Monday, 11th May 2026
| Walk: | Lower Hodder Bridge, riverside footpath past Hodder Place, steps through Hacking Wood, Woodfields, Knowles Brow, Whalley Road | ||
| Start Point: | Layby on Whalley Road | Grid Reference: | SD 706 391 |
| Distance: | 2.7 miles | Ascent: | 333 feet |
| Time: | 1 hour | ||
| Weather: | Sunny spells | ||
| Comments: | With a dry day forecast I decided on a walk beside the River Hodder, returning by Knowles Brow. | ||
River Hodder from Lower Hodder bridge
Popular stopping point beside the River Hodder . . .
where the water looks particularly low
Hodder Place
Luna checks out the bridge over the almost waterless stream . . .
before setting off up the steps . . .
which continue higher . . .
and higher . . .
to reach the woodland
Looking across to Pendle Hill which was yesterday's walk
Cromwell Bridge which dates from the early 1800s and where Oliver Cromwell brought his Parliamentary Army