10th April 2022 - Weets Hill
Walk Details
Distance walked: 8.5 miles
Total ascent: 1340 ft
OS map used: OL21 - South Pennines
Time taken: 4 hrs
Route description: Foulridge-Hey-Hey Fold-Booth House Farm-High Lane-Copy Nook-Lister Well Road-Higher View Farm-Duck Pond Farm-Weets Hill-Weets House Farm-Gisburn Old Road-Pendle Way-Hollin Hall-Barnoldswick Road-Slipper Hill Reservoir-Reedymoor Lane-Foulridge Lower Reservoir-B6251-Foulridge
The weather was turning out to be better than forecast today, and despite the long walk in Wensleydale yesterday I couldn't resist setting off from home for a walk to Weets Hill. With hindsight it might have been better doing yesterday's walk today. Never mind, it was good to make the most of the fine spring weather. This was my first walk up Weets Hill this year, quite a contrast to this time last year when I'd already been to its summit nine times. I set off from home at lunchtime with lots of sunshine, a few fair weather clouds and some high cloud. This gradually increased and thickened during the afternoon so that the sunshine disappeared and it was overcast and quite gloomy by the time I got home.
Setting off from home I walked to the western end of Station Road and took the footpath straight up the hill and across fields to the corner of Whitemoor Road. Here I turned right and took a lane past some houses, then a footpath on the right down to Hey Fold. The next bit was a little complicated as I took the footpath right at Hey Fold, then left across the crest of a little hill and past Hullet Hall down to County Brook Lane. I briefly walked down the lane, took a footpath on the left through a patch of woodland and across a bridge over County Brook, before resuming following footpaths north across fields past Wood End Farm to Booth House Farm, where I took a footpath up a field to High Lane. I then walked a short distance north along High Lane, then took a track on the left and followed it uphill past Copy Nook to the bridleway of Lister Well Road. I then walked down Lister Well Road until I reached a gate on the left and a footpath across access land to Higher View Farm at the top of Folly Lane. I then turned left and followed the bridleway up to Duck Pond Farm, then the footpath round the farm and onto access land, before turning right and following a path by a wall to the top of Weets Hill. After taking in the view I took the Pendle Way to reach Weets House Farm at the top of Gisburn Old Road. I then walked down Gisburn Old Road until I reached Star Hall Farm where I took the Pendle Way on the right across fields. I left the Pendle Way above Admergill Pasture Cottage for a footpath by a wall, before crossing the wall and taking a footpath down through fields to Hollin Hall on Barnoldswick Road. I crossed the road and took the footpath opposite down through fields to where it meets the lane by Slipper Hill Reservoir. I then took the footpath round Slipper Hill Reservoir to reach a track past Sand Hall to reach Reedymoor Lane, which I crossed to reach Foulridge Lower Reservoir. After walking north by Foulridge Lower Reservoir I took a ladder stile on the left for a footpath up across fields to the B6251 for a return to Foulridge and home.
Total ascent: 1340 ft
OS map used: OL21 - South Pennines
Time taken: 4 hrs
Route description: Foulridge-Hey-Hey Fold-Booth House Farm-High Lane-Copy Nook-Lister Well Road-Higher View Farm-Duck Pond Farm-Weets Hill-Weets House Farm-Gisburn Old Road-Pendle Way-Hollin Hall-Barnoldswick Road-Slipper Hill Reservoir-Reedymoor Lane-Foulridge Lower Reservoir-B6251-Foulridge
The weather was turning out to be better than forecast today, and despite the long walk in Wensleydale yesterday I couldn't resist setting off from home for a walk to Weets Hill. With hindsight it might have been better doing yesterday's walk today. Never mind, it was good to make the most of the fine spring weather. This was my first walk up Weets Hill this year, quite a contrast to this time last year when I'd already been to its summit nine times. I set off from home at lunchtime with lots of sunshine, a few fair weather clouds and some high cloud. This gradually increased and thickened during the afternoon so that the sunshine disappeared and it was overcast and quite gloomy by the time I got home.
