Thursday, 8th June 2023
| Walk: | The Shireburn, River Ribble, Tolkien Trail, Jumbles Rocks, Winckley Hall, Knowles Brow, Stonyhurst College | ||
| Start Point: | Hurst Green Village Hall | Grid Reference: | SD 684 382 |
| Distance: | 5.4 miles | Ascent: | 371 feet |
| Time: | 2 hours | ||
| Weather: | Warm and windy | ||
| Comments: | Not having done this path for a while I was surprised to find that the path through the fields and woodland between The Shireburn and the footbridge now have a stony covering. It seems a shame to have disfigured the fields but it was needed through the woodland where it was always muddy and steep. After leaving the artificial grass covering it was a very pleasant walk beside the River Ribble, passing the confluences of the Ribble and Calder and then the Ribble and Hodder. | ||
Jumbles Rocks . . .
in the River Ribble
A couple of lapwings . . .
try to encourage us . . .
to stay away . . .
but it is very difficult . . .
to get a decent photo . . .
with a camera phone