~Pendle Hill~
5th April 2015
Pendle Summit
April is here and we are due a change in the weather ...
River Wharfe
Karen and I took Molly with us to Grassington on Saturday 4th April. I prefer to park up river of Grassington and walk in to the village; you save up to £4.50 on parking and feel ready for refreshments when you arrive.
Linton Weir
The scene includes a hydro-electric power generator and two men operating a "drone". I am fairly sure that it is not permitted to fly such a drone in the close proximity of the public.
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The Foresters Arms, Grassington
Good, basic menu with hearty portions. The classic bar style with an assortment of bar stools and fine pub tables sets the scene for this welcomming refreshment opportunity. Dogs and wives welcome!
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Fun by the river on the way back to the car. The morning after, mist was in the air and Molly n' me set off for an ascent of Pendle Hill.
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The Pendle walk started at 08:30hrs from the Barley car park. Would we get above the mist?
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The Ogden Reservoirs
Upon reaching the Upper reservoir, we were reaching the ceiling of the misty air and brightness was breaking through.
Fogbow in Ogden Clough
My prescence has created a "fogbow", a feint arch of diffracted sunlight offering a way into the clough.
Boar Clough
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All clear above the mist and much warmer, some call this a temperature inversion whereby the cold moist air is trapped at the lower level and the temperature therefore increases with altitude over a short vertical distance.
Easter Sunday on Pendle Hill
All around the valleys are filled with mist, views to the south and east are hindered by the strong sunlight.
Mist in the Ribble Valley
The plume of steam eminates from the Ribble Cement Works. We took a walk around the perimiter edge of Pendle's Big End, heading north and then west.
The Scout Cairn
Then a bee-line across the peat bogs to Ogden Clough for a return route to Barley.
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Ogden Clough
Upper Ogden Reservoir
Kestrel
Barley Waterworks
One day these will be homes, it seems to be taking a long time.
3hrs 30mins over a distance of about 7 miles. You wait years for a temperature inversion in East Lancashire to coincide with an opprtunity to walk up Pendle and then .... see the next walk, soon.
All photos copyright Richard Ratcliffe 2015 ©
Take me back to the start ....