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Rivington Pike Tower – View from the Pike loop from Horwich

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North West England

Rivington Pike Tower – View from the Pike loop from Horwich

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Rivington Pike Tower – View from the Pike loop from Horwich

00:37

4.64km

210m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 7, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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2.30 km

Rivington Pike Tower

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Built in 1733 from the remains of a beacon platform and pit and from local stone from the River Douglas and wood from the surrounding hills, Grade 2 listed Rivington Pike Tower was formerly used as a hunting lodge by Squire John Andrews, sheltering shooting parties out on a jolly from Rivington Hall. After decades of disrepair and vandalism the castellated top has been renovated, the roof and chimney replaced, and the door and windows bricked up. Inside, and now unable to be seen, are a fireplace and a small stone-flagged cellar. Due to erosion the doorway now stands a good forty inches above the soil rendering the Tower’s foundations clearly visible

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2.31 km

View from the Pike

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Had an amazing cloud inversion on my visit

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4.64 km

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Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.01 km

907 m

603 m

101 m

Surfaces

1.93 km

1.44 km

863 m

342 m

< 100 m

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