November
Start: 10:30am
6 miles (9.5 km) across flat terrain (no stiles)
Meet at St Mary the Virgin CE Church, Rufford (L40 1TA) ready to start at 10.30am.
(NB Parking is available on Church Rd but, if congested, an alternative option is The Paddock (L40 1UL) behind The Hesketh Arms.)
We first walk south along the canal to a swing bridge and the A59. We cross and then leave the road following a succession of tracks to the cricket ground and Mere Sands Wood. By skirting and then traversing the reserve we reach the Visitor Centre for our lunch stop. In the early afternoon we exit the woods and follow a route across open fields to the A59 where we walk to Sparks Bridge and re-join the canal. The towpath leads us back to Rufford church.