WALKS IN PENDLE
Here is a small selection of walks in Pendle, many of which we do, why not download them and give them a go yourself! Just click on the links (Please note they are in PDF format and require Adobe Acrobat Reader to open them, a free download if it is not on your computer.
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Short Walks
Black Moss Reservoirs (3.2 miles)
There are no steep gradients on the walk and much of the walk is on hard surfaced tracks or tarmac road. However, the return leg of the route crosses fields, which may become muddy in the wet weather.
The middle section of the walk is along a country lane and care should be taken to ensure you are visible to drivers using the road. There are several gates and kissing gates to negotiate but, at the time of writing, no stiles. Allow up to 1.25 hours.
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Ogden Reservoir and Fell Wood (3.5 miles)
One or two steep gradients together with some relatively rough boggy moorland.
A significant number of stiles need to be crossed over the course of the walk. Allow up to 2.25 hours
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Pendle Canal Walk 1 (2.5 miles)
Points of interest:
- Look for the small round chimneys in the fields along the line of
the tunnel. These shafts are essential to provide ventilation for the
tunnel. - Traffic lights just under the entrance to the tunnel. If they are
red you may be lucky enough to see a boat coming through
from the other side. - Slipper Hill Reservoir – locally known as Old Ebbies – built to
supply water to the canal. - Leggers Cabin at the side of the Mile Tunnel – where the leggers
used to wait for the short boats.
The PDF guide, click HERE.
Pendle Canal Walk 2 (2 miles)
Points of interest:
- Stag House – the lodge for the ancient Alkincoates Estate
Wanless Bridge – the major unloading point for goods in this
area - The ancient Blakey House and farm – seen on the left of the
towpath after passing Wanless Bridge - Barrowford Locks – one of only 2 sets of locks along the whole
length of the canal - Alkincoates Park – once a major part of Alkincoates Estate
and now providing a leisure facility for all
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Pendle Canal Walk 3 (7 miles)
Points of interest:
- Smithy Lane: stop and look left to take in the magnificent views of
Pendle Hill and Blacko Tower on the way down. - Lake Burwain: built as the main feed for the canal, the Sailing
Club has been using it for many years. - Langroyd Hall: built in 1605 for the Carr family. James Carr
wrote the Annals of Colne (the first written history of Colne) and
Edward Carr was twice mayor of Colne.
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Pendle Canal Walk 4 (5 miles)
Points of interest:
- Foulridge Wharf – built in 1796
- Mile tunnel – look for the traffic lights just under the tunnel
- Mileage post at bridge 149
- Water inlet – just before bridge, feeding the canal from White Moor Reservoir
- Mount Pleasant Methodist Chapel – still holding services to
this day
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Explore Barnoldswick
This route takes you to the lower slopes of Weets, giving panoramic views over Barnoldswick.
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The Ferndean Way (3 miles)
The Ferndean Way follows Colne Water from Waterside in Colne to Wycoller. Mostly on the level, the path is easily discernable and is approximately 3 miles long.
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Medium Walks
Brontës in Pendle (6 or 8 miles)
We start near The Trawden Arms and The Old Rock Café (01282 861133) in the village of Trawden on a walk which passes 17th century farmhouses and the beauty spot of Lumb Spout.
The full walk takes you to the summit of Boulsworth Hill so be prepared for uneven paths in this remote landscape.
We use an old moorland pack horse trail before dropping down to the hamlet of Wycoller with its Brontë associations.
There you will find a visitor centre and The Wycoller Craft Centre and Tea Rooms (01282 868395).
We return to Trawden through the attractive farmed landscape of Trawden Forest.
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Beating the Bounds Barnoldswick (9 miles)
A circular walk of around 9 miles (approx 4 hours) round the
ancient boundaries of Barnoldswick
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Beating the Bounds Foulridge (8 miles)
Route distance is 8 miles The main road outside Foulridge Church of St Michael & All Angels.
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East Colne Way Circular Walk (5 miles)
This circular walk follows public rights of way across farmland and other privately-owned land.
Please respect people who live and work in the countryside.
Be prepared for muddy stretches, uneven path surfaces and weather conditions which
change suddenly.
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Walking With Witches (7.5 miles)
Walking With Witches Trail
Suitable footwear and clothing is recommended for this walk.
Please take care on the road sections of this trail.
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Long Walks
The Pendle Way Section 1 (7 miles)
A walk of contrasts from gentle riverside paths around Watermeetings to the breezy moorland of Weets Hill that includes outstanding views.
