Walk l109 Gorple Stones and Extwistle Moor from Worsthorne

This 8¼ mile, Grade 4 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Worsthorne & will take about 4 hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:8¼mls (13km)
Ascent:951ft (290m)
Time:4hrs
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Route outline for walk l109:

Worsthorne  -  Gorple Road  -  Pennine Bridleway  -  The Burnley Way  -  Gorple Stones  -  Gorple Gate  -  Clough Head Stones  -  Widdop Reservoir  -  Rigging Stones  -  Extwistle Moor  -  Ing Hey  -  The Bronte Way  -  Lee Green Reservoir  -  The Burnley Way  -  Swinden Water  -  Wood Hey Farm  -  Worsthorne

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Bronte Way, a 64km (40 miles) linear footpath connecting Gawthorpe Hall in Lancashire, England with Oakwell Hall in West Yorkshire, England. The Bronte Way is waymarked by named posts. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Bronte Way.

Part of this walk also follows a section of The Burnley Way, a 64km (40 miles) circular footpath starting and finishing in Burnley in Lancashire, England. The Burnley Way is waymarked by B and bird logo. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Burnley Way.


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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk l109 Gorple Stones and Extwistle Moor from Worsthorne

In no particular order . . .

Widop Reservoir from Clough Head Stones

Widop Reservoir from Clough Head Stones

Photo: Stuart Richardson (16)

Cheery wave on Extwistle Moor

Cheery wave on Extwistle Moor

Photo: Peter Harrison (5)

Swinden Water

Swinden Water

Photo: Stuart Richardson (13)

Worsthorne Church

Worsthorne Church

Photo: Paul Hackett (6)

Stones above Widdop reservoir

Stones above Widdop reservoir

Photo: Neil Milling (2)

Upper Gorple Reservoir from Gorple Stones on the Pennine Bridleway/Burnley Way

Upper Gorple Reservoir from Gorple Stones on the Pennine Bridleway/Burnley Way

Photo: Peter Harrison (2)

On Pennine Bridleway/Burnley Way heading towards Gorple Stones

On Pennine Bridleway/Burnley Way heading towards Gorple Stones

Photo: Peter Harrison (1)

Lee Green Reservoir

Lee Green Reservoir

Photo: Stuart Richardson (15)

Gorple Reservoirs from Clough Head Stones

Gorple Reservoirs from Clough Head Stones

Photo: Neil Milling (1)

Swinden Water

Swinden Water

Photo: Stuart Richardson (14)


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