Walking Britain Fiensdale Head & Bleasdale Water, Forest of Bowland
Introduction to Walk 1218
Region - Forest of Bowland
County/Area - Lancashire
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 10.0 miles / 16.3 km
Ascent - 1265 feet / 383 metres
Time - 6 hours 20 minutes
Grade - moderate
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. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers.
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL41 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL41 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 102 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 102 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
Other walks nearby
0.9 miles / 1.4 km away
Totridge Fell & Fiendsdale Head, Forest of Bowland
Grade - moderate
Length - 11.0 miles / 17.9 km
1.9 miles / 3.1 km away
Whitewell via Crag Stones from Dunsop Bridge
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 8.5 miles / 13.8 km
1.9 miles / 3.1 km away
Dunsop Fell & the Forest of Bowland
Grade - moderate
Length - 10.0 miles / 16.3 km
1.9 miles / 3.1 km away
Totridge Fell via Langden & Bleadale Water
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 10.0 miles / 16.3 km
1.9 miles / 3.1 km away
Whitendale from Dunsop Bridge
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km
1.9 miles / 3.1 km away
Whitendale & Dunsop Fell from Dunsop Bridge
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 15.0 miles / 24.4 km
1.9 miles / 3.1 km away
Whin Fell & Ouster Rake from Dunsop Bridge
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.3 miles / 13.5 km
4.8 miles / 7.6 km away
Abbeystead Reservoir from Stoops Bridge
Grade - easy
Length - 1.6 miles / 2.6 km
4.8 miles / 7.6 km away
Wyre Valley Circular from Abbeystead
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 6.4 miles / 10.4 km
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
Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
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