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Lancashire Witches Walk

82 km / 51 miles

Site of Malkin Tower
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A sustainable Long-Distance Walk to commemorate the 400th Anniversary of the Lancashire Witches. Local walkers have constructed a 51-mile Lancashire Witches 400 Walk, starting in Barrowford and finishing at Lancaster Castle, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the hanging of the Lancashire Witches.

The walk has been developed as part of the Lancashire Witches 400 Project (LW400) an ambitious arts programme based on the believed route the ‘witches’ took from Pendle to Lancaster, with site-specific works along it. LW400 was created by Pete and Sue Flowers who run Green Close, a rural arts organisation based in the village of Melling. The LW400 programme runs throughout 2012, exploring the heritage of the Lancashire Witches and the 400th anniversary of their trial and subsequent execution. As well as delving into the history of Lancashire, LW400 is also delivering an extensive creative programme that includes commissioning Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy to write a special poem that will be broken down into fragments and sited along the new walking route.

Details:

Path Type: Other Paths
Attributes: Challenging; AONB; Moorland; Heritage
Start:
SD862398 - Barrowford Heritage Centre
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Finish:
SD473619 - Lancaster, Lancs
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Web Sites: Lancashire Witches 400 Project

Maps:

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OS Landranger: 97, 102, 103
OS Explorer: 2, 21, 41, 287, 296
OS Explorer Active: 2, 21, 41, 287, 296

Group Accommodation within 5 Km of this Path:

Camping Barn: Trawden Camping Barn YHA, Burnley Rd, Trawden, Lancashire 4 Km
Camping Barn: West Lane Farmhouse, Camping Barn, Downham, Clitheroe 4 Km
Camping Barn: Downham Camping Barn YHA, Clitheroe, Lancashire 5 Km
Camping Barn: DALE HOUSE BARN 5 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Slaidburn YHA, Slaidburn, Clitheroe, Lancashire < 1 Km

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Connected Paths:

Paths Marked on OS mapping: Lancashire Coastal Way; Lune Valley Ramble; Pendle Way; Ribble Way
Other Paths: Beacons Way Whalley to Otley; Blackpool to Bridlington (Aerospace Way); Bowland-Dales Traverse; Breath of Fresh Air; Centre of The Kingdom Walk; Fairtrade Way; Hodder Way; Lancashire Monastic Way Cockerham Priory to Furness Abbey; Lancashire Monastic Way Upholland to Sawley Abbey; Lancashire Trail; Lancashire-Lakeland Link; Lancaster Canal; Leeds and Liverpool Canal Walk; Pendle Witches Way; Richmond Way; Thirlmere Way; Tidewater Way; Tops of the North (Three Shire Heads to Carlisle); Trans Pennine Way; Two Roses Way; Villages of the Ribble Valley; Wainwrights Way; Walk The Eastern Side of the Ribble Valley; Way of the Roses
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Anytime Challenges: Bowland Circular Walk; Canal Clog; Clarion House Way; Clitheroe 60K; Heart of Bowland Walk; Hyndburn Clog; North Bowland Traverse; Pendle and Ribble Round; Witches Way
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Downloads:

GPS Exchange Format Route File: Lancashire Witches 400 GPX Exchange Format Route File Login to Download
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MemoryMap Route file: Lancashire Witches 400 Memory Map Route File Login to Download
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Tracklogs Route file: Lancashire Witches 400 Tracklogs Route File Login to Download
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Route Profile:

80.7 Km (50.1 miles)
1,752 m (5,748 ft) ascent
417 m (1,368 ft)  maximum height
Lancashire Witches Walk - Route Profile
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