Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Alex planned this outdoor adventure with komoot!

Discover your own fun with the #1 outdoor app.

Rossendale Way

Rossendale Way

Alex planned a hike

September 19, 2022

Rossendale Way

Hard

19:16

70.2km

3.6km/h

1,300m

Embed

Comments

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Overview

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Includes off-grid segments

Navigation instructions may be limited.

After 1.58 km for 350 m

After 9.06 km for 423 m

After 23.1 km for 190 m

After 38.8 km for 1.57 km

After 49.2 km for 693 m

After 60.6 km for 1.36 km

After 66.7 km for 548 m

Most people would complete this in 3-6 days

Better plan each individual stage of your adventure with the multi-day planner — available as a part of komoot Premium.

Waypoints

Clough Head Visitor Centre

Highlight • Parking

The Clough Head Visitor Centre is an excellent place to gather information about the industrial heritage and natural sights in the region.

In addition, the centre provides car parking, toilets …

Tip by

9.06 km

Musbury Tor

Highlight • Natural Monument

Also known as Tor Hill, or simply 'the Tor' by locals, Musbury Tor is a conspicuous flat-topped hill that dominates the skyline on the approach into Haslingden from Accrington.

From …

Tip by

24.4 km

Cowpe Lowe Trig Point

Highlight • Historical Site

Cowpe Low is an intriguing upland. Its 1,444-foot (440 m) summit is a shallow moorland bowl, almost flat, oddly circular and 3,000 feet (914 m) in diameter. Within the depression …

Tip by

28.0 km

Top of Leach Summit & Trig Point

Highlight • Summit

At 1,565 feet (477 m), Top of Leach is the highest point in the Rossendale Valley region of Lancashire.

A five-sided pillar commemorates the creation of the borough in 1974. …

Tip by

34.0 km

Whitworth Town

Highlight • Settlement

One of the four principal towns of Rossendale, Whitworth is surrounded by fantastic walking country. It spans the Whitworth Valley, from where you can stride out on trails that explore …

Tip by

39.9 km

Brown Wardle Hill

Highlight • Trail

Brown Wardle Hill is one of the finest hills in the area and forms a part of the Rossendale Way long-distance trail. Its 1,312-foot summit (400 m) gives excellent views …

Tip by

54.1 km

Whitewell Brook Valley

Highlight • Gorge

The valley of the Whitewell Brook is a great starting point for some fantastic walking on Rossendale’s windswept moors.

Near the settlement of Water, Peers Clough Farm offers bed and …

Tip by

56.5 km

Crossroads used to be considered as enchanted places, where strange, magical events might take place. Crosses would be erected to sanctify the spot, ensuring safe passage for travellers.

Compston's Cross …

Tip by

61.9 km

Goodshaw Hill

Highlight • Trail

Goodshaw Hill is a long, broad moorland ridge, which rises to the south east of Accrington town. It is on the path of the Rossendale Way, a long-distance trail around …

Tip by

67.9 km

Ogden Reservoirs and Haslingden Moor

Highlight • Lake

Haslingden Moor's gentle slopes rise from Haslingden Grane, the glaciated upper section of the Ogden Valley. Plans are afoot to install wind turbines here, providing clean energy for future generations. …

Tip by

70.2 km

Clough Head Visitor Centre

Highlight • Parking

The Clough Head Visitor Centre is an excellent place to gather information about the industrial heritage and natural sights in the region.

In addition, the centre provides car parking, toilets …

Tip by

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.6 km

18.6 km

5.50 km

4.74 km

3.79 km

3.54 km

805 m

737 m

Surfaces

28.7 km

20.8 km

9.51 km

6.63 km

3.31 km

1.33 km

Route Details

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

Weather

Comments

Want to know more?

Rossendale Way

Clough Head Visitor Centre

Musbury Tor

Cowpe Lowe Trig Point

Top of Leach Summit & Trig Point

Whitworth Town

Brown Wardle Hill

Whitewell Brook Valley

Compston's Cross

Goodshaw Hill

Ogden Reservoirs and Haslingden Moor

Clough Head Visitor Centre

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️