Our drawing of the route — the shape of the walk, not a navigation aid. Carry OS Explorer on the hill. Off-lead information here is what walkers reported or what signage allows — never our advice. Whether and when a dog is off the lead is the owner’s decision and legal responsibility; keep dogs under control near livestock and follow signs on the day.
The walk Cowling is built under. A field path and Lane Ends Lane lift you out of the village onto Dick Lane, the narrow tarmac lane that runs the length of the gritstone escarpment, then you drop off it onto the open crag edge to reach Wainman's Pinnacle and follow the edge east to Lund's Tower, with the Aire valley below and Pendle away to the west. The crag top is registered access land, so a dog can be off the lane on the rough ground legally, but the moor immediately south of the crag is a different matter and is covered by a live Natural England no-dogs direction. Sheep are on the crag edge and the lane verges all year, and Dick Lane is single track with no pavement, so lead work is the rule rather than the exception.
Four acres of fenced private farmland at Moss Bar Farm on the western edge of Cowling, hired by the hour for your sole use so no other dog comes through the gate while you are in it. It exists because the owner had a rescue dog that could not be let off the lead in country surrounded by grazing sheep, which is exactly the problem this end of Craven presents, and it is aimed at reactive, nervous and newly rehomed dogs and at recall training. Fencing is inspected daily, there are spare bags and a bin inside the field, and the site asks that reactive dogs do not meet outside the gate, so leave a gap between bookings. A self-service dog wash with shampoo, aprons, towels and a dryer can be booked for afterwards. Booking is online or through their app, seven days a week all year, with a full refund on cancellations up to 48 hours before.
Woodland House is a place to stay on Woodland Street, Cowling. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.
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