Stride out
over the moorland heights of Waddington and Longridge Fells, walk
through history at Sawley and Whalley. Explore the celebrated 'Witch
Country', and discover beautiful villages such as Waddington and
Downham.
This guide contains 22 walks, concisely described, leading you to Pendle
Hill's lofty summit and the Ribble's lush banks. A short introductory
chapter describes the region and throughout the text information is
provided on points of interest along the way, as well as practical and
safety information.
For each walk the route instructions are supported
with a basic sketch map and clearly identifiable notes on points of
interest along the way. Distance, starting point grid reference and
access and OS map sheet numbers are given for each walk. The book is
illustrated with pen and ink drawings.
The walk locations are:
Pendle Hill from Barley - 4.5 miles
Twiston Moor - 7 miles
Witch Country, from Barley - 5.25 miles
Bracewell - 6.25 miles
Bolton by Bowland - 6 miles
Pendle Hill from Downham - 5.75 miles
Rimington - 5.5 miles
Around Sawley - 5.25 miles
Easington Fell - 6.25 miles
Bradford Fell - 5.5 miles
Waddington - 5.5 miles
Pendle Hill from Nick of Pendle - 6.5 miles
Deerstones - 5.5 miles
Roughlee - 5.5 miles
Great Mitton - 4.25 miles
Whalley Nab - 5 miles
Hodder Bridges - 4 miles
Three Rivers, from Hurst Green - 5.75 miles
Longridge Fell - 5.75 miles
Under Longridge - 6.25 miles
Ribchester - 6.25 miles
Ribble's Banks, from Marles Wood - 4.75 miles