38 easy-to-follow circular walks in Lancashire

Thirty-eight easy-to-follow hand-crafted circular walks, routes & maps in Lancashire of all grades in Walk Grade Order


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Walk l100 Pendle Hill from Barley

Lancashire's Iconic Hill

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Vital Statistics:

Length:5.5 miles (9 km)
Ascent:1,280ft (390m)
Time:3½ hrs
Grade:Grade 4 Walking Moderate
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Walk l101 Wolfhole Crag, Mallowdale Pike and Clougha Pike from Abbeystead

Wild moorland with superb views

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Vital Statistics:

Length:17.5 miles (28 km)
Ascent:2,186ft (666m)
Time:8½ hrs
Grade:Grade 7 Walking Hard
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Walk l102 The River Lune from the Crook o' Lune

Dilghtful riverside stroll

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Vital Statistics:

Length:3.25 miles (5 km)
Ascent:131ft (40m)
Time:1.25hrs
Grade:Grade 1 Walking Easy
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Walk l105 Lad Law (Boulsworth Hill) from Trawden

Lovely walk with one (avoidable) steep climb

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Vital Statistics:

Length:9 miles (14.5 km)
Ascent:1,749ft (533m)
Time:5 hrs
Grade:Grade 6 Walking Moderate
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Walk l106 Swinden Valley from Mereclough

Quiet country paths

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Vital Statistics:

Length:6 miles (9.5 km)
Ascent:814ft (248m)
Time:3 hrs
Grade:Grade 3 Walking Easy
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Walk l108 Great Hameldon from Clowbridge Reservoir

Fine views of Lancashire

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Vital Statistics:

Length:8.25 miles (13 km)
Ascent:1,230ft (396m)
Time:4.25hrs
Grade:Grade 5 Walking Moderate
Walk 7 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk l109 Gorple Stones and Extwistle Moor from Worsthorne

An old trackhorse route and wild moorland

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Vital Statistics:

Length:8.25 miles (13 km)
Ascent:951ft (290m)
Time:4 hrs
Grade:Grade 4 Walking Moderate
Walk 8 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk l110 Rivington Pike from Great House Information Centre, Rivington Lane

Superb views over Manchester

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Vital Statistics:

Length:4.5 miles (7 km)
Ascent:893ft (272m)
Time:2½ hrs
Grade:Grade 3 Walking Easy
Walk 9 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk l112 Pendle Hill via Boar Clough from Barley

Lancashire's Iconic Hill

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Vital Statistics:

Length:4.75 miles (7.5 km)
Ascent:1,221ft (372m)
Time:3 hrs
Grade:Grade 4 Walking Moderate
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Walk l114 Paddy's Pole (Fair Snape Fell) and Fiendsdale Head from nr Chipping

High wild moorland - tricky in mist

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Vital Statistics:

Length:7.75 miles (12.5 km)
Ascent:1,538ft (469m)
Time:4½ hrs
Grade:Grade 5 Walking Moderate
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Walk l117 Mallowdale Pike and Ward's Stone from Abbeystead

Wild moorland with superb views

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Vital Statistics:

Length:12.25 miles (19.5 km)
Ascent:1,960ft (515m)
Time:6.25hrs
Grade:Grade 6 Walking Moderate
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Walk l119 Bedding Hill Moor and Wycoller from Trawden

Lovely walk with one (avoidable) steep climb

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Vital Statistics:

Length:7.5 miles (12 km)
Ascent:1,076ft (328m)
Time:4 hrs
Grade:Grade 4 Walking Moderate
Walk 13 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk l121 Easington Fell and The River Hodder from Slaidburn

Superb views - sorry, no dogs allowed

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Vital Statistics:

Length:8 miles (12.5 km)
Ascent:1,280ft (390m)
Time:4.25hrs
Grade:Grade 5 Walking Moderate
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Walk l125 Whelp Stone Crag and Crutchenber Fell (Bowland Knotts) from Gisburn Forest

Superb moorland views

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Vital Statistics:

Length:10.5 miles (16.5 km)
Ascent:1,697ft (499m)
Time:5½ hrs
Grade:Grade 5 Walking Moderate
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Walk l126 Longridge Fell (Spire Hill) from Jeffrey Hill

Superb Views of Chipping

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Vital Statistics:

Length:6 miles (9.5 km)
Ascent:859ft (262m)
Time:3 hrs
Grade:Grade 3 Walking Easy
Walk 16 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk l127 Pendle Hill and Stang Top Moor from Barley

Lancashire's Iconic Hill - and a bit more

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Vital Statistics:

Length:8.5 miles (13.5 km)
Ascent:1,694ft (516m)
Time:4.75hrs
Grade:Grade 5 Walking Moderate
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Walk l128 Catlow Fell and Crutchenber Fell (Bowland Knotts) from Cross of Greet Bridge

Fabulous views of The Forest of Bowland and The Yorkshire Dales

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Vital Statistics:

Length:7 miles (11 km)
Ascent:1,224ft (373m)
Time:3.75hrs
Grade:Grade 4 Walking Moderate
Walk 18 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk l129 Saddle Fell, Paddy's Pole (Fair Snape Fell) and Fiendsdale Head from nr Chipping

High wild moorland - tricky in mist

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Vital Statistics:

Length:10 miles (16 km)
Ascent:1,597ft (487m)
Time:5.25hrs
Grade:Grade 6 Walking Moderate
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Walk l133 Black Moss Reservoir from Barley

