Connect Darwen with Slow Ways
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Lancashire
Slow Ways linking Darwen and Belmont, Blackburn (Lancashire), Haslingden, Oswaldtwistle, Ramsbottom, Wheelton, White Coppice
England / Lancashire / Darwen
Darwen’s seven Slow Ways are 36% checked
Help connect Darwen
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.
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Walk to Darwen from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Belmont—Darwen
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Beldar one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 10km/6mi | Ascent 306m | Descent 242m | |
Belmont—Darwen
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Beldar two |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 10km/6mi | Ascent 249m | Descent 193m | ||
Blackburn (Lancashire)—Darwen
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Bladar one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 7km/4mi | Ascent 105m | Descent 163m | |
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Darwen—Haslingden
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Darhas one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 12km/7mi | Ascent 357m | Descent 290m | ||
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Darwen—Oswaldtwistle
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Darosw one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 8km/5mi | Ascent 206m | Descent 194m | ||
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Darwen—Ramsbottom
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Darram one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 14km/9mi | Ascent 385m | Descent 414m | ||
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Wheelton—Darwen
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Whedar one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 12km/7mi | Ascent 281m | Descent 331m | ||
White Coppice—Darwen
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Whidar one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 11km/7mi | Ascent 316m | Descent 279m |
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Collective progress
34% of Darwen’s seven route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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2 people have contributed to Darwen’s Slow Ways
0 people have pledged to walk and review a route
0 people have surveyed a route in Darwen
28km out of 84km have been walked and reviewed
28km of reviews have been shared in Darwen
Latest Updates
The views over the town of Darwen are superb but unfortunately the route fails to capture the iconic Jubilee Tower – you cannot even see the landmark for most of the walk. ‘Beldar two’ uses the alternative moorland tracks which take you directly past the tower (with no extra distance or time)....
sasumner
The navigation is difficult as many of the footpaths on the hills are not clearly defined (i.e. open fields with tall grass) and so it requires constant checking of the gpx route....
sasumner
At one point close to the River Darwen the route became impassable with impenetrable scrub across the path so we had to retrace our steps and find a way round to meet the path again further on. Apart from that the route is very accessible but with little of interest along the way although it did cross over other planned walkways featuring the areas industrial path several times...
Ian Metcalfe
Slow Ways added Bladar one, a new walk from Blackburn (Lancashire) to Darwen
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Darosw one, a new walk from Darwen to Oswaldtwistle
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Whidar one, a new walk from White Coppice to Darwen
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Darwen’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SD6942322463
Lat / Lon
53.69772° / -2.46459°
Easting / Northing
369,423E / 422,463N
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