March 2024 to May 2024
Spring Guided Walks
Click Spring 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. We will walk even if it is raining but not in extreme conditions! On the long walks (except the Pilgrims’ Way walk), there is the option of having a café/pub lunch.
There are plenty of stiles and several steep inclines. Sorry, no dogs. (NB. Mileage and finishing times are approximate.)
Click Spring Walks to see the program of walks for March, April and May 2024.
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.
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.
Many smartphones, tablets and other GPSMAP devices (eg Garmin Hand Held) are GPS-enabled. Smart phones, with the right app, can be used as a navigational aid. To do this, download the .gpx file from the route page and import it to your device.
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
VILLAGE LINK
To view the Village Link website and its walks,
click the Village Link logo.
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 12th February 2024
North Western Hills and Fields.
On a dull and misty morning nineteen walkers set out from Greemount Old School and headed over the golf course to Holly Mount School. After turning right at the school, we walked up to a metal gate, where we turned right again and walked across the fields to Croichley Fold and onto Bolton Road. Once across the road we turned left and walked along the pavement to the footpath sign on our right. After negotiating the narrow path, we walked through the fields to New Hoyle's Farm, where we joined Hawkshaw Lane and turned right, walking as far as the steep stile on our left. After we had all climbed over the stile, we headed across the fields to yet another difficult stile. By this time the clouds had started to clear and looking backwards we had views over Holcombe Hill and over to Scout Moor.
We then climbed steeply up to the Top of Qualton, where after passing the renovated cottages, we turned left and walked for a short distance, on the access road, before turning right and climbing over a stile, on our right. The route then crossed several fields and stiles before arriving at a small footbridge, which we crossed, and made our way onto Bury Road in Edgeworth. From here it was just a short walk to the Barlow Centre, where we made use of the seating area to have our morning break.
Once refreshed we walked through the woods, at the back of the Barlow, and made our way to Turton Bottoms, where we turned left on Birches Road, and headed down to Bradshaw Brook, which we followed down to Jumbles Reservoir. After passing the concrete bridge we joined a footpath on our left that took us up the Bradshaw Road, which we crossed, and headed up to Troye Farm. After continuing through the fields to Watling Street it was just a short walk to the Pack Horse Inn, where we had booked lunch.
After enjoying a delicious meal, we headed down Watling Street, and just after the signpost to Old Ned’s Farm, we went through a new kissing gate, on our left. Once through the gate it was just a short, familiar walk, through the fields down to Turton Road and onto Old Kay’s Park, form where we headed back to Greenmount having covered ten enjoyable miles.
Monday 5th February 2024
Western Countryside: Old Kay’s, Bowstones & Kirklees.
The second of this year’s short walks, to explore the countryside around Greenmount began with twenty one walkers heading down Kirklees Trail as far as Shepherd Street, where we turned right and crossed Holcombe Road, and walked down to Old Key’s park. After climbing the steep path through the park, we crossed Turton Road and joined a narrow footpath leading to Cann Street, which we also crossed and headed up a farm track and through a stile into the fields. Once across the fields we arrived at Watling Street and where we turned right and joined a farm track, on our left leading to Old Ned’s farm, which was for sale. Before reaching the farm, we climbed over a stile, on our left and walked through the fields to where a group of llamas were grazing. Farmers often keep them to protect their livestock safe from predators.
After crossing Bradshaw Road we made our way along Bowstones Road, a track leading to a farm with the same name. Once through the farmyard we climbed up the lower slope of Bowstones Hill said to be named after the stones on which the Bowmen, of England sharpened their arrows. At the bottom of the slope we climbed over a stile and continued down through the fields to Old Holts Farm, where we turned right onto Bently Hall Road, and walked as far as the old hall, where we turned left and made our way to Four Lane Ends.
After safely crossing Bradshaw Road, we squeezed through the narrow kissing gate and headed down to Hey Head, where we had our morning coffee stop. Once refreshed we turned right and walked down to Moorside Road Estate and headed for Booth Street, which we crossed and joined the footpath leading to Walshaw Sports Club where it was a short walk back onto Kirklees Trail, where we turned left and walked back to Greenmount having covered six miles with lots of variety.