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WINTER GUIDED WALKS

December 2024 to February 2025

Click Winter Walks for the program.

All are welcome, no membership is required, come regularly or just occasionally on these free guided walks. You are advised to wear appropriate clothing and hiking boots.

There are plenty of stiles and several steep inclines.         Sorry, no dogs.

COME WALKING AROUND GREENMOUNT

You can download a map of a walk and the gpx file for the walk shown on the Community Notice Board map, by clicking

  Come Walking Around Greenmount

 

Circular Walks incorporating the West Pennine Way

You can view a number of Longer Circular Walks, which incorporate the West Pennine Way, by clicking the link Longer Circular Walks. These walks show a map and also the .gpx file of the route.

If you prefer a shorter walk click the link Shorter Circular Walks. These walks also show a map and the .gpx file of the route.

 

MAP OF THE WEST PENNINE WAY

View videos of the West Pennine Way by clicking West Pennine Way Videos

 

You can view or print the walk leaflets for the West Pennine Way by clicking on Walk Leaflets.

A set of these A3-size leaflets can be obtained by sending a self-addressed envelope with 2 first-class stamps on it to the address shown below.  The envelope needs to be 22cm by 11cm.

Christine Taylor
c/o Greenmount Old School,
Brandlesholme Road,
Greenmount,
Bury BL8 4DS.

VILLAGE LINK

To view the Village Link website and its walks, click the Village Link logo.

 

PILGRIMS' WAY

Follow the route of the Pilgrims from Whalley to Manchester. 

For detailed information on this walk click

Pilgrims' Way

or click the picture.

KAY STREET COUNTRY STRIDERS

is a small group of walkers based in Rawtenstall.

Monthly Saturday walks in the North West - for more info click

 Kay Street Country Striders

 

Walk Reports

Monday 2nd December 2024
Special Christmas Countryside Walk Through Greenmount and Hawkshaw.
With the option of lunch at the Miller Carter Steak House.
After the registration of thirty-four walkers, we began the walk by heading across Holcombe Road and making our way over the golf course to Whipney Lane. Once through the kissing gate we joined a muddy path that took us to Bolton Road, Hawkshaw and after crossing the road we turned right and walked up Spenleach Lane. At the top of the lane, we turned right and walked past the MOD assault course, which was used in the television series, Krypton Factor, hosted by Gordon Burns. From here we joined a steep footpath which led down to a footbridge over Red Brook and then climbed up to the ruins of Higher Ridge Farm.

Hawkshaw

Climbing to Higher Ridge Farm

Once on the ridge we turned left and headed for the footpath sign pointing to the left where we crossed back over Red Brook, at the site of the ruins of Cinder Hill cottages. Climbing out of the valley we soon arrived at Holcombe Hey Farm, where we joined the track leading to Roger Worthington’s grave and our morning coffee stop. Roger Worthington was a Baptist preacher who ministered in this area for many years. The 1790 broken tombstone was replaced in 1935.

Heading over the Ridge

Holcombe Hey Farm

Roger Worthington's grave

After coffee we retraced our steps to Hawshaw Lane and walked down the lane as far as Boardman’s Farm, where we turned left and joined a narrow path that took us eventually down to Higher House Farm. It was just a short walk across a very wet field to the MOD Range House. Once passed the house we headed to Simon’s Farm and down into Redisher Wood.
Continuing into the wood we walked along the side of Simon’s Lodge, which was very full due to the recent heavy rain.

Footpath at Boardman's

Redisher Wood

Simon's Lodge

Redisher wood

Shortly after the overflow we turned right onto another muddy path that eventually led to the newly constructed, definitive footpath, at the side of Hollingrove Farm. Once on Redisher Lane it was just a short familiar walk back to Greenmount, and our Christmas lunch having covered seven festive miles.

Christmas lunch

 

Wednesday 20th November 2024
Lead Mine Clough and Anglezarke Reservoir

Twelve hardy walkers left Rivington Higher Barn, on a cold and crispy morning and joined a section of the West Pennine Way (WPW) at the bottom of the car park. We followed the route into the picturesque, village of Rivington, where we turned right through a stile and headed for Dean Wood, continuing along the route to Alance Bridge. Once across the bridge we turned right, leaving the WPW, and followed a footpath into Lead Mines Clough. After crossing a footbridge, we joined a narrow path, that climbed steadily up to the memorial, erected in 1953 by Horwich Rotary Club in memory of the six airmen who were killed, on the 12th of November 1943 when their Wellington bomber crashed into the hillside. It was a poignant spot to enjoy our morning coffee whilst overlooking the valley in the morning sunshine.

Over looking reservoirs

Wellington memorial

Memorial stone

Once we had finished our coffee we headed away from the valley and climbed over a stile, where we turned right, and headed towards a wood, strangely named, The Flat. We continued to walk around the wood into Rushy Brow, eventually arriving at the Pike Stones. These large stones are thought to be the remains of the entrance to a Neolithic burial chamber some 4500, years ago.

Heading for the wood

Pike Stones

From the stones we continued to cross the snow-covered moor, down to Jepson’s Gate, where we turned right and continued along Moor Road, walking as far as Sidlow Fold Farm. After turning left, at the farm, we joined a footpath which took us down to a spot overlooking Anglezarke Reservoir, where we ate our lunch in the sunshine.

Heading for Anglezarke Reservoir

Lunch

At this point we where back on the WPW, which we followed for a short distance before joining a footpath on our right that took us around Yarrow Reservoir eventually re-joining another section of the WPW which we followed back into Rivington, having covered eight sunny miles.

Heading for Rivington