Start : Start in Barker Brow car park on B6245 just south of the bridge over River Ribble Ribchester.
(S/E) From Barker Brow car park head right (South) from the car park along the main road (B6245).
(1) Leave Ribchester Road by heading left (East) via the farm gate across the field towards the wood. Use the stile to enter the wood and carefully make your way down over the stream and up the bank on the East side.
When you reach the fence junction head straight (East) on the path up the ridge to track Lower Cadshaw. Take the gate onto the track and head (left) North on the West side of Lower Cadshaw before turning right (East) along the left (North) side of the property.
(2) At the junction, follow the footpath left (North) along the hedge boundary to the gate in the hedge. Continue on the path to a stile over the wire fence. Continue on the footpath which passes over Roman Road to the stile in a fence. Take the path around the North side of the buildings (right and left) to the main road (B6245).
(3) Turn slightly right and left to cross Ribchester bridge. At the end of the bridge, (North side of the bridge), take track right (East) along the North bank of the river. You now have the river on your right-hand side. Follow the footpath briefly North-East to the river bank then at the junction, right (East) under the woods along the river bank.
(4) Cross the footbridge into Haugh Wood and follow the path as it bends right (South-East) following the river. Exit Haugh Wood and head left (Northeast) upslope towards the field gateway. Pass North through the gate and make your way towards the hedge line on the West side of the field. Take stile by a gate and follow hedge Northeast to a farm track.
(5) Take the farm track briefly right (South) past the farm to a footpath heading left (East) across the field. Cross a footbridge to continue right (East) along the North side of the hedge along Ribble Way. Take stile and continue straight (East) along the North side of the hedge. Briefly head East along the track to the footpath on the South side of the track.
(6) At the junction, take the footpath right (South) down the incline to Dinckley suspension bridge over the river. Cross the suspension bridge and take the footpath right (West) along the South bank of the river. You now have the river on your right-hand side. Pass through the gate and continue on the footpath along the river bank. You eventually reach Marles Wood.
(7) Take stile into Marles Wood and follow the path on the right (Northern boundary) then left out of the woods to the car park. Exit the car park onto Ribchester Road.
(8) Briefly head right (West) along the road and take the footpath on your left (the south of the road). Take a stile left (South) and follow a footpath South along the west side of Park Wood. Cross a stile and head South-West to the corner of the field. Use a stile to continue straight South to lily ponds at the right (South-West) corner of the field. Cross a stile beside the gate and follow the footpath South-West along the North side of the field boundary.
(9) At the junction, head right (North-West) on a path parallel to Bradley Coppice to the West. Head North down centre of the field to the Northern boundary.
(10) Cross the footbridge and when you get to the junction you took before, go straight to retrace the route back to the bridge over River Ribble at B6245. At the bridge, head left (South) along the main road. Take the gate off the main road and follow the footpath back to the car park.(S/E)
