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11th April 2014 - Grit Fell & Clougha Pike

Walk Details

​Distance walked: 6.2 miles

Total ascent: 1257 ft

OS map used: OL41 - The Forest of Bowland & Ribblesdale

Time taken: 4 hrs

Route description: Birk Bank car park on Rigg Lane-Birk Bank-track round the back of Clougha-Grit Fell-Clougha Pike-Clougha Scar-Birk Bank car park on Rigg Lane

Back at home after my Lakes break. It's fine day so after I'd completed a few jobs I had to do in the morning I made the short drive for this walk in the Forest of Bowland that I always enjoy.

From the car park I followed a path across Birk Bank to pick up the shooters track that makes for the col between Ward's Stone and Grit Fell. I then paid a visit to the summit of Grit Fell before heading to Clougha Pike. My route back took me down Clougha Scar and through the woodland on Birk Bank to the car park.

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A few shots taken on the way around the back of Clougha
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On the summit of Grit Fell. Ward's Stone and the fells around the Trough of Bowland.
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Looking towards the Yorkshire Dales. Whernside, Ingleborough and Penyghent in view.
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Heading for Clougha Pike
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By the trig point that marks the top of Clougha Pike
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Looking down the Fylde coast
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The Lune estuary
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Morecambe Bay and the Lake District fells
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Many of the western fells of the Yorkshire Dales in view including Middleton Fell, Great Coum, Gragareth, Whernside, Ingleborough and Penyghent
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Windy Clough
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A last shot looking towards the Lune estuary before I head down through woodland back to the start

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