WALK DETAILS

684 Edgworth

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The Barlow Institute may no longer be the hub of Edgworth life, but the bowling green and children's playground are still much visited. Less well known is the quiet woodland of Barlow Park, which makes a grand approach to the ever popular Wayoh Reservoir.


LOCATION: Five miles north of Bolton

START: Edgworth, signed from A676, park behind Barlow Institute (Grid ref 742166)
DISTANCE: 3 miles
GRADE: Easy
TIME: 1.5 hours
MAP: Explorer OL - West Pennine Moors
Landranger 109

REFRESHMENTS: Edgworth