Start: Limy Lane, Clow Bridge.

From Junction 9 M65 follow A679 towards Burnley. At first set of traffic lights turn right on A646 Rossendale Road. At the next set of traffic lights turn right onto the A682 Manchester Road. After passing the Waggoners turn left onto Limy Lane.
Factfile: Distance: 10k 6 miles
               Time: Allow 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 hours
               Map: OS Explorer OL 21 South Pennines
               Summary: Mainly easy but with a challenging upland section. Unless proficient with map and compass do not attempt this walk in mist.

Map by kind permission of the Blackpool Gazette

Directions: The first part of the walk keeps close to the shore of the reservoir on the Clow Bridge Circuit Walk in fact.

Walk down Limy Lane past a metal gateand then cross the neck of the reservoir on a broad causeway.

At the far end after passing through a metal gate turn right onto a well-made track that soon leads to a metal kissing gate.

Go through this and continue with the water on your right.

 After 15 minutes of steady walking (about 1,000m) the path reaches the Rossendale Valley sailing club.

Here follow the path as it turns left to reach the tarmac drive by way of another metal kissing gate.

 After a short distance turn left onto a rough track leading towards the moors.

 After a wooden gate

turn right onto a track leading to Manchester Road.

 Turn left and immediately enter the village of Dunnockshaw.

 
Cross Manchester Road and after 200m take a footpath on the right.

 This leads across a field to the edge of a farm complex.

 Just before you reach it turn sharply right onto a track following the edge of a plantation of conifers.

The track leads round to a bridge.

After crossing it head up a lane that has seen better days. On entering pasture keep ahead

steadily climbing until you come to a stile giving out onto a service road. 

Turn left and continue climbing up towards the tall masts that adorn Hameldon Hill.

After 200m keep ahead on a well-made track that re-joins the service road as it levels off. The trig point is to the right close to a distinctive looking weather station.

The next part of the walks traverses high moorland with little feature to assist you. It should not be attempted in mist or poor weather. To continue the walk return to the point where the road and track converge. Here pick up a faint path that follows the edge of the high moor below the weather station.

After a while it becomes more definite as it heads towards a ladder stile crossing a wall.

Beyond this bear right and keeping roughly parallel with the wall on your right climb Black Hill which has no distinguishing features other than its height. After a wall corner to the right

bear left downhill towards a complex of walled pastures.

Cross a stone stile

and continue for another 150m before turning turn right onto a broad grassy track.

At first this terraces along the side of the hill

 before descending to join the Burnley Way close to Manchester Road.  On reaching the Burnley Way turn left.

Keep on the Burnley Way as it crosses Manchester Road.   The path passes through the small paddock of Wholaw Nook

with its four stone carvings depicting the seasons.

 As you begin to climb great views open out with Pendle prominent to the north. Keep on the way until you reach Crown Point Road.

 

Turn right. After 400m turn right over a stile next to a metal access gate.

 Follow the footpath through a plantation of young trees and at the first junction turn right.

The path leads gently downhill to a wooden kissing gate.

Through this turn right. At the next junction of paths bear left through another kissing gate and after crossing a brook turn right onto a path close to a broken wall.

Stay on this until you arrive at Limy Lane not far from the car