Please note no 1 walks start at 10.00 a.m. All other walks start at 10.30 am unless otherwise stated.
1st January
(3) Please Note: This is a Thursday Walk, 10.30 start. 7 miles
Meet & park at The Wagon and Horses, Hawkshaw, BL8 4JL.
Walk – Hey House, Peel Tower, Holcombe Head and return.
7th January
(1) Rivington Round – 10.8 miles
Meeting at Knowle House Car Park off Rivington Lane. BL6 7RT, SD 636 128.
Walk – Along LHS (west) of Rivington and Anglezarke Reservoirs to White Coppice. Return via High Bullough and Yarrow reservoirs.
(2) Long Preston and Scaleber Falls – 8 miles
Cars to Village green opposite the Maypole Pub, Just off the A65. BD23 4PH, GR SD 834 562.
Walk – Church Street, Scaleshaw Lane, Langber Lane, Scaleber Wood, Pennine Bridleway, Edge Lane, and return.
(3) Tockholes Amble – 6.5 miles
Meet & park Royal Arms, Tockholes. Park on visitor’s car park, BB3 0PA.
Walk – Royal Fold, reservoir, Roddlesworth river, Calf Hey Bridge, Well Houses, Lyons Den and return.
(4) Last Drop – 5 miles
Meet & park Top car park, BL7 9PZ.
Walk – Little Stanrose Farm, Horridges farm, Rotary Way, Dimple.
(5) Entwistle Reservoir Christmas Tree Walk – 2.5 miles
Meet and park in Entwistle upper car park, (not off Batridge Rd). Entwistle. BL7 0LU.
A walk around the reservoir to see the decorated Christmas trees, followed by an optional lunch in the Strawbury Duck. No stiles.
14th January
(1) Jumbles Jaunt – 11 miles
Meeting place Jumbles car park off Chapeltown Road B6391. BL7 9NQ, SD 730 140.
Walk – Cox Green, Dunscar, Higher Critchley Fold, Dimple, Cheetham Close, Turton Bottoms, Hawkshaw, Affetside, and return.
(2) Beacon Country Park – 8.3 miles
Cars to Bridge Inn Car Park Appley Bridge. WN6 9AR, GR SD 52272 09128.
Walk – Beacon country park, Ashurst, through Dalton village and return.
(3) Pleasington and Billinge – 7 miles
Meet & park near Pleasington Railway Station on Victoria Rd, nearest postcode BB2 5JH. SD 642 262.
Walk – Pleasington, Witton Country Park, Billinge Woods, Houghton Bottoms and return. Walking poles recommended for the hike up through Billinge Woods.
(4) Egerton Circular – 5 miles
Meet & park at car park opposite Cross Guns, Egerton, BL7 9TH.
Walk – Cox Green Rd, Turton Golf Club, Last Drop village, Dunscar & return.
21 January
(1) Longridge Fell – 11 miles
Meeting place Higher Road, Longridge, PR3 3SY, opposite Green Bank Park housing development. SD 612 378.
Walk – Cottam House Farm, New Row, Plantation Farm, Jeffrey Hill, Dale House and Higher Birks.
(2) Rivington – 8 miles
Cars to Great House Barn Tea Room. Rivington Lane Horwich. BL6 7SB, GR SD 63249 14440.
Walk – Rivington Reservoir, Limbrick, Leeds Liverpool Canal, Chorley Golf Club, Adlington and return.
(3) Turton Tower – 7 miles
Meet & park on approach road, of Turton Tower, BL7 0HG.
Walk – Entwistle, Strawbury Duck, Wayoh, Chapeltown and return.
(4) Smithills Round – 5 miles
Meet and park in main car park at Moss Bank Park BL1 6NB.
A Walk in the area.
28th January
(1) Walk to be arranged
(2) Hurst Green – 8.5 miles
Cars to: Hurst Green village Hall Car Park (small Charge), BB7 9QQ, GR SD 684 382.
Walk – Hurst Green, Greengore, Cutler’s Hill, Kemple End, Stoneyhurst College and return.
(3) Irwell Valley Wander – 6 miles
Meet & park at Clifton Country Park, Clifton House Rd, M27 7NG.
Walk – over M62 and back along Clifton Sculpture Trail to Prestolee and along the canal via Ringley.
(4) Exploring the Irwell – 5 miles
Meet & park by the side of the waste-water treatment works before Giants Seat Garden Centre, Red Rock Lane, Radcliffe, M26 1FL. GR767 046.
A Walk in the area.