Led walk - Entwistle to Rawtenstall

Train & Bus based walk
Leader: Matthew B (meeting at Salford Crescent)
Difficulty: Moderate
Distance: 17.7km / 11.0mi
Ascent: 500m / 1640ft
Type: linear

Meet Point: Near the ticket barriers, or on the platform at Manchester Victoria Station. Alternatively, meet the group on the train, or at the Walk Start at Entwistle station.

Transport to Walk Start: 09:43 train from Manchester Victoria (final destination Clitheroe).

Suggested Ticket: GM Wayfarer £17.40. A single rail ticket to Entwistle and bus ticket from Rawtenstall may be cheaper, depending on where you are coming from in the morning.

Walk Start: Entwistle Railway Station at 10:25

Waypoints: Wayoh Farm, Longshoot, Hog Lowe Pike, Calf Hey Reservoir, Clough Head Visitor Centre, Rossendale Way, Haslingden Moor, Cob Castle Road, Haslingden Town Centre, Haslingden Halo, Height End, Whittaker Park, St Mary’s Church

Return Services: From Rawtenstall Bus Station, services run direct to Shudehill Interchange in central Manchester every 20 minutes until 6:30pm, after which they switch to half-hourly, taking about 48 minutes to get there. It passes by Victoria Station on the way, and from Shudehill trams run in several directions including Piccadilly.

Extra: Please use the toilet on the train. No toilets at walk start. Toilets at Visitor Centre which we should reach at around 13:30pm. Optional drinks at the end of the walk. Please do not bring your dog (apart from assistance dogs)

Bring water and appropriate footwear and clothes for the terrain and weather

**https://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/group-walks/entwistle-rawtenstall**