Parbold and District Ramblers - walk
Sept 5, 2021 at 09:00
Parbold and District Ramblers
Sunday September 5th 2021 Walk Riley Green Hoghton Tower
Meet at Parbold shops 9.00am or Riley Green 10.00am
Directions
Take M6 North leave the M6 at Junction 29 turn on to the M65 keep to the right on the Blackburn Burnley Road. At
junction 3 turn off and take the first left along the A675 Signed Walton le Dale & Preston Go along for approx. half a
mile watch for a small boat yard sign on the right turn into this lane. We park at the old Boatyard Inn car park on the left.
The Walk.
This is a 5.5 mile walk from the book, I got the walk from was classed as a easy walk. But I would suggest it as a B walk in our category. We have 3 ascents not too steep but still a little climb the most difficult of this walk was when the path drops down to the River Darwen we found a little tricky in a couple of places, So care and assistants may be needed especially if the ground wet and slippy,
Terrain
There's a mixture of surfaces on this walk, starting with a short stretch along the canal towpath, then it's farm tracks fields woodland paths also the tricky riverbank also we cross a railway and two roads care to be taken.
Toilets
Sorry none on the walk but natural cover.
Note
The Boatyard Inn were we start the walk from sadly was destroyed by fire a few years ago but we can still use the car park the post code PR5 0SP
Contact Jimmy Kelly 01257 463057 Mobile 07484801665.
Next meeting: 18 Sep, Red Lion 8.p.m. For information see www.parboldonline.info ('Walks') or contact Carole on 01257 472329