Ten great walks within three hours of the Commonwealth Games Stadium.

WALK ONE
Rivington Pike

Less than an hour from the stadium you can experience the world of one of the north west of England’s greatest industrial entrepreneurs and the solitude of the West Pennine Moors.

Lord Leverhulme, founder of the company that became Unilever, bought the Rivington estate to build a country retreat.

Rivington Pike stands high above the town of Horwich. On its slopes Lord Leverhulme laid out a magical terraced garden. You can still walk through the ruins of it today on your way to a great view over the Lancashire landscape. But if solitude is what you want head on from the beacon tower on Rivington Pike towards the television masts on Winter Hill. There are miles of lonely moorland to explore.

MAP OS Explorer 287 West Pennine Moors. Rivington pike at map reference SD643137

Walk One - Rivington Pike | Walk Two - Latrigg | Walk Three - Castle Crag

Walk Four - Ashgill Force | Walk Five - The Mighty Caw | Walk Six - The Howgill Fells

Walk Seven - The Roaches | Walk Eight - Blea Moor | Walk Nine - Whitbarrow Scar

Walk Ten - Arnside Knott | Walk Index