Pendle WalksLancashire County Council has a variety of walks in the area available for download on its website, which you can find here: Forest of Bowland Walking Route 1: Ogden Reservoir and Fell Wood (allow two hours)You start this walk from Barley Green Car Park (Grid ref: SD 823 402). It will take you about 2 hours, and is three and a half miles long. Take some good footwear, as it can be wet underfoot. The reasonably fit will find this walk easy enough, though there are one or two steep sections, with a few stiles which you have to climb over. You need the map OL41: Forest of Bowland and Ribblesdale.Leave the car park from the main entrance, take right turn and cross the road so that you pass the village hall on your lefthand side. Walk past Barley Green Farmhouse on your righthand side and then go along the first farm gate on the right, making sure that you fasten it securely. Walk along the track way as it meanders over Barley Green. You'll pass through two kissing gates as you head for the top of the tree plantation in front of you; walk along the top side of the tree plantation and then climb over another stile so that you join the hard surfaced track, on which you continue straight ahead. At the point when the track turns right heading towards the farm yard, you should ignore the stile straight ahead of you and instead turn left to follow the wall right down towards Ogden Reservoir. When you reach the reservoir road, you will turn right and walk on towards Upper Ogden Reservoir. Go over the stone stile and continue on to the top of the dam wall, where you turn left and cross over to the stile at the other side of the dam. Follow the well-trodden path straight upwards - this is a steep part of the route and you may find it wet underfoot. When you get near the top of the climb, go over the stile on your left and continue along the path, over the wall stile, running towards the top of this wood - Fell Wood. Cross over the two wall stiles and when you reach the end of the wood, take a sharp turn left over another stile before descending along the path down the edge of the wood. Near the corner of the wood you will turn left and go over another stile, after which you should follow the footpath down through the wood and out towards Lower Ogden reservoir. At the bottom of the footpath cross over two small bridges and then turn right. passing through a small gate back onto the reservoir track, and you can follow this down and back into the village of Barley.Lower Ogden and Upper Ogden Reservoirs store drinking water for Nelson and surrounding areas; together they hold over 210 million gallons. Three forests which cover more than 56 acres surround the two reservoirs, planted between 1931 and 1981. You may see blue tits, coal tits, blackbirds and robins, redstarts and pied flycatchers in amongst the trees. Walk route 2: A circular walk from Barley around Pendle (allow 4 hours)From the village car park in Barley head along the main street and go past the Pendle Inn. About one hundred yards past the Pendle Inn by the stream on the left, go over the footbridge to the minor road. When you've passed the white cottage take a right turn, and enjoy the gentle walk up the hill to Brown House. When you reach Brown House, bear right in front of the house and then turn sharp left up on the path the hillside towards Pendle House. The steep ascent of Pendle starts behind Pendle house. When you get to the top of the climb, climb over the stone stile and then follow the stone wall a few yards along to the ladder stile. (If you'd like to take a side route to Big End, which is the highest point on Pendle, you can go over the ladder stile and go to Big End, before you continue your walk.) Otherwise set forth across the moor (bearing 320 degrees) until you get to the next ladder stile, which will take you about thirty minutes' steady walking. When you've gone over the stile follow the escarpment to the shelter and then walk onwards to the first of two cairns which you can see in the distance. The rough path traverses peaty ground before meeting a stone wall which runs approximately NW-SE; follow the wall at right angles to this one, so you are moving roughly NE-SW. The second cairn is located at the end of this recently repaired wall (35 minutes). Now continue to walk due east in the direction of Odgen Clough. When you near the Clough, go across the track and then descend a short way into the valley so that you pick up a narrow path heading to the right and following the contour. A steepish descent to the stream leads to a gate which you can see from a distance. The footpath then follows the contour along Ogden Clough to the waters of Upper Ogden Reservoir (40 minutes). Just before you reach the reservoir, at a swing gate, turn left and go uphill following the wall. The path leads around and above Upper Ogden Reservoir to Under Pendle. You should turn right at the black water tank and then walk between the houses; make sure you follow the track through the farm buildings. When you leave the farm, look for the stile immediately to be seen on the left at the stream. Then you can follow the wire fence along to the stile at the end of the field. The footpath follows the streamside over several stiles until you reach the footbridge which you first encountered at the beginning of the walk. Turn left on the road and head for the Pendle Inn (45 minutes). Other walksInformation on all these walks, and many more, can be obtained from Tourist Information Centres or downloaded below.Downham Circular WalksUnder the bulk of Pendle Hill this quiet and totally unspoilt village with a church, stone cottages and a stream running through the middle of the village green is the starting point for several walks which pass various points of interest such as the Ribchester Roman Road and a lime kiln at Twiston Lane. From 3 to 7 miles in length, the walks will take you between two and five hours to complete. You can get more information at Downham Post Office or the Assheton Arms Pub. Or you can get information on the Downham Circular Walks here. Bronte Way (42 miles / 68kms)This very enjoyable long distance route starts at Gawthorpe Hall in Padiham and finishes at Oakworth, passing en route through the village of Haworth, well known for its associations with the Bronte sisters. Wayside Arts Trail (8 miles / 12kms)Download This Walk A circular walk which links Towneley Hall to Burnley's new panopticon high on the moors at Crown Point. This is a very exciting development for the area - arts being promoted in this way - and the Singing-Ringing Tree is the result of this venture. It's an award winning sculpture which has the air of a wind blown tree, constructed of metal pipes tuned to give a melodic hum as the wind whistles over them. Along the way there are oak marker posts and various bricks, which form an exciting treasure trail on the outward route. Towneley Sculpture Trail (1.2 miles / 2 kms)Download This Walk A walk through Thanet Lee Wood in beautiful parkland next to Towneley Hall will produce surprises around every twist and turn, with fascinating sculptures hewn from the trees around, amusing or astonishing birds and animals including a crocodile and a giant magpie, as well as more abstract sculptures. Walking with the Forest of BurnleyThievely A challenging but exhilarating walk climbing part of the spectacular Cliviger Gorge. (3 miles / 5 kms)Towneley A gentle and relaxing walk through the parkland and woodland around Towneley Hall. (4 miles / 7 kms) Brun Valley A circular from Burnley centre through parklands, ancient woodland and new forest. (7 miles / 12 kms) Gawthorpe Circular A moderately challenging walk from Padiham across the very scenic Calder Valley to the beautiful and timeless Gawthorpe Hall. (4 miles / 8 kms) Lake District Walks If you happen to be travelling to the Lake District, you can find some excellent Lakes walks here.
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