10 miles (16km) with minimal climbing
Meet at Birkacre Visitor Centre, Yarrow Valley Park (Sat Nav: PR7 3QL Map Ref: GR570153), ready for the usual start time of 10.30am.
The Chorley Circular Walk is a 10 mile walk linking Chorley town to its countryside.
We leave Yarrow Valley Park and after a short road walk make our way into the meadows of the Yarrow Valley. We follow the river on informal paths to Yarrow Farm and take the Chorley Loop to Astley Park where we will have lunch. After lunch we will walk through the park to the memorial entrance and walk through the town area heading for the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Leaving the canal after a couple of miles we turn into Duxbury Park and descend into Duxbury Woods. Walking through the woods and through fields we then make our way back to the café and car park at Yarrow Valley Park.