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Walk 1218 - Fiensdale Head & Bleasdale Water, Forest of Bowland

Region   Forest of Bowland AONB
County/Area   Lancashire
AuthorLou Johnson
Length10.0 miles / 16.3 km
Ascent1265 feet / 383 metres
Grademoderate

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Fiensdale Head and Bleasdale Water are combined in this Forest of Bowland walk. The route includes some excellent moorland walking in fairly remote country that avoids the crowds in this wild part of Lancashire.

Suggested Maps

It is recommended you take a map with you when following a walk route. The preferred scale is 1:25000 used by the Explorer series.

OS ExplorerSheet OL41
OS LandrangerSheet 102

Note : If two maps are listed at the same scale then either (a) both are required for full coverage of the route or (b) the route is covered on both maps.

Other walks nearby

Walk 2594 - 0.9 miles / 1.4 km away
Totridge Fell & Fiendsdale Head, Forest of Bowland
Grade - moderate
Length - 11.0 miles / 17.9 km

Walk 2556 - 1.9 miles / 3.1 km away
Whitendale & Dunsop Fell from Dunsop Bridge
Grade - moderate/hard
Length - 15.0 miles / 24.4 km

Walk 2508 - 1.9 miles / 3.1 km away
Dunsop Fell & the Forest of Bowland
Grade - moderate
Length - 10.0 miles / 16.3 km

Walk 2555 - 1.9 miles / 3.1 km away
Whitendale from Dunsop Bridge
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km

Walk 2510 - 1.9 miles / 3.1 km away
Totridge Fell via Langden & Bleadale Water
Grade - moderate
Length - 10.0 miles / 16.3 km

Walk 2505 - 4.8 miles / 7.7 km away
Fair Snape Fell from Fell Foot, Forest of Bowland
Grade - moderate
Length - 6.0 miles / 9.8 km

Walk 2216 - 5.2 miles / 8.3 km away
Slaidburn Village Trail - Ribble Valley
Grade - easy
Length - 0.8 miles / 1.2 km

Walk 3329 - 5.2 miles / 8.3 km away
Stocks Reservoir from Slaidburn
Grade - moderate
Length - 11.5 miles / 18.7 km

Walk 2596 - 7.3 miles / 11.7 km away
The River Brock & Beacon Fell
Grade - easy/moderate
Length - 9.0 miles / 14.6 km

Walk 2217 - 9.1 miles / 14.6 km away
Clitheroe Town Trail - Ribble Valley
Grade - easy
Length - 1.0 miles / 1.6 km

Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
 


AREA INFORMATION

Forest of Bowland AONB
Located in northern Lancashire, the Forest of Bowland includes wild upland and cultivated valleys. Essentially part of the ...
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