Rivington Pike
For thousands of us from Bolton, Horwich and Chorley, Rivington Pike is simply our hill, the one we all default to. But there’s more to it than beacon fires and reservoir views: this modest gritstone summit has hosted a Victorian industrialist’s grand landscaping project, a landmark access protest, wartime radar stations, and even a young Alfred Wainwright, long before he ever set foot in the Lakes. Here’s the full story, plus a circular route taking in the Pigeon Tower, the Terraced Gardens and Lower Rivington Reservoir.