Revised Brinscall 3 Peaks

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 27.37 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 9h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 614 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 615 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 455 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 126 m
  • ⚐
    District: Withnell 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.691986° / W 2.557021°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 164 m - Start on Railway Road
  2. 2 : km 0.13 - alt. 166 m - Turn left onto Bury Lane
  3. 3 : km 0.28 - alt. 173 m - Turn left onto Fellstone Vale
  4. 4 : km 0.32 - alt. 176 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.41 - alt. 173 m - Turn sharp left
  6. 6 : km 1.55 - alt. 156 m - Turn left onto Bolton Road
  7. 7 : km 1.56 - alt. 156 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 1.62 - alt. 153 m - Keep right
  9. 9 : km 1.97 - alt. 142 m - Turn sharp left
  10. 10 : km 1.98 - alt. 142 m - Keep right
  11. 11 : km 2.57 - alt. 133 m - Keep left
  12. 12 : km 2.69 - alt. 130 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 2.83 - alt. 148 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 3.92 - alt. 203 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 4.42 - alt. 243 m - Turn right onto Tockholes Road
  16. 16 : km 4.79 - alt. 238 m - Turn left onto Dean Lane
  17. 17 : km 5.45 - alt. 215 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 6 - alt. 235 m - Keep left
  19. 19 : km 6.29 - alt. 244 m - Turn slight left onto Sunnyhurst
  20. 20 : km 6.31 - alt. 243 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 6.65 - alt. 261 m - Keep right
  22. 22 : km 6.7 - alt. 264 m - Keep right
  23. 23 : km 6.72 - alt. 265 m - Turn slight right
  24. 24 : km 6.72 - alt. 267 m - Turn slight right
  25. 25 : km 6.78 - alt. 272 m - Keep left
  26. 26 : km 7.05 - alt. 318 m - Keep right
  27. 27 : km 7.41 - alt. 357 m - Keep left
  28. 28 : km 7.5 - alt. 371 m - Keep right
  29. 29 : km 7.55 - alt. 365 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 8.17 - alt. 358 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 9.09 - alt. 371 m - Keep left
  32. 32 : km 10.31 - alt. 299 m - Turn left onto Tockholes Road
  33. 33 : km 10.85 - alt. 296 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 10.88 - alt. 296 m - Turn left onto Tockholes Road
  35. 35 : km 11.33 - alt. 294 m - Keep left
  36. 36 : km 11.35 - alt. 295 m - Turn slight right
  37. 37 : km 13.7 - alt. 304 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 13.91 - alt. 290 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 13.94 - alt. 289 m - Keep right
  40. 40 : km 14.68 - alt. 261 m - Turn right onto Longworth Road North
  41. 41 : km 15.02 - alt. 260 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 15.08 - alt. 265 m - Turn slight left onto Belmont Road
  43. 43 : km 17.93 - alt. 446 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 18.09 - alt. 448 m - Keep right
  45. 45 : km 18.28 - alt. 455 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 18.38 - alt. 455 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 18.57 - alt. 450 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 19.5 - alt. 325 m - Turn sharp left onto Rivington Road
  49. 49 : km 19.51 - alt. 325 m - Turn sharp right
  50. 50 : km 19.72 - alt. 324 m - Keep right
  51. 51 : km 19.86 - alt. 336 m - Turn sharp right
  52. 52 : km 22.89 - alt. 359 m - Keep left
  53. 53 : km 23.16 - alt. 379 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 23.7 - alt. 336 m - Turn slight right
  55. 55 : km 24.16 - alt. 305 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 25.71 - alt. 255 m - Turn slight right
  57. 57 : km 25.72 - alt. 255 m - Turn left onto Edge Gate Lane
  58. 58 : km 26.65 - alt. 163 m - Turn left onto Brinscall Terrace
  59. 59 : km 26.69 - alt. 162 m - Turn right onto Railway Road
  60. S/E : km 27.37 - alt. 164 m

Useful Information

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Walking Abbey Village Reservoirs Circular

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Abbey Village Reservoirs Circular
↔10.12 km ↗+130 m ↘-121 m ◔3h 15 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Withnell (Lancashire)

The walk starts Abbey Village main St A675 (Bolton Road) and follows clockwise circular route via Abbey Village, Rake Brook, Roddlesworth Lower and Higher Reservoirs.

Walking Withnell, Brinscall

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Withnell, Brinscall
↔9.36 km ↗+70 m ↘-70 m ◔2h 55 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Withnell (Lancashire)

The first section of the walk follows the disused Lancashire Union Railway from Abbey Village to Brinscall which is now a nature reserve. After Brincall the route follows Goit watercourse before leaving the valley and gradually ascends via Brinscall Hall and Windy Harbour to Snape Heights offering good views over the Ribble Valley, The final section descends back to railtrack offering good open views of Darwen Moor.

Walking Sunnyhurst Wood Darwen

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Sunnyhurst Wood Darwen
↔3.96 km ↗+55 m ↘-55 m ◔1h 15 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Tockholes (Lancashire)

The walk starts from Dean Lane off Tockholes Road and follows anticlockwise the circular route via Earnsdale Reservoir, Sunnyhurst Wood and Darwen Golf Course.

Walking Great Hill from White Coppice

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Great Hill from White Coppice
↔12.02 km ↗+292 m ↘-288 m ◔4h 15 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Heapey (Lancashire)

The walk starts from White Coppice cricket ground and follows the clockwise circular route via Wheelton Moor, Tockholes Plantation and Great Hill.

Walking Jubilee Tower Darwen from Ryal Fold

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Jubilee Tower Darwen from Ryal Fold
↔6.97 km ↗+165 m ↘-164 m ◔2h 30 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Tockholes (Lancashire)

The walk starts from Ryal Fold, Tockholes Road and follows the anticlockwise circular route via Duckshaw Moor, Darwin Tower and Earnsdale Reservoir.

Walking Witton Weavers Reelers Trail

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Witton Weavers Reelers Trail
↔9.33 km ↗+130 m ↘-122 m ◔3h 00 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Livesey (Blackburn with Darwen)

The walk starts from Stockclough Lane and follows an anticlockwise circular route via Stanworth Wood, Abbeyvillage and Tockholes.

Walking Witton Park

Walker
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
⚑Departure from Rivington (Lancashire)

A circular walk starting from Rivington Information Center before following the Eastern side of Rivington Reservoir to Liverpool Castle then gently ascending to the site of Rivington Japanese gardens. Descent is via Levers Bridge and Rivington Hall back to start.

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