Section 4 of 4, Burnley Way
Mereclough to Harle Syke
8.7 miles (14 km). About 3½ hours, moderate.
Start: SD 879 310. Finish: SD 869 350. OS grid.
Take it with you: download this section's GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
About 474 m of climbing and 474 m of descent; highest point 431 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Mereclough.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Mereclough Brow, 1.1 km away (Directions); Burnley Manchester Road station, 4.4 km away (Directions).
Getting back
The section finishes at Harle Syke. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- Turning Circle, 90 m from the finish. Directions SD 869 351Queen Street, 200 m from the finish. Directions SD 867 351
What to expect
Underfoot: gravel and tracks 23%, paved or flagged 22%, earth, rock and mud 8%; the rest (47%) isn't recorded.
About 22% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 2 gates, 1 stream crossing.
Steepest climb: about 91 m in a kilometre (1 in 11), starting 1.5 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pub
- Hare & Hounds, Haggate: 8.6 miles in, about 200 m off the way.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
Walked it? Log it
Something wrong or missing?
Tell us what to change about this section: a wrong distance, a moved start, a path that's closed.