BWOAS WEDNESDAY - Hoghton Bottoms from the Royal Oak, Riley Green

⛰️ 8km, or just under 5 miles - 110m of ascent - 2 hours.

🟢 VERY EASY and largely FLAT route with well surfaced trails and a canal tow path. Occasional ROAD CROSSINGS and a RAILWAY CROSSING. Some areas of MUD and UNEVEN SLOPES. Anybody with good mobility and even a basic level of fitness will manage this walk.

📍The Royal Oak, Blackburn Old Rd, Hoghton, PR5 0SJ - stays.almost.camcorder - SD621254.

🚌 It is possible to catch the 152 bus service to and from this location from that runs between Preston and Burnley, calling at Clayton-le-Moors, Rishton and Blackburn.

🚗 The pub has a large car park BUT car pooling is encouraged where possible so as not to hog spaces for other customers and diners. If parking around the area, please take care not to block access for local residents and businesses, ALWAYS check signage before leaving your vehicle.

PLEASE USE THE "MANAGE TICKETS" FEATURE TO CANCEL YOUR SPACE/S IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND TO ALLOW SOMEBODY ELSE THE CHANCE TO JOIN THE WALK. Please do not contact BWOAS via Facebook, Twitter or private messages to volunteers to cancel. 

Please view the BWOAS SAFETY GUIDE before booking.

BWOAS PRIVACY POLICY

Bolton Walking and Outdoors Appreciation Society is a community collective of volunteers, friends and members of the public. Walks are organised by individuals who volunteer their free time to take part in the outings.

1. Adult participants must acknowledge that they are responsible for their own actions, safety, wellbeing and personal property, and are equally responsible for and have a duty of care over any accompanying children and young people under the age of eighteen at ALL TIMES during an activity.

2. Participants must fully understand that any activity advertised by Bolton Walking and Outdoors Appreciation Society is NOT A PROFESSIONALLY GUIDED WALK. Volunteers who assist in organisation, managing the group and navigating on the day do so on a peer to peer basis and ARE NOT personally responsible or otherwise liable for any accidents, loss of or damage to personal property or any emergency medical care that may be required.

3. Important personal medication must be carried during each activity and, where appropriate, a volunteer can be discreetly told of the whereabouts of any such items in the event of an emergency. This includes asthma inhalers and autoinjector pens. Participants must read all advertised information available and be sure that they are fit and well enough to attend an activity. THIS IS WHOLLY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARTICIPANT OR RESPONSIBLE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OR A CHILD IN THEIR CARE UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN.

4. Volunteers and other experienced group members may offer advice during the activity but it should be understood that this IS NOT PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE from a trained professional. It is the responsibility of each individual participant to make their own judgement and proceed as they see fit should a a safety issue arise.

5. Anybody taking part in a BWOAS walk should be aware that participants and volunteers in the group will capture images and video clips that WILL then be shared online via social media. Participants are welcomed to send such images to BWOAS to share on the walking group social media and other online platforms.

6. Zero Tolerance Policy – Member Conduct. We operate a zero tolerance policy towards unacceptable or abusive behaviour. This includes, but is not limited to: malicious or defamatory comments, slander, trolling, bullying, harassment, hate speech, or persistent negativity directed at any participants, volunteers and committee members. This policy applies to behaviour occurring during organised walks or events as well as in online spaces connected to the group (including social media, messaging platforms, and group chats) Any participants found to be engaging in such behaviour will be banned immediately. This decision will be final, and the individual will be unable to book onto or attend any future events.Our aim is to maintain a safe, inclusive, respectful, and supportive environment for all participants.

Participants booking for themselves or a child or young person under the age of eighteen in their care acknowledge that they have understood and agree with the above statements by booking onto any advertised activity.