After the success of the 2012 event, RPMRT’s traditional long distance walk will again be The Pendle Way. The walk will start – and finish – at Barley village hall; the date is July 6th.
This long distance walk will take you through many of the places mentioned in the story of the Pendle witches, but will also be a fine achievement to complete in a single day under your own steam. If you are familiar with the Rossendale Way In A Day, you’ll know what to expect in terms of the usual support – food and refreshments along the way then some grub when you finish, plus marshalled checkpoints all the way round to keep you on the right track. The entry donation this year will be £15 for both the full walk and the half way walk.
The walk will start from Barley village hall on Saturday 6 July 2013; the route will be walked clockwise, so you can start with a fine ascent of Pendle Hill to warm your legs up. The first full route walkers will be sent off at 6am. If you don’t fancy 45 miles why not try the half length route which will still start at Barley village, take you up Pendle Hill, but finish at Wycoller aisled barn, from where we’ll transport you back to the start point. You also get a lie in because the start time for the halfway walk is 9am.
If you’ve not tried an event like this before, you’ll obviously have to be in relatively good shape physically. This is not an escorted walk – you’re expected to navigate your own route, albeit the route is well signposted we recommend you provide yourself with a suitable map (see the link below – it is very useful!). Entrants are advised to carry a rucksack with normal day walking kit plus nibbles and drinks enough to see them round the route.
If you’re undertaking this walk as a bit of a personal challenge, have you thought about doing it as a sponsored walk? Obviously, we’d be thrilled if you were raising money for us, but of course you can walk for the charity of your choice. E-mail us or enter a comment below if you want more information on getting sponsorhip for RPMRT.
Have a look here if you want more information on the route: Long Distance Walker’s Association guide to the Pendle Way
You can download our paper application pack: PWIAD Details & entry form - please note, this document also contains the official sponsorship form for this event
Download the Route Book you will need on the day here - PWIAD route book. Don’t worry if you can’t print it – we’ll have a few spare copies, but if you can do it, we can keep the costs down a bit.
Do you have an official RPMRT sponsorship form for the Pendle Way in a Day walk?
Karen, I’ve added a link above which allows you to download the sponsorship form.
Hi!
I’ve booked already, but need some details.
A) if the route goes clockwise from Barley are we going straight up Pendle from the track outside the hall, or walking on the road to Newchurch to pick up the Pendle Way.
B) What is the latest finish time for the 45 miler, and if I’m timed out can I carry on on my own (bringing my head torch just in case)? Presumably I wont be in time for any supper at the end
C) if my timings en route are slow, and I take a short cut via the road to finish earlier, and therefore forfeit any certificate, can I still get my supper? Ta (I need to know so that I can try to get some sponsors, and I certainly want to do more than 25 miles, but may not get 45 done within your time frame)
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I have a similar query to Sheila. If the route is clockwise from Barley then Pendle would normally be tackled last, unless you went via the Ogden Reservoirs to pick up the Pendle Way, then go up Pendle before returning to Barley and on to Barrowford, Barnoldswick etc then finishing via Higham, Newchurch & then returning to Barley via Ogden Res again. Could you please clarify. Also, could you please expand on feeding/watering arrangements. Thanks
How do I go about getting sponsor forms so I can start collecting names for sponsorship? Or should I make my own forms?
The walk will go from Barley up by the Ogden reservoirs to join the Pendle Way and return the same way at the end, so Pendle Hill is first and not last. There will be somewhere in the region of 10 checkpoints with water etc – details nearer the time. Hope that assists.
Can we register on the day or as this to be done before hand.
Brian
you can register on the day
hi ive sin in the rossendale free press that we can do this on bikes if so do we just fill in this entry fourm and send it in?
Hi Jack
not sure that you could do much of this on a bike as it’s mostly footpaths not roads or bridlepaths. Sorry!
Most of the Pendle way has a ‘No Cycling/Bikes’ rule plus many sections i’ve walked recently definitely arent bike firendly!
Wish i could use a bike, my poor legs!
Is it possible to advise at which checkpoints water will be available so we can gauge how much to carry in between. Thanks
Hi David, the longest distance between checkpoints is about 8 miles, there will be water at all them.
Where do you recommend we park if we want to start at 6am? The car park opposite the village hall is locked between 8pm and 8am, and roads through the village are narrow.
Can you ask Pendle B C to leave the car park unlocked on Friday night?
Shirley
aplogies we didn’t spot your question till it was too late but we got the car park opened early. Sorry!
I have just completed, yesterday, the 45(?) mile Pendle way in a day. I have some feedback if you want it. The route was good, the support was good and the food and drinks at the check points were good infact better than I expected for the £10 entrance fee. I have to say though that the route guide was one of the worst I have come across in 5 years of challenge walking – it was at best ambiguous and at worst just misleading. The saving grace was comparing interpretations of, and complainng about, the route description with the guys I was walking with actually kept the walk a little more interesting. See you next year!
Gordon
thanks for the feedback; you’re not alone in your views re the route notes and other entrants gave us the same information. All we can say at this point is that we roadtetsed them ourselves to see whether they were good enough, and obviously they were lacking in some places. We’re having a look at this so we can improve them for the enxt time we organise the event. Sorry about that but glad you found some solace with your fellow wanderers.
Hi – is it ok to run/walk this event?
Most people choose to walk the route, but there are a few odd ones that do it at a fair pace. It’s up to you, but it’s not a race.
Hi, i,m planning on doing the full walk but may be missing out Pendle hill. Yesterday i walked up Pendle following the Pendle way to earby,today my legs are hurting and i realised i need some new walking boots. I know i need to get some serious training in.can anyone give me some tips or advice??