B Walk - Quarries, Railways and Reservoirs with Tony Ingham
6 miles (9.6km) with 500ft (152m) Total Ascent
Meet at Longridge Civic Hall (Sat Nav: PR3 3HJ ), ready for the usual start time of 10.30am.
The walk passes five of the seven reservoirs in Longridge and the Tootle Heights and Lords Quarries. It also follows part of the quarry railways and the Longridge - Preston line.
Leaving the Civic Hall we make our way to Lords Quarry through Willows Park and along the railway embankment. Next we take in Lords Lane, Chipping Road, Croft Farm, Halfpenny Lane and Green Nook Lane before crossing the track bed of the Longridge-Preston Line to reach Mardale Playing Fields. From there we proceed to Daniels Farm, Preston Road and Pinfold Lane to reach Alston 3 Reservoir (disused, now a nature reserve with viewing areas) before walking between Alston 1 and Alston 2 Reservoirs.
We then pass Higher College Farm to get to Spade Mill 1 and Spade Mill 2 Reservoirs and climb up alongside them to Tootle Heights Quarry. We then drop down to the tunnel under Higher Road which gave rail access to the quarry. From there it is back through Willows Park to the Civic Hall.