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Darwen Tower - Walk 1
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WalkDescription
Approaching from Darwen town centre, this route takes you through the calm, picturesque Bold Venture Park, before the steep ascent to the iconic landmark of the West Pennine Moors. Please note: all walkers are politely reminded to observe the Country Code at all times: • Enjoy the countryside and respect its life and work. • Guard against all risk of fire. • Fasten all gates. • Keep dogs under close control. • Keep to paths across farmland. • Avoid damage to fences, hedges and walls. • Leave livestock, crops and machinery alone. • Leave no litter. • Help to keep all water clean. • Protect wildlife, plants and trees. • Go carefully on country roads. • Refrain from unnecessary noise.
Walk Waypoints
- 1 With Darwen Town Hall behind you, start walking to your right along Croft Street to its junction with Market Street, the main road. Cross over the road at the crossing, and continue up the road immediately in front of you (Borough Rd).
- 2 Follow Borough Road up the hill to enter the main gates of Bold Venture Park on your right. Take the path to the right, following the edge of the lake round past the waterfall, making your way up the park to emerge onto Manor Road.
- 3 Cross Manor Road to enter upper Bold Venture Park through the gate. Take the right fork of the path to follow the arrow on the stone way marker. Keep Bold Venture Brook to your left all the way up the wooded paths, which are bordered by holly, rhododendron, lime and ash trees.
- 4 Emerge from the top of the park through the kissing gate, and follow the track slightly to your left, up past the disused quarry, leading onto the open moorland. Continue up the track as it bends round to the right, climbing all the way up to the Tower.
- 5 After visiting the Tower, retrace your steps down the hill to the Ordnance Survey triangulation point. Take the path on the right, and, at the next junction, carry straight on ahead along the wide path downhill.
- 6 Part way down the hill, look out for a kissing gate on your right at the end of a wall. Pass through the gate, and straight down the field to Sniddle Hill Farm. Go through a kissing gate by a farm gate to pass Sniddle Hill Farm on your right.
- 7 Carry on straight down the path, crossing over Turn Lane via the stile and kissing gate to pass Holly Tree Farm on your right. You are now on Punstock Lane, which leads down to Punstock Road through a kissing gate.
- 8 Turn left out of Punstock Road at the T-junction to join Borough Road, which leads you back to Darwen town centre.
