~Pendle Hill~
12th April 2012
Pendle Summit
Scroll down for photos and a description of the walk....
Pendle Hill
It's been a mixed day, weatherwise. Rain in the morning, clearer warm afternoon and then heavy shower clouds developed. We missed the worst of the storms but saw a very dark cloud over towards the Ribble Valley.
Barley
Start time of 18:20hrs from Barley Car Park. The water level is quite high, reflecting recent rainfall.
Lower Ogden Reservoir
Upper Ogden Reservoir
Boar Clough Route
Boundary Mill, Colne
Clear air and sunshine leads to good views to the east. Here, Boundary Mill stands out and a little further away you might be able to see Spring Garden Mill. Barrowford Reservoir is at the highest point of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal and provides water for such.
Pendle Vale School
The bright white building, Pendle Vale School, is one of the BSF projects, championed by the last Labour Government and halted by the coalition. Lucky East Lancs and unlucky elsewheres. All our old schools were rebuilt.
Summit Group
After just over an hour without encountering anyone, I find a group of walkers at the summit. I did not ask them to move on, but I did walk all around them taking photos of the summitscape.
Shell-suited Summiteers
Easter detritus litters the trig column. I'll bring a bag next time and clear things up, if the mess remains.
The Summit Group
Pendle Summit
Stile and Sunset
The Long Shadow
Pendle Steps
Time for the walk back to Barley....
Walkers: Just Me
Time taken: 2hrs 5mins over a distance of about 5 miles.
Route: Barley, Ogden Reservoirs, Boar Clough, Pendle Summit, The Steps, over the fields and back to Barley.
Weather and conditions: Sunny and not as cold as last week, when I couldn't stay at the top due to the bitter cold.
Greetings Count: Nobody until the top and then the group who seemed to be waiting for more folk to arrive, otherwise I would have to have timed them out and requested they move along.
Take me back to the start ....