A Spring Hike to Rivington Pike

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Lowland and Hill Walks
Apr 01
2023

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£12.50
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Relaxed 7 miles. No rush. 350 m ascent. Some steep parts. Plenty of stops.

Join Andy, Tom, and the OutdoorLads for a walk to the peaks of Winter Hill and Rivington Pike, near Horwich in Bolton.

We will meet at Rivington Hall, from where we will ascend up through the winding maze-like paths of the Rivington Garden ruins which eventually connect to the West Pennines. We will then ascend up the Belmont Road path to get to the first summit at the Winter Hill trig point (455m).

Shortly after making our way past the iconic Winter Hill TV station antenna arrays, we will head to Rivington Pike itself (380m). We will then navigate back through the pathways of the Rivington ruins, and back to the car park before having refreshments locally.

We will be taking our time and enjoying the scenery so no rushing here.

Plenty of photo-stops and coffee breaks so bring a flask if you have one. 
 

Points of interest on the walk:

Rivington Hall – Estate hall dating back to the 15th Century and more recently owned by the Leverhulme family, founders of Unilever Corporation since 1905.

Pigeon Tower – An iconic tower looking out over Horwich, built as a gift to the wife of Lord Leverhulme in 1909 and looking like something out of Harry Potter.

Winter Hill TV Station – A 300 meter TV broadcasting transmitter dating back to the 1950s, delivering TV to over 6 million people.

Rivington Pike – A smaller hill on the side of Winter Hill, with the Pike Tower, built in 1733 as a stone hunting lodge.

This event has been re-arranged from 10.3.23 due to bad weather.

Free Car Parking

This is a dog friendly event, so please bring your pooches along. The more the merrier !

All photos taken by Tom

 

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