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Dog walks in Lever Park

Lever Park is a park in Chorley, 6.3 km from the middle of Chorley. 43 walks in the app lie mostly in it. 44% are under 3 km and 13% are loops.

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Lever Park on Lancashire. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Three walks in Lever Park

From the 43 walks that lie mostly in Lever Park, those that start nearest its middle: a 2.0 km loop, a 5.2 km there and back and a 7.3 km one-way walk.

Where these go is in the app

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  • Rivington loop2.0 km · 34 min · A loop
  • Horwich and back5.2 km · 90 min · There and back
  • Rivington to Anglezarke7.3 km · 126 min · One way

The rules for dogs in Lever Park

  • Site of Special Scientific InterestWest Pennine Moors SSSINatural England designations
  • Open by permission, not by right60 hectares of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)
  • Open by right24 hectares of the woodland

Chorley 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 Lever Park are like

Every share is of the 43 walks that lie mostly in Lever Park, with Chorley as a whole marked on each bar.

How far they go

Under 3 km: 44% of the walks in Lever Park, against 34% near Chorley.

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

Walks thatShare of walks measuredChorley
Under 3 km
44%
34%
3 to 5 km
13%
21%
5 to 8 km
13%
18%
8 to 12 km
13%
12%
Over 12 km
13%
12%

What shape they are

A loop: 13% of the walks in Lever Park, against 35% near Chorley.

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

Walks thatShare of walks measuredChorley
A loop
13%
35%
There and back the same way
53%
39%
One way, ending somewhere else
32%
25%

What is beside the path

Through a park or green space for a third or more: 100% of the walks in Lever Park, against 43% near Chorley.

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

Walks thatShare of walks measuredChorley
Under trees for a third or more of the way
100%
62%
Beside water for a tenth or more
72%
85%
On open access land for a third or more
<1%
10%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
100%
43%
Off road for four fifths or more
27%
14%
On roads or lanes for half or more
11%
66%
Through built-up streets for half or more
<1%
2%

What might stop you

Never beside a busy road: 97% of the walks in Lever Park, against 40% near Chorley.

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 measuredChorley
Never beside a fast road
79%
84%
Never beside a busy road
97%
40%
No busy road to cross
97%
41%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
79%
70%
No steps
79%
70%

What is on the way

Pass a busy beauty spot: 81% of the walks in Lever Park, against 32% near Chorley.

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

Walks thatShare of walks measuredChorley
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
81%
86%
Pass a pub
55%
48%
Pass a dog-waste bin
48%
40%
Pass a public toilet
16%
18%
Pass a drinking-water tap
<1%
<1%
Pass a busy beauty spot
81%
32%

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

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Walks in Lever Park, 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 Lever Park?
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 Lever Park?
43 walks in the Trekosa app lie mostly in Lever Park.

What is in Lever Park

9 car parks, 3 public toilets, 2 dog bins and 1 pub within Lever Park or at its edge, from OpenStreetMap.