Going east to west, the last part of the descent to Hurstwood at the end was a joy, but it's a hard climb at the beginning on very loose scrabbly surface. And the first two thirds of the descent was very bumpy. I think the track has deteriorated considerably since this picture was taken.

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Distance 6.03 km

Uphill 120 m

Downhill 190 m

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Tuesday 31 March

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67 %

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Location: Worsthorne-With-Hurstwood, Burnley, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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