Walk Rivington Pike from Great House Information Centre, Rivington Lane

Superb views over Manchester

This 4½ mile, Grade 3 (Easy), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Great House Information Centre in the Forest of Bowland & South Pennines & will take you about 2½ hrs to complete.

 

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Vital Statistics:

Walk No.: l110
Length: 4½ miles (7km)
Ascent: 893 ft (272m)
Time: 2½ hours
Grade: Walk Grade 3 (Easy) Icon

Route outline for this walk:

Great House Information Centre  -  Rivington Hall  -  Rivington Cottage  -  Rivington Upper Barn  -  Pigeon Tower (Rivington Moor)  -  Rivington Pike  -  Brown Hill (Rivington Moor)  -  Higher Knoll  -  Rivington Lane Car Park  -  Lever Park  -  The Castle (Lower Rivington Reservoir)  -  Lower Rivington Reservoir  -  Great House Information Centre


Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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Wainwrights
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Nuttalls
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Deweys
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You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique Interactive Walk Planning Maps:

(worth a look if you're new to go4awalk.com & have never seen one of these before.)


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer 287 West Pennine Moors, Blackburn, Darwen & Accrington


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):

OS Landranger 109 Manchester, Bolton & Warrington


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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk Rivington Pike from Great House Information Centre, Rivington Lane

In no particular order . . .

Lower Rivington Reservoir from Rivington Pike

Lower Rivington Reservoir from Rivington Pike

Photo: Mike Walker (20)

Lower Rivington Reservoir

Lower Rivington Reservoir

Photo: Des Ellwood (40)

The Castle (Lower Rivington Reservoir)

The Castle (Lower Rivington Reservoir)

Photo: Mike Walker (2)

Pigeon Tower (Rivington Moor)

Pigeon Tower (Rivington Moor)

Photo: Mike Walker (10)

Lower Rivington Reservoir

Lower Rivington Reservoir

Photo: Des Ellwood (24)

Pigeon Tower (Rivington Moor)

Pigeon Tower (Rivington Moor)

Photo: Mike Walker (9)

Lower Rivington Reservoir shore path

Lower Rivington Reservoir shore path

Photo: Mike Walker (4)

Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) from Rivington Pike

Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) from Rivington Pike

Photo: Mike Walker (21)

Rivington Country Park

Rivington Country Park

Photo: Gill Ratcliffe (1)

Woodland path above Rivington Cottage

Woodland path above Rivington Cottage

Photo: Mike Walker (7)


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