Manchester Weekend Walkers lead public transport walks into fantastic countryside all year round.
Train & bus based walk
Leader: Cathryn & Jeremy
Meet Point: Near the ticket barriers, or on the platform at Vixtoria Station. Alternatively, meet the group on the train, or at the Walk Start at Clitheroe station.
Transport to Walk Start: 09:43 train from Manchester Victoria to Clitheroe.
Suggested Ticket: Clitheroe Off Peak Return £15.10. Bus ticket from Barley £3.00
Walk Start: Clitheroe Railway Station at 11.10
Waypoints: Worston Moor, Pendle Moor, Pendle Hill, Barley hamlet
Return Services: Bus 66/67 from Barley to Clitheroe at x.39. Train from Clitheroe to Manchester Victoria at 5.21pm, 6.22pm, 6.52pm, x.22pm until 9.22pm, then 10.39pm
Extra: Please use the toilet on the train, although there are toilets at the walk start. No toilets en route. Optional drinks at the end of the walk. Please do not bring your dog (apart from assistance dogs).:
This is a linear walk from Clitheroe to Barley along paths, moorland and bog. There is potential of mud, depending on the weather conditions and some of the paths are slightly overgrown and with nettles.
There is very little ascent for the first three miles where we walk along the base of Pendle Hill on Worston Moor. Thereafter the walk will involve a consistently steep climb, where we gain most of the walk's ascent, until we reach the Pendle Hill plateau.
Once on the plateau, we will enjoy views of the north or Clitheroe side and later, when reaching the far end of the plateau and the Pendle Hill summit, the lush Ogden and Barley valley aspect. We will descend Pendle Hill via a stone path, which is steep in parts, and will follow the well laid path to Barley hamlet, where the walk ends.
