WALK DETAILS

748 Haslingden Grane and the Rossendale Way

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Sunshine transforms a landscape, especially one with trees and water like Haslingden Grane. Here the gaunt ruins of ancient farms stand silhouetted against the sky looking down on a quiet valley of golden grass, orange bracken, green leaves and a glorious expanse of blue.


LOCATION: Haslingden Grane, two miles west of Haslingden
START: Clough Head cafe on B6232 (former A617) car park locked at night, toilets (Grid Ref 752232)
DISTANCE: 6 miles
GRADE: Moderate, probably muddy
TIME: 3.5 hours
MAP: Explorer OL - West Pennine Moors
Landranger 103

REFRESHMENTS: Clough Head & Duke of Wellington