The walk starts Abbey Village main St A675 (Bolton Road) and follows clockwise circular route via Abbey Village, Rake Brook, Roddlesworth Lower and Higher Reservoirs.
Calculated time: 3h15[?] 
Distance : 6.29mi
Vertical gain : 427ft
Vertical drop : 397ft
Highest point : 820ft
Lowest point : 446ft 
Difficulty : Moderate
Back to starting point : Yes
Walking
Location : Withnell
Starting point : N 53.700035° / W 2.546554° 
(D/A) Follow the road north to the track heading northeast off the main road. Plenty of parking on the main road in the village. Take track northeast towards farm building. Pass buildings on the west side then upslope to the dam. Cross dam wall and continue upslope to grassland. Footpath heads northeast to the stile near Bradley farm. After stile head northeast to the gate next to the barn.
(1) Head south on track part of Witton Weavers Way. Gateway on Weavers Way, take the path west along the fence to a stile at the junction with next fence. Cross the stile and follow the path along the east of tree line. Take stile down west to stream and cross bridge to track.
(2) Follow farm lane north and then south-west to Hare and Hounds pub. Footpath meets the track. Take track south-west towards the south end of Abbey Village.
(3) Track passes close to Hare and Hounds pub. Take track south-east around the north side of Rake Brook Reservoir before the main road. Lodge by the reservoir. Follow the path around lodge then east over the weir to Roddlesworth Reservoir. Follow the path north along the dam wall.
(4) At the north end of the dam wall follow the track east through wood along the north side of Roddlesworth Reservoir. Follow path south-east along the north side of Higher Roddlesworth Reservoir.
(5) Follow the track south along the west side of the stream. Follow the path south through the wood until reach paved track through the wood, 'Mill Lane'.
(6) Take 'Mill Lane' south to bridge over a stream. The path heads West towards A675, difficult to follow at times. Take road north to Abbeyville farm. Take farm track west to Abbeyville farm between farm buildings then across the field to gate on the west side.
(7) Take ill-defined footpath north-west towards the south end of the wood. Take path north-west along the line of wall to the well-defined track heading north. Take path west to the south end of Quarry. Follow path north-west around the quarry to Twistmoor Lane and head east to Dole Lane.
(8) Take road north back to Hare & Hounds in Abbey Village. Head north through the village back to start.(D/A)
Waypoints :
D/A : mi 0 - alt. 528ft - Abbey Village
1 : mi 0.73 - alt. 469ft - Bradley Farm
2 : mi 1.33 - alt. 476ft - Red Lea
3 : mi 1.76 - alt. 561ft - Hare and Hounds
4 : mi 2.45 - alt. 568ft - Dam End
5 : mi 3.34 - alt. 676ft - South Tip
6 : mi 3.93 - alt. 751ft - Mill Lane
7 : mi 4.84 - alt. 751ft - Abbey Gate
8 : mi 5.51 - alt. 646ft - Dole Lane
D/A : mi 6.29 - alt. 528ft - Abbey Village
Food and drink available in Hare and Hounds, Abbey Village.
Parking at start. PR®6 8BZ
More detailed route info
http://www.graemelinford.com/walks/abbey...
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Global average : 3.82/5
Number of opinions : 5
Description quality : 4/5
Routemap quality : 3.25/5
Walk interest : 4.2/5
Global average : 4.67 / 5
Date of walk
: 20/03/22
Description quality
: Very good
Easiness to follow the route
: Good
Walk interest
: Very good
"Abbey Village Reservoirs Circular" the views on this walk were spectacular...
The walk, muddy and wet under foot which is typical of Lancashire and doesn't detracked from the walk experience.
Everyone we met were very friendly, one farmer even took us to meet his the baby lambs... two of triplets. Magical!
Global average : 3.5 / 5
Date of walk
: 04/07/21
Description quality
: Average
Easiness to follow the route
: N/A
Walk interest
: Good
Directions were quite confusing and on occasions couldn't follow them. Ended up using Google maps to find our way.
Global average : 2.33 / 5
Date of walk
: 12/04/21
Description quality
: Average
Easiness to follow the route
: Very disappointing
Walk interest
: Average
The directions were bad. Constant use of compass point directions and no reference to any landmarks. I think the author must have made this route up from a map and had never actually physically done the walk! I mean who walks in broad daylight with a compass in there hand for the entire duration. Could do a lot better. My advice would be to find a walk description somewhere else.
Global average : 4.33 / 5
Date of walk
: 07/02/21
Description quality
: Good
Easiness to follow the route
: Very good
Walk interest
: Good
Very nice walk, especially with vistas of 4 reservoirs contrasting with woodland, parkland and farmland. Very boggy in places at this time of year. Not too strenuous.
Glad you enjoyed the walk, you might want to check out the Withnell, Brinscal walk here which starts from Abbey Village and heads West initially on disused rail track before climbing to give great views over Ribble Valley on a clear day. Some pics of this at www.graemelinford.com /walks plus other walks in the area.
Global average : 4.33 / 5
Date of walk
: 25/01/21
Description quality
: Very good
Easiness to follow the route
: Average
Walk interest
: Very good
The link to another website, from yours, had what looked like a straight forward route but it wasn’t.
Your info was good and it was a great walk.
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