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  • Whelp Stone Crag

Whelp Stone Crag

Tim writes: Whelp Stone Crag is the highest point of Gisburn Forest in the Forest of Bowland.

This walk starts at the small car park off School Lane (not to be confused with the main Stocks Reservoir car park).  After a short distance walking north up School Road, the route takes you through a few farms before heading into Gisburn Forest.

It’s not long until the route takes you up to Whelp Stone Crag (which also appears as Whelpstone Crag on some maps), and then onto Holden Moor and back into the forest.

Light was bad today and we were late setting off, it certainly wasn’t a day for pictures.  We strayed off the chosen route a few times and perhaps walked along some bike paths, so be aware and leave plenty of room in case.  Luckily we made it back to the car just as it was going dark.

Route info

Postcode BB7 4TS
Map Reference

54.011294, -2.399772

Low Point 217m
High Point 355m
Distance 10.15 km – 6.3 miles
Difficulty Easy
Cows No
Dogs Some restrictions on access land
Nearby pub
Nearby hotel
Links  Forestry England – Gisburn Forest

Map

Photos

Along the way (things to look out for on your OS map)

Gisburn Forest, Coat Rakes Bridge, Old Ing, Halsteads Fm, Fair Hill, Whelp Stone Crag, Whelpstone, Holden Moor, Hindley Head, Hesbert Hall, Bottoms Beck.

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We had a lovely autumnal walk around Slaidburn tod We had a lovely autumnal walk around Slaidburn today. Still plenty of warmth in the sunshine as well. 
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