Best walks from Church and Oswaldtwistle
MapJump on a train, get off at Church and Oswaldtwistle Station and lose yourself in a beautiful hike for the day.
Church and Oswaldtwistle Station to Accrington Station
A short, direct and predominantly off-road walk along the Hyndburn Greenway, a tree-covered former railway track bed (part of National Cycle Route 6) following the train line. Even, good-condition surface with lighting; some noticeable gradients joining and leaving the old railway formation and but no restrictive barriers. A short graffitied underpass passes below the active railway.
2km.
Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route
Rishton Station to Church and Oswaldtwistle Station
A short, pleasant route that leaves the residential edges of the towns to join the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, with a very good and well-drained tarmac towpath and expansive views east towards Pendle Hill. The constant drone of the M65 motorway is ever-present along the canal. The towpath crosses the Dunkenhalgh Aqueduct over the M65.
Easy: 2km, moderate ascents.
A barrier and slope at the canal bridge, plus width-restricted barriers along the route.
Lunch stop: Canal View Cafe.