At 9am on Sunday 13th October Walk distance – 10 miles, this is a walk grade of 2 which is quite easy for the majority of people and is a low gradient journey along pathways.
We will be stopping off at the Jolly Crofters public house during our journey.
Winter Hill is a hill on the border of the boroughs of Chorley, Blackburn with Darwen and Bolton, in North West England. It is located on Rivington Moor, Chorley and is 456 metres (1,496 ft) high. Part of the West Pennine Moors, it is a popular walking area.
Its prominent position made it the ideal site for the Winter Hill TV Mast, transmitting to a large part of North West England.
Paths to the summit lead from Belmont & Rivington in Chorley Borough, as well as Horwich and Blackrod in Bolton Borough. The summit can be reached via a short walk from the top of a road pass 2 km west of Belmont.
The hill is a distinctive feature on the skyline for most of Bolton.
In clear weather conditions, it also offers views of Blackpool Tower, Jodrell Bank Observatory, Snaefell in the Isle of Man, the Cumbrian mountains, Snowdonia in North Wales, Liverpool, Southport, the Irish Sea, Peak District, the Pennines and much of the North West of England. On a clear day the summit offers a view of four national parks – The Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, Peak District and Snowdonia.
The Rivington area contains remains of Lever Park and the private gardens constructed for William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme in which several listed structures remain today.
Kit list: hat, gloves, warm clothes, waterproof jacket and trousers, walking trousers walking boots as may be slippy tea flask.
Regular walking can…
- fill you with energy and confidence
- help you beat stress
- make your heart fitter and strengthen your bones
- help you keep your weight down
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