Stocks Res Walk
Details
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 6.95 mi -
Average duration: 3h 30 -
Difficulty: Not specified -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 387 ft -
Descent: - 371 ft -
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Highest point: 810 ft -
Lowest point: 581 ft
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Country:
United Kingdom
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City:
Ribble Valley -
Start/End: N 53.985356° / W 2.429123° -
Hour-by-hour weather
Waypoints
- S/E : mi 0 - alt. 591 ft - Start on
- 1 : mi 0.62 - alt. 623 ft - Keep right
- 2 : mi 3.42 - alt. 791 ft - Turn sharp left
- 3 : mi 4.21 - alt. 659 ft - Turn slight right
- 4 : mi 4.63 - alt. 617 ft - Turn left
- 5 : mi 4.71 - alt. 610 ft - Keep right
- 6 : mi 4.76 - alt. 610 ft - Keep right
- 7 : mi 4.83 - alt. 610 ft - Turn left
- 8 : mi 4.84 - alt. 614 ft - Turn right
- 9 : mi 5.01 - alt. 623 ft - Turn left
- 10 : mi 5.03 - alt. 620 ft - Turn sharp left
- 11 : mi 5.22 - alt. 604 ft - Turn right
- 12 : mi 5.47 - alt. 620 ft - Turn slight left
- 13 : mi 5.48 - alt. 620 ft - Turn sharp left onto Hole House Lane
- 14 : mi 5.5 - alt. 620 ft - Turn sharp right
- 15 : mi 5.51 - alt. 620 ft - Turn left
- S/E : mi 6.95 - alt. 594 ft
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A riverside ramble and picnic beside the Ribble from Bolton by Bowland
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+253 ft
-243 ft
1h 30
Easy
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This walk takes in some beautiful Bowland scenery, on a clear day you will get a great view of Pendle Hill.
Bolton-by-Bowland
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+187 ft
-180 ft
2h 20
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Explore the Ribble and its tributaries, find three medieval crosses, and visit a pretty village.
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Dunsop Bridge and Totridge Fell
9.81 mi
+1,555 ft
-1,555 ft
5h 50
Moderate
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Without the optional ascent of Totridge this is a fairly long but mostly undemanding walk, apart from a moderate climb to the shoulder of Mellor Knoll. The fellside climb to Totridge is steep and the trig point is on high peat moorland (avoid in poor visibility), but the reward for the effort on a clear day is an exceptional view that includes Pendle Hill and the tops of the Yorkshire Three Peaks. The stepping stones may become impassable after heavy rain.
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+469 ft
-469 ft
2h 20
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Stepping stones and Burholme Bridge
2.04 mi
+157 ft
-148 ft
1h 05
Easy
Departure from Bowland Forest Low (Lancashire)
An easy stroll across the River Hodder via the stepping stones, returning via Burholme Bridge. One steep climb and some road walking. Field paths may be soft and muddy after rain and the stepping stones may be impassable when the river is in spate.
Downham village
3.99 mi
+351 ft
-331 ft
2h 10
Easy
Departure from Sawley (Lancashire)
Three highlights: Swanside packhorse bridge, the idyllic village of Downham, and the ruins of Sawley Abbey.
Birkett Fell
5.97 mi
+794 ft
-791 ft
3h 25
Moderate
Departure from Bowland Forest Low (Lancashire)
A somewhat wilder walk over Birkett Fell, rewarded with wide views over the Hodder valley and encounters with some intriguing limestone features. There are two moderate climbs; the moorland can be bleak in poor weather and paths may be indistinct and boggy in places.
A Hodder Trod
5.74 mi
+495 ft
-495 ft
3h 05
Moderate
Departure from Bowland Forest Low (Lancashire)
A scenic walk along both sides of the Hodder valley; the river is crossed via two sets of stepping stones. Those at Stakes at the southern end are rather uneven and at the time of writing in 2015 one was dislodged, necessitating a nimble hop of about a yard; both sets may be impassable when the river is high (diversions are available). Field paths may be muddy.
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