Ramblers
February Ramble – Adlington
After last month’s walk along the prom, we now needed to return to something a little more challenging. Unfortunately, the planned walk, Beacon Fell and the River Brock was changed because of ice on a couple of the steeper paths, so Bill, from our Bolton group, came up with this alternative, a walk to the East of Chorley, utilising the canal and a series of farm tracks and quiet country lanes. Starting from a lay-by on the A6, we quickly joined the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, heading North to Chorley. The canal was frozen in places but the weather was quite pleasant for walking, with little wind. After a couple of miles, we left the canal and started our steady ascent of Healey Nab, a wooded hill offering splendid views in all directions. A memorial woodland has recently been planted Read more…