7¼ miles (11.7km) with 600ft (183m) Total Ascent
Meet at the pay and display car park in Slaidburn(Sat Nav: BB7 3ES), ready for the usual start time of 10.30am.
From the car park we walk north west through fields to Shay House Farm. It is then east to the Stocks Reservoir Dam where we pick up the permissive path eastwards along the reservoir as far as the road and Dalehead Church and Heritage Centre. After a short stop here we head south westwards to Black House and then Hammerton Hall. From there we continue south back to Slaidburn and the car park. There is a café and village green next to the car park with the Hark to Bounty pub not far away.