington Village Circular

Walk 11 Waddington and Bashall Eaves from Edisford

Walk 12 The Foothills of Pendle from Downham

Walk 13 Grindleton Fell and the Pinewoods

Walk 14 Sawley and Bolton-by-Bowland

Walk 15 Sawley to Clitheroe along the Ribble Way