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The Burnley Way (40 miles/64kms)

The Burnley Way is a 40-mile adventure from industrial heritage, along waterways, through fields, parks, old farms and Forest of Burnley woodlands to the wild South Pennine Moors. The landscape, history and wildlife are varied and fascinating.

The Forest of Burnley

Since 1997 the Forest of Burnley project has created over 500 hectares of new native woodland and improved 200 hectares of mature woodland using Millennium (lottery), Elwood and Forestry Commission funds. Many of these 100 sites are on or close to the Burnley Way.

1. Weavers' Triangle to Queen Street Mill
2. Queen Street Mill to Hurstwood
3. Hurstwood to Portsmouth
4. Portsmouth to Towneley
5. Towneley to Hapton
6. Hapton to Weavers' Triangle

Further Information

Visit Burnley Centre
Burnley Mechanics, Manchester Rd, Burnley BB11 1BH
Tel. 01282 477210

In the movie The Lord of the Rings the part of Gandalf the Grey - the legendary wizard is played by Burnley born Sir Ian McKellan.