Connect Church with Slow Ways
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more walks and reviews are needed to fully connect Church to the verified network. Can you give a hike and help?
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Church’s four Slow Ways are 75% checked
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Many Slow Ways have several route options. Some will be better than others, or good for different reasons.
Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.
Give a hike and help get a for every one of Church’s Slow Ways.
Walk to Church from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Church—Accrington
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Chuacc one |
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1 X |
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Review me | Distance 2km/1mi | Ascent 21m | Descent 3m | ||
Church—Accrington
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Chuacc two |
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1 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 2km/1mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
Church—Clayton-le-Moors
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Chucla one |
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3 X |
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Verify me | Distance 4km/2mi | Ascent 61m | Descent 60m | ||
Church—Clayton-le-Moors
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Chucla two |
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2 X |
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Verify me | Distance 3km/2mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
Oswaldtwistle—Church
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Oswchu one |
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3 X |
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Verify me | Distance 2km/1mi | Ascent 3m | Descent 39m | ||
Rishton—Church
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Rischu one |
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2 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 3km/2mi | Ascent 30m | Descent 43m |
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Collective progress
83% of Church’s four route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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6 people have contributed to Church’s Slow Ways
0 people have pledged to walk and review a route
6 people have surveyed a route in Church
15km out of 15km have been walked and reviewed
34km of reviews have been shared in Church
Latest Updates
It's a short walk from the library along the main road to the canal bridge. The barrier and slope here is the only restriction on the route I could see for wheelers....
greengibbo77
At the bottom you turn to pass a couple of schools and the playing fields, before crossing the road into Foxhill Bank....
MamaP
The Hyndburn greenway is pretty straight, following the train line from Church and Oswaldtwistle station into Accrington, exiting between the train station and Tesco....
MamaP
Starting in the residential surroundings of Church, the first portion of this route passes though a housing estate, before crossing the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, and onto a well-established and well surfaced shared off-road (pedestrian and cycle) path....
Dannywith
This route is suitable for all types of wheels, with a large portion of the route forming national cycle route 6....
Dannywith
This route is a shorter and easier option than Chucla one, as there is negligible height difference; most of the route is flat, along the canal towpath. At any time of the year it will be drier and less muddy than Chucla one, although there are frequently puddles on the towpath, and in winter there may be short muddy stretches. The surface is generally better too, and there is no difficult road crossing....
JohnDavis13
My advice is to walk 40 yards left along the edge of the road until opposite the end of the Armco barrier, and cross there....
JohnDavis13
Mary Oz added Chucla two, a new walk from Church to Clayton-le-Moors
Walk this routeThis route is a little longer than ChuAcc One but it almost entirely avoids roads by using the off-road cycle track, which can be accessed right from Accrington Station....
Mary Oz
The path continues, crossing a narrow wooden bridge (also muddy at the time) then crosses open grazing land....
Mary Oz
From Church, the canal towpath is accessed via a quiet road and linking footpath....
Mary Oz
This lane becomes more potholed as it heads towards the viaduct into Church and Oswaldtwistle Station....
Mary Oz
The route leaves Church along housing streets, and then passes a rather sad looking derelict church, before crossing the Leeds and Liverpool Canal on a tarmacked farm access road....
Mary Oz
Slow Ways added Chucla one, a new walk from Church to Clayton-le-Moors
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Oswchu one, a new walk from Oswaldtwistle to Church
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Church’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SD7456428781
Lat / Lon
53.75478° / -2.38725°
Easting / Northing
374,564E / 428,781N
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Fancy stretching your legs a bit more?
If you’ve polished off all of the routes between Church and its neighbours, how about walking its whole web?
This includes the great ring of routes that join its neighbours to each other!
Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Church's meeting point
Public toilet
Wheelchair accessible toilet
Supermarket or convenience shop
Restaurant, cafe or pub
Accommodation
Accommodation for under £50 a night
Campsite
Bothy
Free wifi
Mobility scooter hire
Off-road wheelchair hire
Disabled Parking
Train station
Bus stop
Ferry
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