Wednesday Walks – December 2019

Number 1 walks start at 10.00 am. All other walks start at 10.30 am unless otherwise stated.

4th December

BRADSHAW CRICKET CLUB CHRISTMAS LUNCH
Meet at Bradshaw Cricket Club. Return for 12.30pm a pre-booked lunch. BL2 3EU. GR SD 735 120.

10.00am start – Walk around Bradshaw and Jumbles, followed by light lunch at the cricket club.
10.30am start – Shorter walk to Jumbles Reservoir.
10.30am start – A very short walk with coffee break at Morrisons Harwood

11th December

(1) AROUND ALTHAM – 10 Miles
Park at Victoria Hotel, St John Street, Gt Harwood, BB6 7EP. SD 734 316.
Walk – Red House Farm, Altham Bridge, Shuttleworth Hall, Pilkington Canal Bridge, Dunkenhalgh.

(2) BOB’S SMITHY WALK – 8.5 Miles
Cars to top of Old Kiln Lane at junction with Chorley Old Road opposite Bob’s Smithy Pub, BL1 7PX. GR SD 675 111.
Walk – Old Kiln Lane, Wallsuches, Wilderswood, Burnt Edge, Barrow Bridge and Old Links.

(3) WOODS AND CANALS – 7 Miles
Meet – Mill Lane Car Park (turn right at Gerrard Arms and follow road to car park), WN2 1PZ.
Walk – Borsdane Wood, Top Lock, Haigh, Aspull and return.

(4) HARWOOD CIRCULAR – 5/6 Miles
Meet at the car park at the bottom end of Longsight Lane, on the right just past Harwood Young People’s Centre, BL2 3JT.
Walk – Arboretum, Hall’i’th’Wood, Firwood Fold, Longsight Lane.

18th December

O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL
All walks meet at The Barlow Institute, BL7 0AP. GR SD 742 166.
Walks will be followed by mulled wine and pasties at the cricket club.

(1) 10 Miles – Around the Reservoirs at Wayoh, Entwistle and Jumbles.
(2) 8 Miles – Edgworth circular. 10.30 am start.
(3) 7 Miles – Wayoh, Clough House Farm, Entwistle Reservoir, Edge Lane
(4) 5 Miles – A walk in the area from The Barlow.

25th December

NO ORGANISED WALKS – HAPPY CHRISTMAS