Rossendale Way
Loop Walk · Lancashire Blackpool
1,500
XP
a 3-day route
A high-level route around Bacup, Rawtenstall, Haslingden and Whitworth in the Rossendale Valley, crossing the open moors and farmland of the South Pennines which roughly follows the Rossendale Borough boundary.
665 m
365 m
65 m
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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
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Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
1380 m
Drop
1383 m
Highest
463 m
Lowest
132 m
Walking time
about 15 h 40 min
A 3-day route, walked in stages. 1,500 XP for the whole route, claimed with a photo from it.
Which way round
As mapped: Climbs 14% for 500 m early on, comes down 15% for 350 m near the end.
Reversed: Easy first 5.2 km, climbs 15% for 350 m early on, comes down 14% for 500 m near the end.
Little height either way — ride it whichever way suits.
Main climb: km 42.5–47.8, from 133 m to 449 m.
How the 66.8 km splits
Flat
25.9 km
Climbing
20.3 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.9 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.3 km
Descending
18.5 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
1.0 km
Link it with other walks
Mary Towneley Loop
Shares 6.0 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 14.3, 47.5…72.07 km
Pennine Bridleway
Shares 4.7 km of path · meets at km 14.3, 50.8, 52.7…330.81 km
Irwell Sculpture Trail
Shares 2.4 km of path · meets at km 9.8, 39.8, 63.455.1 km
Rochdale Way
Shares 1.2 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 60.177.79 km
GM Ringway
Shares 1.0 km of path · meets at km 60.1, 61.1, 61.6…323.48 km
Todmorden Centenary Way
Shares 0.5 km of path · meets at km 4.8, 6.934 km