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5th March 2012

Pendle Summit

Pendle Hill Summit

Scroll down for photos and a description of the walk....

Pendle Walk

Towards Pendle House

This evening's Pendle walk started from the roadside at 16:10 and the air is clear, so the views should be vast!

Black Moss Reservoirs

Black Moss Reservoirs & Pendle Shadow

Pen-y-ghent

Pen-y-ghent from Pendle Hill

Pendle Stile

The Stile

Water Theft

Black Moss

Someone has syphoned off water from the top reservoir, could it be the work of thirsty ..... southerners!

Nelson

a little bit of .... Nelson

Quite enough, really.

Pendle Summit

The Summit

Normally, I complete my walk from this point with a simple descent back to the car - but not on a day like today!

Ogden Clough

Looking Back to the top of Ogden Clough

I decided to head westwards over the flags to the top of Ogden Clough and then head over the moor to the Scout Cairn.

Scout Cairn

Looking West

The little point on the fell is the "Scout Cairn", fells of Bowland are further west.

Scout Cairn

The Scout Cairn

I met a couple from Burnley at the summit and they followed the footpath round to here, whereas I chose the direct moorland route and they won! The direct route is full of tussocks and wet bits.

Pendle Sunset

Pendle Sunset

Overlooking the Ribble Valley and the Bowland Fells.

Pendle Summit

Heading Back to The Stile

Sunset on Pendle

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Pendle Stile

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Pendle Sunset

Back at the Summit

Pendle Sunset

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Sunset on Pendle

and finally....

Pendle Sun

17:59hrs

Walkers: Just Me.

Time taken: 2hrs 23mins over a distance of 5 miles, 1020ft of ascent.

Route: Pendle roadside, The Steps, Stile, Summit, Flags, Bogs, Scout Cairn, Shelter, Stile, Summit, Track back to Pendle House and along to the car,

Weather and conditions: Sprinter Sunshine - is it Spring or are we still in Winter?

Greetings Count: Quite a few folk on the steps, the Burnley couple at the summit and scout cairn and then a fellow felt manufacturer from Burnley (not my brother), parallel lives, almost!

Pendle Sunset

Take me back to the start ....

Take me home....