Connect Horwich with Slow Ways
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Greater Manchester
Slow Ways linking Horwich and Adlington, Belmont, Blackrod, Lostock, Westhoughton
England / Greater Manchester / Horwich
Horwich’s five Slow Ways are 45% checked
Help connect Horwich
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 Horwich from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Adlington—Horwich
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Adlhor one |
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3 X |
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Review me | Distance 6km/4mi | Ascent 53m | Descent 82m | ||
Blackrod—Horwich
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Blahor one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 3km/2mi | Ascent 63m | Descent 34m | |
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Horwich—Belmont
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Horbel one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 7km/4mi | Ascent 331m | Descent 224m | ||
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Horwich—Lostock
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Horlos one |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 6km/4mi | Ascent 34m | Descent 59m | ||
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Horwich—Westhoughton
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Horwes one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 8km/5mi | Ascent 41m | Descent 58m |
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Collective progress
55% of Horwich’s five route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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5 people have contributed to Horwich’s Slow Ways
0 people have pledged to walk and review a route
1 people have surveyed a route in Horwich
23km out of 29km have been walked and reviewed
37km of reviews have been shared in Horwich
Latest Updates
Mostly road route, but with a nice section through the public golf course in Lostock....
Jules
Approximately 50% of this route follows busy roads, whilst the eastern half is predominantly off-road and on well surfaced paths. It is also entirely accessible to wheels of all varieties, and overall a pleasant route....
Dannywith
A large section of this route is impassable due to a housing development blocking the path by pearl brook to the M61...
Matthew
They are very interested in walkers and often congregate around the stile near the railway bridge....
Wanderer
Still gives a good chance to stretch your legs and the last section is quite rural and crosses a pleasant golf course....
Wanderer
A good and safe walk but you will encounter a number of obstacles on the route - stiles, kissing gates, narrow gates, a steep stepped bridge over the railway line and a steep stepped section of path....
Stearsb
The footpaths range from residential, compacted earth, gravel, pasture and minor road without footpath, one of the pasture fields showed evidence of cows. The footpath was walked after a dry spell but some areas looked as though they may get muddy, and the footpath also passes close to a stream that could flood. The motorway is crossed by a road bridge at Bolton West motorway services, care should be taken as there are no footpaths but a wide range of services are available here, even a hotel!...
Stearsb
Slow Ways added Horwes one, a new walk from Horwich to Westhoughton
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Horwich’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SD6340811832
Lat / Lon
53.60178° / -2.55443°
Easting / Northing
363,408E / 411,832N
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Fancy stretching your legs a bit more?
If you’ve polished off all of the routes between Horwich 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 Horwich'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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