10th December 2022 - Weets Hill
Walk Details
Distance walked: 8.3 miles
Total ascent: 1255 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-Peel's House Farm-Hollin Hall-Barnoldswick Road-Slipper Hill Reservoir-Reedymoor Lane-B6251-Foulridge
I awoke this morning to find a cover of snow on the ground. Not much, but enough to make me want to head out for a walk in it. The forecast certainly wasn't good enough for me to consider driving anywhere, the cloud sitting on the hills, a chance that it might brighten up, and the possibility of a bit more snow meant it would always be a walk from home. With the cloud lifting a little and hints of brightness I set off from home at 1130 for Weets Hill. There were glimpses of blue sky and a little weak sunshine for my outbound route, but the weather deteriorated during my walk back home. The cloud got lower, the hill fog thicker, and some snow fell. I've been on the summit of Weets Hill numerous times during the past few years but I can still count on the fingers of one hand the number of times that I've had no view, and this was one of them.
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 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. There was no view to be had, so I didn't hang around and 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 Peel's House Farm where I took a bridleway on the right into a field, then turned left to follow 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 walked north along to the B6251 for a return to Foulridge and home.
Total ascent: 1255 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-Peel's House Farm-Hollin Hall-Barnoldswick Road-Slipper Hill Reservoir-Reedymoor Lane-B6251-Foulridge
I awoke this morning to find a cover of snow on the ground. Not much, but enough to make me want to head out for a walk in it. The forecast certainly wasn't good enough for me to consider driving anywhere, the cloud sitting on the hills, a chance that it might brighten up, and the possibility of a bit more snow meant it would always be a walk from home. With the cloud lifting a little and hints of brightness I set off from home at 1130 for Weets Hill. There were glimpses of blue sky and a little weak sunshine for my outbound route, but the weather deteriorated during my walk back home. The cloud got lower, the hill fog thicker, and some snow fell. I've been on the summit of Weets Hill numerous times during the past few years but I can still count on the fingers of one hand the number of times that I've had no view, and this was one of them.
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 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. There was no view to be had, so I didn't hang around and 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 Peel's House Farm where I took a bridleway on the right into a field, then turned left to follow 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 walked north along to the B6251 for a return to Foulridge and home.
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A bleak winter scene as I leave Foulridge behind
Taking the path north to County Brook..
The footbridge over County Brook
On the track past Copy Nook up onto Lad Lowe Hill
The sun tries to break through the fog
Hints of blue sky as I look back
Bleak winter scenery on Lad Lowe Hill...
Heading down Lister Well Road
The fog thins to provide some views of winter scenery...
Taking the footpath across the moor to the top of Folly Lane and Higher View Farm
On the bridleway from Higher View Farm up to Duck Pond Farm
At the cairn at the eastern end of the summit of Weets Hill
and at the trig point on the summit of Weets Hill. No loitering to take in the view today!
At the top of the Pennine Bridleway at Weets House Farm
Heading down Gisburn Old Road, and it's now started to snow...
At Peel's House Farm I take a bridleway and then footpath onto Blacko Hill...
I can just about make out Foulridge Lower Reservoir as I head down from Blacko Hill
At a frozen Slipper Hill Reservoir
Back in Foulridge