10th July 2021 - 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 best the weather was going to offer me this weekend was going to be this afternoon. After a dull and overcast start, the cloud finally started to break up in the early afternoon, so I decided to have a walk up Weets Hill and back from home. Setting off at 1400, the cloud continued to break up to give warm sunny spells, although with the haziness and humidity there were no long distance views to enjoy from the summit of Weets Hill.
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 best the weather was going to offer me this weekend was going to be this afternoon. After a dull and overcast start, the cloud finally started to break up in the early afternoon, so I decided to have a walk up Weets Hill and back from home. Setting off at 1400, the cloud continued to break up to give warm sunny spells, although with the haziness and humidity there were no long distance views to enjoy from the summit of Weets Hill.
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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Foulridge below Noyna Hill
A hazy Boulsworth Hill in the distance as I leave Foulridge behind
On the path to County Brook with Bleara Moor and Kelbrook Moor to the right
The slopes of White Moor to my left
Down through fields to County Brook..
The footbridge over County Brook
Bleara Moor, Kelbrook and Kelbrook Moor in the distance as I look back on the path from Booth House Farm up to High Lane
On the track from High Lane up to Lad Lowe Hill
Looking back with Thornton Moor and Bleara Moor in the distance
The pool on Lad Lowe Hill with Boulsworth Hill in the distance
Onto the bridleway of Lister Well Road..
Barnoldswick below as I leave Lister Well Road for the path across the moor to Higher View Farm
Looking over the wall to Barden Moor, Thornton Moor and Bleara Moor
Approaching Higher View Farm
On the bridleway from Higher View Farm up to Duck Pond Farm
Looking back with Barnoldswick below. No long distance views because of the haze.
The sculpture at Duck Pond Farm
Blacko Hill, the Forest of Pendle and Pendle Hill as the path from Duck Pond Farm reaches access land on Weets Hill..
Hazy views to the northeast towards the Yorkshire Dales from the eastern end of Weets Hill...
Looking north from the cairn at the eastern end of Weets Hill and I can just about make out the hills around Settle in the Yorkshire Dales
Pendle Hill and the trig point
Pendle Hill from the trig point on Weets Hill
Looking northeast towards Barden Moor and Thornton Moor
A hazy view across the Ribble Valley to the Forest of Bowland
Late afternoon sunshine on Weets Hill
Bog Asphodel in flower
On the Pendle Way to Weets House Farm
Heading down Gisburn Old Road with Boulsworth Hill in the distance
On the Pendle Way to Blacko Hill
Blacko Hill, the Forest of Pendle and Pendle Hill
On Blacko Hill
Ickornshaw Moor, Foulridge Lower Reservoir and Boulsworth Hill as I head down to Barnoldswick Road from Blacko Hill
By Slipper Hill Reservoir
On the track from Sand Hall to Reedymoor Lane
Making my way round Foulridge Lower Reservoir..
Pendle Hill in the distance on the right as I leave Foulridge Lower Reservoir