OS Explorer Lancashire Witches Walk: Day 4 - Waddington to Slaidburn via Waddington Fell OL41 Start Point Distance/Time Terrain Tercet Five Key to Facilities

SD 7284 4305 6 miles, 9.6 km Lanes, tracks, fields (can get muddy Slaidburn car park SD 7135 5233 Waddington 3 pubs, post in parts), includes a number of stiles.  office and cafe 4 hours The trail passes through farmland so be aware of livestock and keep dogs Slaidburn village Car park, on a lead. toilets, Hark to Bounty Inn, Village shop and Riverbank 6 Tearooms, Youth Hostel N N GPS Waypoints (OS grid refs) 18 1 SD 7286 4395 2 SD 7371 4426 17 3 SD 7369 4461 4 SD 7317 4518 16 15 5 SD 7330 4566 14 6 SD 7271 4730 13 7 SD 7342 4808 5 8 SD 7315 4827 12 9 SD 7275 4834 10 SD 7213 4835 4 11 SD 7244 4886 11 12 SD 7226 4980 13 SD 7233 5025 3 10 9 8 14 7 SD 7222 5065 15 2 SD 7221 5085 16 SD 7208 5105 6 17 SD 7188 5160 1 18 SD 7158 5222 © Crown Copyright. All rights reserved (100023320) (2014) © Copyright. Crown A B 0 Miles 0.5 Mile 1 Mile 0 Miles 0.5 Mile 1 Mile 0 Km 1 Km 0 Km 1 Km Lancashire Witches Walk: Day 4 - Waddington to Slaidburn via Waddington Fell Map A Walk Description Map B Walk Description

1 GPS: SD 7286 4395 4 GPS: SD 7317 4518 7 GPS: SD 7342 4808 14 GPS: SD 7222 5065 Take the road east out of the village towards Go over a stile and along a short narrow path Turn left onto this track and follow it uphill Follow the right fence line to reach a wooden West Bradford and Grindleton and continue and through a metal gate. Turn right along a with the coniferous woodland to your right. gate at the bottom. Head right and cross the along it past Waddington School. track for a short distance then go over a stile beck using the stepping stones, then keep on the left at the entrance to Dove Syke 8 GPS: SD 7315 4827 ahead over another beck and through a metal 2 GPS: SD 7371 4426 Nursery. Head diagonally right across the field, At a junction of paths go left and follow a wall gate. After the school continue along the lane to the over a stile and straight across the next field to passing through stone gate posts and continue 2nd footpath on your left along a track past Hancocks. ahead and over a ladder stile. 15 GPS: SD 7221 5085 Meadow Head. Go right over a stile next to Head diagonally left in the next field, over the Meadow Head, and go left and walk straight up 5 GPS: SD 7330 4566 9 GPS: SD 7275 4834 brow of the hill, and go through the metal the field, then head right at the top. Go over a Turn left onto Moor Lane and continue for Continue in a westerly direction the moorland gate ahead. Turn right and follow a rough stile to the left of a gate. about 1/3 mile, then through a gate ahead track and look out for a fork heading right. (If track to another metal gate. onto a bridleway that follows a unsurfaced you reach the road you’ve gone too far) 3 GPS: SD 7369 4461 track in a north-west direction. Continue Continue ahead. 16 GPS: SD 7208 5105 Head straight across the field and over a further along this bridleway passing a barn on your Follow the lane keeping to the right of the stile. Cross the track and over another stile and right and continue through several field gates 10 GPS: SD 7213 4835 farm house and take the track ahead up to straight ahead then left around the back of the till you reach a sharp right corner (ignore the Continue along this track for quite some way. meet the road. Go straight across the road, house and over another stile. Continue straight footpath off to the right). Make sure you take a moment to admire the through the metal gate and uphill, keeping to but heading slightly right to a stile in the hedge 360 degree views – on a clear day you can see the left wall and through gate at the end of ahead. Continue in a NW direction across 2 6 GPS: SD 7271 4730 the Three Peaks, Gisburn Forest and Pendle Hill. the field. fields to Dove Syke. Turn right here and continue along the bridleway which continues along the track 11 GPS: SD 7244 4886 17 GPS: SD 7187 5160 (note: this can get very wet underfoot) until Follow the track downhill which eventually Turn right through the gate and keep to the you reach another track running along the curves around to the left to reach Fellside right edge of field, down the hill and then over edge of the Grindleton Fell conifer plantation. Farm. After passing through it; take a right a stone stile in the wall. Keep left and ahead, between the farm house and the dog kennels. beginning to bear right when you reach a wooded area on your left. Go through the 12 GPS: SD 7226 4980 gate and onto the road, take a right, briefly Continue ahead through a gate next to a uphill and then cross to a wooden gate and cattle grid and keep on the farm track ahead stile on your left. Take care here on the until you reach another gate to the right of a roadside as there is no footpath. cattle grid. 18 GPS: SD 7158 5222 13 GPS: SD 7233 5025 Go down the hill ahead to reach another Pass the farm out-building on the right and wooden gate, through a small business continue down the track to Skelshaw House complex where you will then join the main on your right. At the bend in the lane go road, take a right over the bridge and follow through a gate straight ahead, keeping the the road into the centre of the village of entrance to Skelshaw to your right. Slaidburn.