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Dog walks in Hoghton Tower Wood
Hoghton Tower Wood is a wood in Chorley, 6.5 km from the middle of Blackburn. 15 walks in the app lie mostly in it. 4 of 15 are under 3 km and 3 are loops.
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Two walks in Hoghton Tower Wood
From the 15 walks that lie mostly in Hoghton Tower Wood, those that start nearest its middle: a 1.9 km there and back and a 10.5 km one-way walk.
Where these go is in the app
Create an account- Hoghton and back1.9 km · 32 min · There and back
- Brindle to Pleasington10.5 km · 180 min · One way
The land and what it asks of a dog
- Open by right1 hectare of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)
Chorley council has a dog control order we cannot yet place on the map, so it may apply here. Signs on the ground may say more.
What the walks in Hoghton Tower Wood are like
Every share is of the 15 walks that lie mostly in Hoghton Tower Wood, with Blackburn as a whole marked on each bar.
How far they go
Over 12 km: 7 of 15 walks in Hoghton Tower Wood, against 11% near Blackburn.
Where the walks fall by length. The five bars add up to the whole, give or take the rounding.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Blackburn |
|---|---|---|
| Under 3 km | 4 of 15 | 39% |
| 3 to 5 km | 1 of 15 | 21% |
| 5 to 8 km | 0 of 15 | 17% |
| 8 to 12 km | 3 of 15 | 10% |
| Over 12 km | 7 of 15 | 11% |
What shape they are
One way, ending somewhere else: 7 of 15 walks in Hoghton Tower Wood, against 24% near Blackburn.
A loop brings you back without repeating a step. There and back retraces the way out.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Blackburn |
|---|---|---|
| A loop | 3 of 15 | 34% |
| There and back the same way | 5 of 15 | 40% |
| One way, ending somewhere else | 7 of 15 | 24% |
What is beside the path
Under trees for a third or more of the way: 12 of 15 walks in Hoghton Tower Wood, against 35% near Blackburn.
Shares of walks where the ground beside the path is a given kind for the stated part of the way.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Blackburn |
|---|---|---|
| Under trees for a third or more of the way | 12 of 15 | 35% |
| Beside water for a tenth or more | 11 of 15 | 69% |
| On open access land for a third or more | 0 of 15 | 6% |
| Through a park or green space for a third or more | 0 of 15 | 17% |
| Off road for four fifths or more | 0 of 15 | 6% |
| On roads or lanes for half or more | 12 of 15 | 71% |
| Through built-up streets for half or more | 0 of 15 | 8% |
What might stop you
No stile, gate or cattle grid: 0 of 15 walks in Hoghton Tower Wood, against 79% near Blackburn.
Shares of walks with none of each thing on the way. A road counts when it runs within about fifteen metres of the path.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Blackburn |
|---|---|---|
| Never beside a fast road | 13 of 15 | 85% |
| Never beside a busy road | 5 of 15 | 49% |
| No busy road to cross | 6 of 15 | 50% |
| No stile, gate or cattle grid | 0 of 15 | 79% |
| No steps | 11 of 15 | 80% |
What is on the way
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road: 8 of 15 walks in Hoghton Tower Wood, against 87% near Blackburn.
Shares of walks that start by, or pass, each of these.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Blackburn |
|---|---|---|
| Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road | 8 of 15 | 87% |
| Pass a pub | 10 of 15 | 43% |
| Pass a dog-waste bin | 1 of 15 | 14% |
| Pass a public toilet | 0 of 15 | 9% |
| Pass a drinking-water tap | 0 of 15 | <1% |
| Pass a busy beauty spot | 0 of 15 | 27% |
Measured on 20 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made
Walks in Hoghton Tower Wood, for your dog
If you live in Lancashire, it is your home county, and every walk in it is free, for good. Tell the app what your dog finds hard and it shows you walks that suit, with anything that might stop you shown first.
Anywhere in Great Britain, even with no signal.
Further is the Trekosa subscription. 12 of its 15 walks run under trees for a third of the way or more. It brings the Further map, 1:25,000, with contours, field walls and every right of way, while you have signal. Press Offline on a walk in Hoghton Tower Wood before you set off and its map stays on your phone until you remove it, for when the signal drops among the trees. Drift off the path and the phone buzzes. It also opens walks beyond your home county, if Lancashire is not yours.
The first 250 households have it for good. After that, £4.99 a month or £34.99 a year.
Questions people ask
- Do dogs need a lead in Hoghton Tower Wood?
- Chorley has a dog order we cannot yet place, so it may apply here, read on 1 October 2026.
- How many dog walks are there in Hoghton Tower Wood?
- 15 walks in the Trekosa app lie mostly in Hoghton Tower Wood.
Getting there
1 car park within Hoghton Tower Wood or at its edge, from OpenStreetMap.