NOTES FOR USE The Route Card is designed for use with:
OL 41- Forest of Bowland and Ribblesdale 1:25 scale
The route is also available on the Clitheroe Rambers website.
All targets are shown on the maps. To complete the full 50 km (31.1 miles) keep to the route shown, please don't take short cuts. The route may be completed on one day or spread over as many days as required. The Certificate of Completion can be obtained from: Clitheroe Ramblers Whalley Warm & Dry, Whalley, Lancashire. www.whalleyoutdoor.co.uk, 01254 822 220
Clitheroe Tourist Information Centre, Station Road, Clitheroe, BB7 2JT 50K ROUTE CARD [email protected], 01200 425566 This is a long distance circular walk to Whitewell via Bashall TAKE CARE ON PENDLE Eaves to Newton, skirting Grindleton Fell, traversing Pendle Hill and includes over 4000 ft of ascent. It is easy to take the wrong path when leaving the Trig Point - walk westwards for about 120m to reach the stone flags to Ogden Clough-a Devised by Eddie Ross for Ramblers 60th celebration and cairn at about 70m is visible from the Trig Point. After crossing Ogden modified by Roger Sagar for Clitheroe Ramblers 50th Clough, turn left (SW) and follow the path to a junction where Ogden Clough turns SE. Take the right fork on the path and continue along a Anniversary. broad track SSW and SW over Black Hill and Apornfull Hill for about 2.5km. A small pile of stones marks the footpath off to the right which leads down to the Ski slope by Wellsprings Hotel- this is easily missed and one needs to be on the right side of the wide track to spot it. Walk down the road for about 250m to a path on the right upwards NE and Route sponsored by: then go down hill on a faint track towards a line of trees and follow the fence round to Howcroft Barn.
FURTHER INFORMATION
The full route is available on the Clitheroe Ramblers website - www.clitheroeramblers.co.uk. If you would like further information, Whalley, Lancashire | www.whalleyoutdoor.co.uk | 01254 822 220 please contact [email protected]. Tue - Sat 10 am - 5pm, Sun 12 pm - 4pm
TARGET DISTANCE TOTAL TARGET DISTANCE TOTAL (km) (km) Start at Clitheroe Interchange Cross river to Manor House at Easington 0.7 24.1
Under railway bridge, turn left along Chester 0.9 0.9 Broadhead Farm 1.2 25.3 Avenue then turn right along Kirkmoor Road Harrop Hall to Harrop Lodge to Harrop Fold 3.3 28.6 to first Stile to Weir by River. On through Low Moor and turn right after 1.3 2.2 Swan Barn along Shivering Ginnel track 0.7 29.3 baths Via Beacon Hill Trig to road 2.1 31.4 Right after Edisford pub and take stile on 0.8 3.0 right, cross fields past Cheetall Farm Scriddles Farm 0.3 31.7 Cross Twitter Lane to Bashall Hall 1.4 4.4 Till House 0.5 32.2
Cow Hey Farm 1.1 5.5 Sawley Bridge 1.8 34.0
Saddle Bridge 0.6 6.1 Over bridge to Sawley 0.3 34.3
Up lane and left on to Bashall Eaves Village 0.9 7.0 Turn right on to A59. Left at Smithies Bridge 1.5 35.8 Turn left then right to Mason Green 0.3 7.3 and footbridge over Smithies Brook. Under railway, across road, over Downham 1.4 37.2 Aigden Farm 0.7 8.0 Green to Assheton Arms Paper Mill Wood then Limes Wood 1.6 9.6 Down hill over bridge, turn left on to Clay 1.5 38.7 House Turn right onto Lees Lane (part of Roman 1.4 11.0 To Pendle Road at Lane Head 0.6 39.3 Road) Left then right past Middle Lees 0.9 11.9 To Pendle Big End Trig 2.5 41.8
Radholme Laund 1.8 13.7 Ogden Clough to ski slope (see details on back 4.0 45.8 cover) Whitewell 1.3 15.0 Howcroft Barn (see details on back cover) 0.9 46.7 Follow road to Burholme Bridge 1.2 16.2 Mearley Hall 0.9 47.6 Burholme 1.6 17.8 Cross A59 1.2 48.8 Cross Hodder Bank Fell to Giddy Bridge 2.3 20.1 High Moor, Pendle Road through town to 2.1 50.9 Over Foulscales 1.2 21.3 Clitheroe Interchange
Newton Bridge 1.1 22.4 Congratulations you have completed the Clitheroe Ramblers 50k route. You can now claim your certificate (see back cover for details). By Dunnow Hall 1.0 23.4