Local Life - Wigan - November 2018
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91<br />
walk through this pretty hamlet.<br />
Approximately 200 yards before<br />
you’re due to go under the M6,<br />
there’s a footpath on the right.<br />
Take the footpath, then go<br />
through another stile and plunge<br />
into Ghyll Wood. You’ll cross a<br />
wooden footbridge and then<br />
clamber up the bank on the other<br />
side, walking along the top of the<br />
bank until you come to a gate.<br />
Take the path through the field<br />
and you’ll eventually come out<br />
on Snowshill Lane. Turn right and<br />
follow this road until you reach<br />
the entrance to Wrysdale Park.<br />
If you fancy a detour at the firstrate<br />
Applestore Café (open 9-4pm<br />
Weds-Sun) or a look at Wrysdale<br />
Lake then carry straight on.<br />
Otherwise, follow the road round<br />
to the right, across the bridge<br />
and uphill to Higher Lane. Turn<br />
left and then immediate right for the uphill trek up<br />
Nicky Nook. After a steep initial climb, the path will<br />
level off somewhat. After you pass the reservoir on<br />
the left, there is an option to fork off and follow the<br />
path to the cairn, but for the purposes of the walk<br />
we’re following the path right up to the white trig<br />
pillar at the peak<br />
After a breather, follow the path in the same<br />
direction down the hill. As the path bends<br />
downwards to the right, you’ll see a gate set in a<br />
dry stone wall straight ahead. Go through the gate<br />
and head for the brick structure directly ahead, and<br />
when you’ve arrived here, head downhill towards<br />
the green box at the bottom of the hill.<br />
Follow the path round the green box and once you<br />
get to the track turn right and head into the woods<br />
once again. After a couple of gates, you’ll arrive<br />
at the fingerpost sign by a gate you encountered<br />
earlier on in the walk. Turn left here towards<br />
Grizedale Bridge and follow the pathway back<br />
through Holme Wood until you reach your starting<br />
point.<br />
When can<br />
we go back to<br />
Dukes Barn<br />
Farm?<br />
Boarding kennels and cattery.<br />
Heated accommodation.<br />
Recommended by vets & clients for over<br />
38 years.<br />
<strong>Local</strong> authority licensed & approved.<br />
Open 9am – 6pm Monday – Saturday<br />
Closed to customer visits on Sunday<br />
DUKES BARN FARM<br />
Animal care at its best<br />
Brook Lane, Pemberton, WN5 8JQ<br />
Call - 01942 217752
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