Easy stroll round two reservoirs

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Vital Statistics:

Length:3.5 miles (5.5 km)
Ascent:299ft (91m)
Time:1½ hrs
Grade:Grade 2 Walking Easy
Walk 20 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk l134 Hail Storm Hill from Edenfield

Fine views

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Vital Statistics:

Length:7.25 miles (11.5 km)
Ascent:1,355ft (413m)
Time:4 hrs
Grade:Grade 5 Walking Moderate
Walk 21 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk l135 A circuit of Anglezarke Reservoir

A stroll round two reservoirs - can be muddy

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Vital Statistics:

Length:6.25 miles (10 km)
Ascent:879ft (268m)
Time:3.25hrs
Grade:Grade 4 Walking Moderate
Walk 22 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk l136 Cowpe Lowe and Hail Storm Hill from Cowpe

Quiet paths with fine views

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Vital Statistics:

Length:8.5 miles (13.5 km)
Ascent:1,753ft (534m)
Time:4.75hrs
Grade:Grade 5 Walking Moderate
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Walk l137 Great Hameldon and Hapton from Clowbridge Reservoir

Fine views of Lancashire

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Vital Statistics:

Length:9.5 miles (15 km)
Ascent:1,543ft (470m)
Time:5 hrs
Grade:Grade 5 Walking Moderate
Walk 24 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk l142 Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Upper Barn

Manchester's nearest big hill

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Vital Statistics:

Length:5.5 miles (8.5 km)
Ascent:1,113ft (339m)
Time:3.25hrs
Grade:Grade 4 Walking Moderate
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Walk l145 Weets Hill from Salterforth

An easy hill followed by a canal stroll

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Vital Statistics:

Length:10 miles (16 km)
Ascent:1,267ft (386m)
Time:5 hrs
Grade:Grade 5 Walking Moderate
Walk 26 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk l148 Ogden Reservoir and Fell Wood from Barley

In the shadow of Pendle Hill

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Vital Statistics:

Length:3.75 miles (6 km)
Ascent:794ft (242m)
Time:2.25hrs
Grade:Grade 3 Walking Easy
Walk 27 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk l152 Paddy's Pole (Fair Snape Fell) and Saddle Fell from nr Chipping

High wild moorland - tricky in mist

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Vital Statistics:

Length:6 miles (9.5 km)
Ascent:1,279ft (390m)
Time:3½ hrs
Grade:Grade 4 Walking Moderate
Walk 28 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk l155 White Hill (Forest of Bowland) and Crutchenber Fell (Bowland Knotts) from Cross of Greet Bridge

Terrific views of The Forest of Bowland and The Yorkshire Dales

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Vital Statistics:

Length:8.75 miles (14 km)
Ascent:1,615ft (492m)
Time:5 hrs
Grade:Grade 5 Walking Moderate
Walk 29 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk l159 Great Hameldon from Lane Ends, Hapton

Fine views of Lancashire

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Vital Statistics:

Length:7 miles (11 km)
Ascent:1,198ft (365m)
Time:3.75hrs
Grade:Grade 4 Walking Moderate
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Walk l162 Cowpe Moss and Hail Storm Hill from Cowpe

Quiet paths with fine views

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Vital Statistics:

Length:5.5 miles (8.5 km)
Ascent:1,093ft (333m)
Time:3 hrs
Grade:Grade 4 Walking Moderate
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Walk l167 Gorple Stones from Worsthorne

An old trackhorse route and two reservoirs

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Vital Statistics:

Length:6 miles (9.5 km)
Ascent:932ft (284m)
Time:3.25hrs
Grade:Grade 4 Walking Moderate
Walk 32 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk l176 Great Hill from White Coppice

Good views and clear paths

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Vital Statistics:

Length:8.25 miles (13 km)
Ascent:1,230ft (375m)
Time:4 hrs
Grade:Grade 5 Walking Moderate
Walk 33 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk l181 White Hill (Forest of Bowland) from Cross of Greet Bridge

Great views of The Forest of Bowland and The Yorkshire Dales

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Vital Statistics:

Length:5.75 miles (9 km)
Ascent:1,113ft (339m)
Time:3.25hrs
Grade:Grade 4 Walking Moderate
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Walk l182 Clougha Pike from Abbeystead

Wild moorland with superb views

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Vital Statistics:

Length:9.75 miles (15.5 km)
Ascent:1,487ft (453m)
Time:5 hrs
Grade:Grade 5 Walking Moderate
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Walk l198 Burn Moor Fell from The Great Stone of Forstone

Fantastic views - but can be boggy!

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Vital Statistics:

Length:9 miles (14.5 km)
Ascent:1,132ft (345m)
Time:4½ hrs
Grade:Grade 5 Walking Moderate
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Walk l210 Cowpe Lowe from Edenfield

Fine views on a wlk through history

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Vital Statistics:

Length:5 miles (8 km)
Ascent:1,044ft (318m)
Time:3 hrs
Grade:Grade 4 Walking Moderate
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Walk l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane

Popular mountain walk close to Manchester

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Vital Statistics:

Length:7.75 miles (12.5 km)
Ascent:1,536ft (468m)
Time:4½ hrs
Grade:Grade 5 Walking Moderate
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Walk l220 Thieveley Pike and Black Scout from Holme Chapel

Wild moorland with fine views

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Vital Statistics:

Length:8.25 miles (13 km)
Ascent:1,870ft (570m)
Time:4½ hrs
Grade:Grade 5 Walking Moderate

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