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51<br />
Rabbit Rocks<br />
Loop<br />
by Chris Pearce<br />
Distance: 7.3 miles Difficulty: Medium<br />
There is a definite urban renewal theme to this month’s<br />
Jack’s Tracks. Go back less than 100 years and this walk<br />
would have taken in some of the dirtiest, smelliest places in<br />
<strong>Wigan</strong>. In the 1930’s George Orwell described the area in his<br />
diary as a “frightful landscape of slagheaps and belching<br />
chimneys”. With lots of investment and the helping hand of<br />
Mother Nature, the area directly to the south/south-east of<br />
<strong>Wigan</strong> town centre has undergone a complete change, and<br />
this 7.3-mile walk through <strong>Wigan</strong>’s ‘Greenheart’ highlights<br />
that remarkable transformation.<br />
Start at the dry dock next to <strong>Wigan</strong> Investment Centre<br />
(WN3 5BA), cross over the bridge and turn right to head<br />
away from the handsome Trencherfield Mill. Go under<br />
Henhurst Bridge, which carries the Chapel Lane traffic,<br />
and follow the canal round a left-hand bend. Follow the<br />
canal as it climbs uphill for 1.3 miles passing several locks<br />
until you reach lock number 73.
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