SummerTraining  Memorial Park Great Harwood 6.30pm Thursdays

 

Up to three groups to cater for all abilities and requirements.

 

Initially it is intended to pick a route from the list below. The route choice will be notified via the website by the preceding Monday. These descriptions do not necessarily describe all the paths and trails taken.

All the routes are roughly 6 to 7miles and should take between I hour and 1:15. There are plenty of shortcuts to use if necessary.

 

I have added some suggested effort sections and these are underlined.

 

All the routes contain good runnable climbs

 

Routes:

 

  1. Memorial Park – Squires Farm – Bowley Gate – Heys Farm – Left Dean Lane – FP Right to Shawcliffe Lane – Gorse Track – Dean Clough Dam – Kebb – Blackburn Old Rd – Dog & Otter – Memorial Park

 

Route 1 Map

 

  1. Memorial Park –Tan House Lane – Bowley Hill – Wooden Foot Bridge – Shawcliffe Lane Down & Up – Moor Lane – Whalley Banks – Dean Lane – Bowley Camp – Squires Farm – Memorial Park

 

Route 2 Map

 

  1. Memorial Park  – Long Field - Rodger Hey Brook – Waterside-

            Gamecock - Read Nursery – Read Hall – Read Old Bridge – Portfield Lane –

            Clerk Hill – Spring Wood – Archbishop Wood – Whalley Bridge – Whalley

            Banks – Bowley Gate – Squires Farm – Memorial Park.

 

Route 3 Map

 

 

4.   Memorial Park – Squires Farm – Bowley Gate – Lane Farm –

      Horse Barrow Wood – Shawcliffe Lane – Moor Lane – Cadling Bank –

      Whalley Old Road – Higher Elker – Monument – Langho school – Mytton Fold

      Hotel – Doctors Rake – Whalley Old Road- Whittle Hall – Dean Clough Dam

 Goldacre Lane – Dog & Otter – Memorial Park.

 

Route 4 Map

 

 

5.    Memorial Park – Tan House Lane – Goldacre Lane Car Park –

       Dean Clough Dam – Blackburn Old Road – Track to Dean Head on Whalley

       Old Road  – Track on NW side of Dean Clough - Riley Hey - Farley Hey – gorse

        track – across Shawcliffe lane – wooden bridge – Bowley Hill – Dean Lane

       -Tan House Lane – Memorial Park

 

Route 5 Map

 

 

  1.  Memorial Park – Long Field toward Rodger Hey – Bowley Gate-

       Whalley Banks – Moor Lane – Painter Wood – Butler Clough  – Moor Lane –

       “Down & Up” – Plantation – Gorse Track – Farley Hey – Gold Acre Car Park –

        Dog & Otter – Memorial Park

 

Route 6 Map

 

 

Monthly Timed Trail Route 

 

Warm up to Goldacre C.P. –

Start from C.P. Along track to Reservoir Dam – across Dam – through stile up hill – first left along track NW of reservoir too highest point – turn left and down to stile and follow track along south east  perimeter of reservoir to dam. Hairpin turn right and climb along NW perimeter of Plantation to Road – turn right and right over stile – follow track then right turn along raised banking down hill to stile and up hill to high point on NW track turn right and follow track to second stile turn right down hill across dam – turn left on track to finish at Goldacre CP. Warm down to Memorial Park.

 

Time Trial Map