Connect Simonstone with Slow Ways
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Simonstone’s four Slow Ways are 56% checked
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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 Simonstone from further afield
Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Great Harwood—Simonstone
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Gresim one |
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3 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 6km/4mi | Ascent 128m | Descent 137m | ||
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Simonstone—Padiham
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Simpad one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 5km/3mi | Ascent 55m | Descent 88m | |
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Simonstone—Padiham
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Simpad two |
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2 X |
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Review me | Distance 5km/3mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
Simonstone—Sabden
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Simsab one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 4km/2mi | Ascent 131m | Descent 89m | ||
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Simonstone—Sabden
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Simsab two |
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3 X |
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Review me | Distance 4km/2mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
Whalley—Simonstone
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Whasim one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 6km/4mi | Ascent - | Descent - |
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Collective progress
58% of Simonstone’s four route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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4 people have contributed to Simonstone’s Slow Ways
1 people have pledged to walk and review a route
3 people have surveyed a route in Simonstone
21km out of 31km have been walked and reviewed
32km of reviews have been shared in Simonstone
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A mix of urban roads ( a few hundred metres in Great Harwood), farmland and tracks.There is some ascent, notably from Read Garden Centre up to Read Hall but this is not demanding....
Richard Cook
We walked this on a very cold, frosty day from Great Harwood to Simonstone. It's a very pleasant route that avoids roads where possible....
greengibbo77
Good route between the towns which is offroad as much as I think possible. Takes in a lovely stretch of the river and passes a garden centre with cafe thats a good stop for refreshments. Crosses two very busy roads which unfortunately can be treacherous to cross at busy times....
WalkinGobbiner
The route soon left the village of Sabden along a farm track which gradually climbed the flank of a hill, affording nice views back to Sabden, and forward across fields (with someone tobogganing when I was there) to the wooded slope. This short section of road went over the brow of the hill so the views changed....
Mary Oz
After leaving the main road from Simonstone, the track descended through fields with lovely views ahead. My route diverted past the bandstand and down to the river, but the path seemed to disappear and the obvious route was back up steps to pass the church on the main road....
Mary Oz
I designed and walked SimPad Two because I was worried about access from Altham Bridge to the Public Right of Way on the south of the river, and when I looked on Google street view it looked private....
Mary Oz
Eric Forgan added Whasim one, a new walk from Whalley to Simonstone
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Gresim one, a new walk from Great Harwood to Simonstone
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Simonstone’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SD7696434521
Lat / Lon
53.80648° / -2.35128°
Easting / Northing
376,964E / 434,521N
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