7½ miles / 12km with 460ft / 140m Max Total Ascent
Meet at the main car park in Ribchester (Sat Nav: PR3 3ZH), ready for the usual start time of 10.30am.
From Ribchester we walk to Dinckley Bridge on the northern side of the River Ribble, via Stydd Manor, the lovely Duddel Wood, Lower Dutton and the Ribble Way. After crossing Dinckley Bridge, we return along the south bank of the river, through Marles Wood, then the road from Salesbury Hall to Ribchester Bridge and back to Ribchester.
We can have refreshments afterwards at the Potters Barn cafe or one of the pubs in Ribchester if anyone is interested.