Ribble Way

[2] The route begins in Longton and ends at the source of the Ribble at Gayle Moor near Ribblehead, it is around 116 kilometres (72 mi) in length.

[3] The route passes through a variety of landscapes including tidal marsh, open moorland and limestone gorges.

[citation needed] The Guardian reported in 1972 that the Ramblers Association were planning Britain's first riverside long footpath called the Ribble Way.

[citation needed] The Ribble Valley is an area of 632 square kilometres (244 sq mi) of natural beauty from the north-west coast to the Lake District.

[6] The official course of the Ribble Way that is marked on the Ordnance Survey (2010) OS Openspace maps starts at Longton, the mouth of the River Ribble just west of Preston, 5 metres (16 ft) above mean sea level and finishes at Grove head, just north of Cam Fell, 558 metres (1,831 ft) above mean sea level.