Lancashire Trail

Gtr Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, N Yorkshire

116 km / 72 miles

A route linking industrial Lancashire with the Pennine Way National Trail, the Lancashire Trail passes Billinge, Abbey Lakes, the viewpoints of Ashurst's Beacon and Harrock Hill, Coppull Moor, Blackrod and Rivington Pike. A relatively low-lying section follows via Abbey village and Mellor before reaching Whalley and the climb to Pendle Hill, from where the route descends to Barley. Link routes from the centres of Wigan, Bolton and Burnley, to and from the Ribble Way at Sawley, and to the Sandstone Trail are described.

Details:

Path Type:	Other Paths
Attributes:	Challenging Lake/Reservoir/Loch Moorland Urban
Start:	SJ512956 - St Helens, Merseyside
Finish:	SD906484 - Thornton-in-Craven, N Yorkshire

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Guidebook

Lancashire Trail (Walking Pages - 2003 )

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Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
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Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Landranger	102, 103, 108, 109
OS Landranger Active	102, 103, 108, 109
OS Explorer	21, 41, 275, 276, 285, 287
OS Explorer Active	21, 41, 275, 276, 285, 287

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Connected Paths:

E Routes

E-Route 2 UK Section - Middleton-in-Teesdale to Dover

National Trails (England & Wales)

Pennine Bridleway - West Pennine Link (under development) Pennine Bridleway National Trail Pennine Way National Trail

Paths Marked on OS mapping

Beamers Trail Pendle Way Ribble Way Sandstone Trail

Other Paths

Anglezarke Loop Beacons Way Whalley to Otley Blackpool to Bridlington (Aerospace Way) Friends Way 1: George Fox's Journey GM Ringway Lancashire Figure of Eight Lancashire Monastic Way Upholland to Sawley Abbey Lancashire Way - 50 mile route Lancashire Way - Central Loop Lancashire Way - Eastern Loop Lancashire Way - Southern Loop Lancashire Witches Walk Leeds and Liverpool Canal Walk Palatine Plod Pendle Witches Walking Trail Pendle Witches Way Pilgrim's Way Whalley to Manchester Ribble Valley Platinum Jubilee Trail Round Manchester Hiking Trail Thirlmere Way Three Ridings on Foot Tops of the North (Three Shire Heads to Carlisle) Trans Pennine Way Trevine Trail Two Roses Way Two Toms Walk Villages of the Ribble Valley Wainwrights Way Walk The Eastern Side of the Ribble Valley West Pennine Moors Bridleway Loop (under construction) West Pennine Way Whalley / Sabden Ramble Whalley / Waddington / Wiswell Wander Whippet Way Along the River Yarrow Wild Yorkshire Way Click to show 32 more Other Paths

Anytime Challenges

Anglezarke Anguish Canal Clog Clarion House Way Four Pikes Hike Hyndburn Clog Pendle and Ribble Round Three Towers Challenge Walk Whittle Wander Witches Way Click to show 6 more Anytime Challenges

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GPX Route File

Lancashire Trail GPX Exchange Format Route File

MemoryMap Route File

Lancashire Trail Memory Map Route File

Tracklogs Route File

Lancashire Trail Tracklogs Route File

Route Profile:

116.2 km (72.2 miles)
2,623 m (8,606 ft) ascent
550 m (1,804 ft) maximum height

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Lancashire Trail

Gtr Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, N Yorkshire

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