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Dog walks in Rowley

Rowley is a park in Burnley, 2.5 km from the middle of Burnley. 11 walks in the app lie mostly in it. 5 of 11 are under 3 km and 4 are loops.

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Rowley on Lancashire. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Three walks in Rowley

From the 11 walks that lie mostly in Rowley, those that start nearest its middle: an 8.4 km loop, a 3.6 km there and back and a 3.2 km one-way walk.

Where these go is in the app

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  • Brunshaw loop8.4 km · 144 min · A loop
  • Briercliffe and back3.6 km · 61 min · There and back
  • Brunshaw to Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood3.2 km · 56 min · One way

The rules for dogs in Rowley

  • Open by permission, not by right9 hectares of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)
  • Open by right2 hectares of the woodland

Burnley council has a dog control order we cannot yet place on the map, so it may apply here. Park byelaws and signs on the ground may say more.

What the walks in Rowley are like

Every share is of the 11 walks that lie mostly in Rowley, with Burnley as a whole marked on each bar.

How far they go

5 to 8 km: 0 of 11 walks in Rowley, against 17% near Burnley.

Where the walks fall by length. The five bars add up to the whole, give or take the rounding.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredBurnley
Under 3 km
5 of 11
35%
3 to 5 km
3 of 11
20%
5 to 8 km
0 of 11
17%
8 to 12 km
3 of 11
12%
Over 12 km
0 of 11
13%

What shape they are

One way, ending somewhere else: 2 of 11 walks in Rowley, against 27% near Burnley.

A loop brings you back without repeating a step. There and back retraces the way out.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredBurnley
A loop
4 of 11
33%
There and back the same way
5 of 11
39%
One way, ending somewhere else
2 of 11
27%

What is beside the path

Through a park or green space for a third or more: 10 of 11 walks in Rowley, against 11% near Burnley.

Shares of walks where the ground beside the path is a given kind for the stated part of the way.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredBurnley
Under trees for a third or more of the way
10 of 11
31%
Beside water for a tenth or more
10 of 11
80%
On open access land for a third or more
0 of 11
25%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
10 of 11
11%
Off road for four fifths or more
1 of 11
20%
On roads or lanes for half or more
7 of 11
49%
Through built-up streets for half or more
0 of 11
3%

What might stop you

Never beside a busy road: 11 of 11 walks in Rowley, against 66% near Burnley.

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 thatShare of walks measuredBurnley
Never beside a fast road
11 of 11
82%
Never beside a busy road
11 of 11
66%
No busy road to cross
11 of 11
66%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
11 of 11
70%
No steps
9 of 11
82%

What is on the way

Pass a pub: 7 of 11 walks in Rowley, against 29% near Burnley.

Shares of walks that start by, or pass, each of these.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredBurnley
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
11 of 11
81%
Pass a pub
7 of 11
29%
Pass a dog-waste bin
0 of 11
2%
Pass a public toilet
2 of 11
17%
Pass a drinking-water tap
0 of 11
<1%
Pass a busy beauty spot
1 of 11
22%

Measured on 20 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made

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Walks in Rowley, 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.

Walks beyond your home county come with Further, the Trekosa subscription. What Further adds

Questions people ask

Can I take my dog to Rowley?
Burnley has a dog order we cannot yet place, so it may apply here, read on 11 October 2026.
How many dog walks are there in Rowley?
11 walks in the Trekosa app lie mostly in Rowley.

What is in Rowley

4 car parks and 1 pub within Rowley or at its edge, from OpenStreetMap.