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The Pendle Way Section 2 (5.5 miles)
Barnoldswick – Earby
Industrial archeology alongside the Leeds and Liverpool Canal quickly gives way to undulating limestone hills with two ancient churches to explore.
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The Pendle Way Section 3 (7 miles)
This walk skirts the looming bulk of Kelbrook Moor and follows Pendle’s earliest turnpike road to enjoy fine views from Knarrs Hill. Time: 4 – 5 hours.
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The Pendle Way Section 4 (6.5 miles)
Laneshaw Bridge – Wycoller – Coldwell
Discover the village of Wycoller with its
ancient bridges and ruined hall which
inspired Charlotte Brontë for her novel
‘Jane Eyre’. The route follows an old
packhorse trail across the moors.
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The Pendle Way Section 5 (4.5 miles)
Coldwell Inn – Reedley
From the windswept reservoirs at Coldwell
the Way leads down towards the traditional
northern terraced streets of Nelson and Brierfield, once the heartland of Lancashire’s cotton industry.
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The Pendle Way Section 6 (6 miles)
Reedley – Higham – Newchurch
From Greenhead, the home of father and son, Christopher and Robert Nutter, the earliest reported victims of the Pendle Witch Trials through theForestof Pendle ending at NewChurch, taking in the ancient graveyard in St Mary’s Church. Chattox admitted taking teeth from skulls in thechurchyard.
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The Pendle Way Section 7 (5 miles)
Newchurch – Pendle Hill – Barley
The immense presence of Pendle Hill has drawn people for centuries as a place of mystery and pilgrimage. The summit offers outstanding views over this wild and beautiful corner of Lancashire. Time: 3.5 hours
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The Pendle Way Section 8 (3.5 miles)
Barley – Barrowford Ancient field tracks lead to a 17th century hall in the village of Roughlee which has associations with the gentlewoman Alice Nutter – the most enigmatic of the Pendle Witches of 1612.
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West Craven Part 1 (12 miles)
This section explores the area to the south and east of Barnoldswick. Starting at the foothills of Weets Hill the walk takes in the undulating countryside crossing through farmland and moors.
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West Craven Part 2 (12 miles)
Heritage Walks
Colne Town Centre Heritage Trail
COLNE derives its name from the Celtic
word ‘Coln’ meaning “habitation by
rushing water”. There is no evidence
that Colne was a Roman settlement with the name of “Colunio”!
Find out more as you navigate this historic lancashire town.
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Steam & Stream Heritage Trail Barnoldswick
Take a stroll through Barnoldswick and learn about its heritage on the Stream and Steam Heritage Trail. The Trail charts the changes in Barnoldswick’s industrial past, from the earliest water powered mills, on to steam power, and then to modern engineering processes.
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Tacklers Trails 4 Walks
The Wycoller Panopticon Walk (1.5 miles)
The walk begins from a waymarked post between the car park and Atom where a footpath takes off along the side of the valley towards Foster’s Leap. The walk can easily be completed in about an hour and offers some attractive views of Pendle’s
Panopticon from various points within Wycoller Country Park.
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The Three Villages Walk (12 miles)
The three villages in the east of Pendle, Trawden, Laneshaw Bridge and Foulridge, are not known for their tourism potential. With major trunk roads to Yorkshire running through two of them and a dead end in the third you can be forgiven for thinking that there is ‘nothing worth looking at’. This circular heritage walk seeks to address this by including a taste of the history, characters and individual
features of each village.
The walk is generally easy walking with only two steep climbs and the terrain is clearly marked footpaths, bridleways and lanes.
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Pendle's Three Peaks
Gloriously varied and unspoilt countryside awaits those who walk Pendle’s own ‘Three Peaks’. Ideal for a long weekend, Pendle, Boulsworth and Weets Hills offer three enjoyable walks in this undiscovered corner of Lancashire.
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On the Trail of the Father of Time
This fascinating four and a half mile trail goes back over 400 years of history in a little known part of the Forest of Bowland,
an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
It explores a hidden valley where there are
Elizabethan manor houses and evidence of
the past going back to medieval times and
earlier. The trail brings to light the story of Sir Jonas Moore, a remarkable mathematician and radical thinker that time has forgotten.
Born in 1617 on the edge of the tiny village
of Higham in the Forest of Pendle, this trail
tells his story.
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