Ribble Way

v t e Ribble Way
Legend
km 103 Gavel Gap Dales Way 101 Ribblehead Gearstones 91 Pennine Way 91 Pennine Journey 91 Horton in Ribblesdale Gray Bridge 88 Foredale 88 Foredale Helwith Bridge 84 Stainforth 84 Stainforth Stainforth Bridge 80 Settle 79 Giggleswick Penny Bridge 78 Giggleswick 75 Rathmell 70 Long Preston Cow Bridge 66 Halton West 64 Paythorne Paythorne Bridge 62 Gisburn Poultry House Bridge 58 Gisburn Cotes 57 Gisburn Cotes 54 Sawley Sawley Bridge 51 Chatburn Grindleton Bridge 49 Chatburn Ribble Lane 46 Brungerley Bridge 45 Clitheroe 44 Edisford Rd  B6243  41 Mitton Bridge  B6246  41 Great Mitton 39 Lower Hodder Bridge 35 Hurst Green 29 Ribchester 26 Hothersall Lodge 22 Grimsargh 20 Red Scar 17 Preston  M6  17 Preston Brockholes Bridge A59 13 Preston Walton Bridge  A675  11 Preston 9 Preston Penworth New Bridge  A59  9 Preston Guild Way  A59  2 River Ribble 0 Longton
Sources: Route: Lancashire County Council[1] Distances: Google Earth

The Ribble way is a long-distance walk between the Lancashire coast and the Yorkshire Dales National Park largely following the course of the River Ribble.^[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.^[4] It begins to the south of the Ribble estuary, the route then runs through Preston and on to the historic town of Clitheroe.^[2] Next it heads up into the Pennines to reach its source on remote Cam Fell.^{[citation needed]}