Section 4 of 7, The Ribble Valley Jubilee Trail
Slaidburn to Chipping
11.8 miles (19 km). About 4½ hours, moderate.
Start: SD 714 526. Finish: SD 622 432. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 331 m of climbing and 356 m of descent; highest point 229 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Slaidburn.
- Bus stops
- Slaidburn (Car Park), 340 m from the start. Directions SD 713 523Slaidburn (Chapel Street), 360 m from the start. Directions SD 713 523Slaidburn (Brennands School), 680 m from the start. Directions SD 709 521
- Car parks
- Slaidburn Car Park (pay), 320 m from the start. Directions SD 714 523Car park, 390 m from the start. Directions SD 713 523
Getting back
The section finishes at Chipping. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stop
- Kirklands Estate, 140 m from the finish. Directions SD 621 433
Planning The Ribble Valley Jubilee Trail
- Planning the whole trail: ribblevalley.gov.uk.
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 39%, gravel and tracks 9%; the rest (49%) isn't recorded.
About 39% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 14 stiles, 4 kissing gates, 17 gates, 1 stream crossing, 1 flight of steps.
Steepest climb: about 94 m in a kilometre (1 in 11), starting 7.2 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- The Tillotsons Arms, Chipping: at the finish.Parkers Arms, Newton: 2 miles in, about 150 m off the way.
- Cafés
- Riverbank Tearooms, Slaidburn: 0.3 miles in. Seats outside.Puddleducks Cafe PO and Village Store, Dunsop Bridge: 5.1 miles in.The Cobbled Corner, Chipping: at the finish.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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