Walking on the West Pennine Moors

This guidebook describes 30 walks on the West Pennine Moors, around Blackburn, Darwen, Chorley and Bolton, home to some of the most inspiring and exhilarating walking country. The walks range from short, easy rambles to more challenging hikes covering a variety of terrain, all of it easily accessible for day walking.

INTRODUCTIONGeography and Natural HistoryHuman InfluenceIntroducing the ValleysWalking SafelyUsing this GuideRIVINGTON AND ANGLEZARKE1 Around Anglezarke Reservoir2 Rivington Moor and Winter Hill3 Wilderswood and the Edge of Rivington Moor4 Rivington Pike5 Rivington Country Park6 Great Hill and Spitler's Edge7 Noon Hill Slack8 Around Yarrow Reservoir9 Lead Mines Clough and Jepson's Gate10 Healey Nab and Limbrick11 Withnell Moor12 Wheelton MoorRODDLESWORTH AND DARWEN13 Tockholes and Darwen Tower14 Darwen Tower via Sunnyhurst Wood15 Roddlesworth Woodlands and Reservoirs16 Belmont Reservoir and Spitler's Edge17 Sunnyhurst WoodTURTON AND ENTWISTLE18 Turton Moor19 Turton and Entwistle Reservoir20 Jumbles Reservoir21 Around Wayoh22 The Three Reservoirs and Turton Tower23 Longworth Clough and Turton Heights24 Cheetham CloseRAMSBOTTOM, HODDLESDEN AND HASLINGDEN GRANE25 Calf Hey and Ogden Reservoirs26 Haslingden Grane27 Jumbles and Two Brooks Valley28 Holcombe Moor and Peel Hill29 Around Alden Brook30 Irwell ValleyAPPENDIX 1 Route Summary TableAPPENDIX 2 Further ReadingINDEX