Roddlesworth & Darwen Tower

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.14 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 249 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 248 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 371 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 161 m
  • ⚐
    District: Withnell 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.696592° / W 2.541876°
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Description

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 166 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 166 m - Keep right [private road]
  3. 3 : km 0.59 - alt. 166 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.62 - alt. 164 m - Turn left [private road]
  5. 5 : km 1.82 - alt. 194 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 2.03 - alt. 208 m - Keep right
  7. 7 : km 2.75 - alt. 201 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 3.07 - alt. 246 m - Keep right
  9. 9 : km 3.19 - alt. 258 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 3.22 - alt. 260 m - Turn sharp right onto Tockholes Road
  11. 11 : km 3.23 - alt. 260 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 3.27 - alt. 261 m - Turn sharp right
  13. 13 : km 3.28 - alt. 262 m - Turn left onto Hollinshead Terrace
  14. 14 : km 3.29 - alt. 262 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 4.21 - alt. 304 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 4.24 - alt. 303 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 4.26 - alt. 303 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 4.29 - alt. 310 m - Keep left
  19. 19 : km 4.3 - alt. 311 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 4.45 - alt. 358 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 4.62 - alt. 362 m - Keep right
  22. 22 : km 5.06 - alt. 365 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 5.11 - alt. 371 m - Turn slight left
  24. 24 : km 5.13 - alt. 370 m - Keep left
  25. 25 : km 5.89 - alt. 267 m - Keep left
  26. 26 : km 5.91 - alt. 264 m - Keep left
  27. 27 : km 5.96 - alt. 261 m - Turn slight left
  28. 28 : km 6.09 - alt. 258 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 6.3 - alt. 243 m - Turn left onto Sunnyhurst
  30. 30 : km 6.32 - alt. 244 m - Keep left
  31. 31 : km 6.47 - alt. 252 m - Keep right
  32. 32 : km 6.6 - alt. 236 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 6.61 - alt. 235 m - Turn sharp right
  34. 34 : km 6.61 - alt. 235 m - Turn slight left
  35. 35 : km 7.17 - alt. 215 m - Turn slight left onto Dean Lane
  36. 36 : km 7.35 - alt. 244 m - Keep right onto Dean Lane
  37. 37 : km 7.82 - alt. 238 m - Turn sharp left onto Tockholes Road
  38. 38 : km 7.98 - alt. 234 m - Keep right
  39. 39 : km 8.17 - alt. 217 m - Turn sharp right
  40. 40 : km 8.17 - alt. 217 m - Turn slight right
  41. 41 : km 8.34 - alt. 203 m - Turn sharp right
  42. 42 : km 8.37 - alt. 201 m - Turn sharp left
  43. 43 : km 8.77 - alt. 190 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 8.82 - alt. 194 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 9.34 - alt. 189 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 9.42 - alt. 186 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 10.27 - alt. 166 m - Turn sharp left
  48. 48 : km 10.53 - alt. 162 m - Turn left [private road]
  49. 49 : km 11.13 - alt. 166 m - Turn slight left [private road]
  50. S/E : km 11.14 - alt. 166 m

Useful Information

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Walking Abbey Village Reservoirs Circular

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↔10.12 km ↗+130 m ↘-121 m ◔3h 15 ▲Moderate
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Walking Withnell, Brinscall

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Walking Sunnyhurst Wood Darwen

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↔6.97 km ↗+165 m ↘-164 m ◔2h 30 ▲Moderate
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Walking Witton Weavers Reelers Trail

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Witton Weavers Reelers Trail
↔9.33 km ↗+130 m ↘-122 m ◔3h 00 ▲Moderate
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The walk starts from Stockclough Lane and follows an anticlockwise circular route via Stanworth Wood, Abbeyvillage and Tockholes.

Walking Great Hill from White Coppice

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↔12.02 km ↗+292 m ↘-288 m ◔4h 15 ▲Moderate
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Walking Witton Park

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Witton Park
↔9.47 km ↗+164 m ↘-166 m ◔3h 10 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Blackburn with Darwen

Walk starts from Witton Park car park and follows anti clockwise circular route via Billinge Wood, Houghton Bottoms and Pleasington.

Walking Rivington Gardens Circular

Walker
Rivington Gardens Circular
↔6.35 km ↗+145 m ↘-143 m ◔2h 15 ▲Moderate
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