Setting off from home I walked to the western end of Station Road and took the footpath straight up the hill and across fields to the corner of Whitemoor Road. Here I turned right and took a lane past some houses, then a footpath on the right down to Hey Fold. The next bit was a little complicated as I took the footpath right at Hey Fold, then left across the crest of a little hill and past Hullet Hall down to County Brook Lane. I briefly walked down the lane, took a footpath on the left through a patch of woodland and across a bridge over County Brook, before resuming following footpaths north across fields past Wood End Farm to Booth House Farm, where I took a footpath up a field to High Lane. I then walked a short distance north along High Lane, then took a track on the left and followed it uphill past Copy Nook to the bridleway of Lister Well Road. I then walked down Lister Well Road until I reached a gate on the left and a footpath across access land to Higher View Farm at the top of Folly Lane. I then turned left and followed the bridleway up to Duck Pond Farm, then the footpath round the farm and onto access land, before turning right and following a path by a wall to the top of Weets Hill. After taking in the view I took the Pendle Way to reach Weets House Farm at the top of Gisburn Old Road. I then walked down Gisburn Old Road until I reached Star Hall Farm where I took the Pendle Way on the right across fields. I left the Pendle Way above Admergill Pasture Cottage for a footpath by a wall, before crossing the wall and taking a footpath down through fields to Hollin Hall on Barnoldswick Road. I crossed the road and took the footpath opposite down through fields to where it meets the lane by Slipper Hill Reservoir. I then took the footpath round Slipper Hill Reservoir to reach a track past Sand Hall to reach Reedymoor Lane, which I crossed to reach Foulridge Lower Reservoir. After walking north by Foulridge Lower Reservoir I took a ladder stile on the left for a footpath up across fields to the B6251 for a return to Foulridge and home.
Route map
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Leaving Foulridge behind with Boulsworth Hill in the distance
Through the hillside hamlet of Hey
Taking the path north to County Brook, and Barden Moor and Bleara Moor come into view..
The footbridge over County Brook
Bleara Moor, Kelbrook and Kelbrook Moor as I take the path from Booth House Farm up to High Lane
On the track past Copy Nook up onto Lad Lowe Hill
Looking back with Barden Moor, Thornton Moor and Bleara Moor in the distance
Boulsworth Hill from the pool on Lad Lowe Hill
Great Whernside and Barden Moor in the distance from the gate onto access land on Lad Lowe Hill
Onto the bridleway of Lister Well Road
Heading down Lister Well Road with the moorland around Malhamdale and Wharfedale in the distance
On the bridleway from Higher View Farm up to Duck Pond Farm
Looking back with Ingleborough, Penyghent, Buckden Pike and Great Whernside in the distance
Past Duck Pond Farm and onto access land on Weets Hill. Blacko Hill and the Forest of Pendle, with the moors above Burnley in the distance.
At the eastern end of the top of Weets Hill. The town of Barnoldswick below with Barden Moor and Pinhaw Beacon in the distance.
Looking north across the Ribble Valley to Ingleborough, Penyghent, the moors above Malhamdale, Buckden Pike and Great Whernside
and the Forest of Bowland in the distance to the left of Ingleborough
The top of Pendle Hill from the eastern end of the summit
Pendle Hill from the trig point on Weets Hill
Great Whernside and Barden Moor to the northeast
One last shot looking north to the Yorkshire Dales before I leave the summit
Barden Moor, Pinhaw Beacon and Bleara Moor to the east
Heading for Weets House Farm
Looking across the Ribble Valley to the Forest of Bowland
Heading down Gisburn Old Road with Boulsworth Hill in the distance
Blacko Hill, the Forest of Pendle and Pendle Hill as I follow the Pendle Way towards Blacko Hill
On Blacko Hill
Ickornshaw Moor and Boulsworth Hill in the distance as I head down from Blacko Hill
By Slipper Hill Reservoir
Pendle Hill in the distance on the right from above Foulridge Lower Reservoir