Walking Britain Silverdale, Hawes Water & Jenny Brown's Point
Introduction to Walk 2543
County/Area - Lancashire
Author - Mike Bexley
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
Ascent - nominal or unknown
Time - 3 hours 30 minutes
Grade - easy
A varied and interesting walk from Silverdale. The route takes in Hawes Water and Jenny Brown's Point with a section along the shoreline. 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 OL7 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL7 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 97 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 97 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
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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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