Please note no 1 walks start at 10.00 a.m. All other walks start at 10.30 am unless otherwise stated.
6th May
(1) No Walk
(2) Cutacre Rotary Way Memorial Walk – 9 miles
Cars to Cut Acre car park nearest post code, BL5 1BS, GR SD 697 055.
Walk – Cutacre Country Park, Rotary Way, Pretoria Memorial, Hall Lee Bank Park, Chequerbent, Top O’th Cow and return.
(3) Stubbins Stroll – 6.5 miles
Meet and park at Stubbins Vale Road, off Stubbins Street Ramsbottom, BL0 0NT.
Walk – Buckden Clough, Robin Hood Well, Snig Hole, and Irwell Vale.
(4) Turton Tower Circular – 5 miles
Meet & park on the road next to Turton Tower car park, BL7 0HG.
Walk – Turton Tower, Entwistle Res, Chapeltown and return.
(5) Upper Rivington Reservoir – 3 miles
Park & meet on Horrobin Lane near to the Rivington Bowling Green, BL6 7SE. GRSD 625 143.
Walk – Alongside Upper Rivington and Yarrow Reservoirs, returning via The Street. Optional lunch in the Rivington café.
13th May
Coach trip to Buxton – See newsletter for booking details
(1 & 2) 9 miles
Linear Walk from Cat & Fiddle, Shooter’s Clough, Errwood Hall, The Street, Errwood Reservoir, Buxton.
(3) 6.5/7 miles
A circular walk from Buxton through Soloman’s Temple Grin Low and more.
(4) 5 miles
A short walk in the Buxton area.
20th May
(1) Planting the Flag: A Red Rose ramble in South Lakeland – 11/12 miles
Meeting place Finsthwaite, SD369 882.
Walk – High Dam, Crosslands, Hulleter, Colton, Bouth, Grubbin Wood, Town End and Finsthwaite.
(2) Rossendale Way Ramble – 10 miles
Cars to Helmshore Textile Museum car park, on the B2635 in Helmshore. BB4 4NP, GR SD 778 214.
Walk – Tor End, Musbury Heights, Calf Hey, lunch break at Clough Head Visitor Centre, return via Hutch Bank.
(3) Holland Fold – 7 miles
Meet and park Horrobin Car Park near Rivington Primary School, BL6 7SE.
Walk – Yarrow Reservoir, Holland Fold, Limbrick, Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Hall o’th’ Hill, Shaw Place.
(4) A Curley Circular – 4.5 miles
Meet and park Georges Lane, BL6 6PP.
Walk – Gingham Brow, Ridgemont cemetary, woodland, New Chapel and return via Curley’s.
27th May
(1) Musbury Heights and Clough Head – 10 miles
Meeting place car park for Helmshore Textile Museum, BB4 4NP. SD 778 214.
Walk – Tor End, Rosedale Way, Musbury Heights, Clough Head, Hutch Bank.
(2) Barrowford – 8.5 miles
Cars to Pendle Heritage Centre Car Park, Barrowford. Approximately £5.0 parking charge. BB9 6JQ, GR SD 862 398.
Walk – Barrowford, Brown Hill, Barley, Thorne Holme and return.
(3) A Wheelton Wander – 7 miles
Meet and park on the hill just before the Red Lion at Wheelton, PR3 8WU. GR 600212.
Walk: Heapey White Coppice, Brinscall and return
(4) The Mast via the easier route – 5 miles
Meet & park Walker Fold car park, BL6 6GS.
Walk – 2 Lads and the mast. Not too steep.