On Thursday 27th August The PROSPECTS Foundation is launching a series of ‘Discover Hyndburn’ self-guided walk leaflets.
The leaflets are aimed at people new to walking, those returning to walking, people new to the Hyndburn area as well as visitors and ramblers wishing to explore Hyndburn and the surrounding areas.
They range from shorter walks of 2-3 miles (4.8kms), medium walks 3-6 miles (9.7kms) and longer walks of 7-10+ miles (16kms) covering smooth, easy, moderate, and rough terrains. Some are mainly on the flat, but the longer hikes tend to have a few climbs. Several of the walks include sections of river side paths, greenways and multiuser tracks and/or canal towpaths.
The self-guided walk leaflets also include local history information and the routes pass by key features, go via woodlands and greenspace areas managed by PROSPECTS or places maintained by local volunteers from the township-based PROSPECTS Panels.
The walks can be found at https://prospectsfoundation.org.uk/walking/ and the Discover Hyndburn sub-page where there are links to download the leaflets and for the technical minded they can be downloaded as gpx files to android phones and other devices.
For more information contact mike.stapleford@prospectsfoundation.org.uk
PROSPECTS is committed to supporting walking in Hyndburn and the adjacent local authority areas. There are several walking routes on the PROSPECTS website. PROSPECTS staff and some volunteers will be checking several of these routes out to make sure there are no hazards and we will be adding some new walks of three to eight miles, on different terrains and suitable for people with different walking ability.