Ribble Way
A 65-mile long-distance path following the course of the River Ribble upstream from where it enters the Irish Sea near Preston to its source at Ribblehead in the Yorkshire Dales. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: SD 458 255
Distance: 65 miles (105 km)
Time: 25–32 hours
Duration: 3–6 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
OL2 Yorkshire Dales – Southern and Western Area
OL21 South Pennines – Burnley, Hebden Bridge, Keighley and Todmorden
OL41 Forest of Bowland and Ribblesdale
286 Blackpool and Preston
287 West Pennine Moors, Blackburn, Darwen, Accrington and Bolton North
Summary
The Ribble Way is a long-distance footpath between the Lancashire coast and the Yorkshire Dales National Park, largely following the course of the River Ribble on its upstream course from the Ribble Estuary to its source on Gayle Moor.
The route passes through a variety of landscapes including tidal marsh, open moorland, and limestone gorges. From Longton, the Ribble Way passes through or near Preston, Ribchester, Hurst Green, Stonyhurst College, Great Mitton, Clitheroe, Chatburn, Sawley, Gisburn, Paythorne, Halton West, Wigglesworth, Rathmell, Settle, Stainforth, Helwith Bridge, Horton in Ribblesdale, Ingleborough, Whernside, and Blea Moor before ending at the river’s source near Cam Head on Gayle Moor.