| Walk: | South towards quarry, road by Withnell Quarry, track thro’ Wheelton Plantation, alongside the Goit to Brinscall then disused railway back to Abbey village. | ||
| Start Point: | Abbey Village, Hare and Hounds | Grid Reference: | SD 644 225 |
| Distance: | 5 miles | Ascent: | 75 feet |
| Time: | 2.75 hours | ||
| Weather: | Warm and sunny | ||
| Comments: | Pleasant walk mainly along tracks, though the footpath for the first 200yds was very overgrown and wet. | ||
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Have we really only just left Abbey Village?
Coffee stop on the bridge over the Goit
Time for a chat
Off we go alongside the Goit
The pond at Brinscall
Decorative walls of Brinscall Park
Young fishermen on the nature trail which was originally the railway from Chorley to Blackburn JPG