13th March 2021 - Weets Hill
Walk Details
Distance walked: 8.8 miles
Total ascent: 1612 ft
OS map used: OL21 - South Pennines
Time taken: 4.5 hrs
Route description: Foulridge-Hey-Hey Fold-Booth House Farm-High Lane-Copy Nook-Lister Well Road-Folly Lane-Pendle Way-Weets Hill-Weets House Farm-Gisburn Old Road-Pendle Way-Hollin Hall-Barnoldswick Road-Slipper Hill Reservoir-Reedymoor Lane-Foulridge Lower Reservoir-B6251-Foulridge
Not the best of weather is forecast for this weekend and with tomorrow being a write-off because of wind and rain I had to make the most of what today had to offer. After an improvement in the weather as the morning showers cleared I decided to head for a walk to Weets Hill. I was still expecting an odd shower or two but at least there would be some sunshine between them. A few showers did pass through, but they were brief and the spring sunshine was most welcome. The top of Weets Hill was a bit wild with the strong westerly wind that was blowing.
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 at the top of Folly Lane. I then walked down Folly Lane until I reached a stile and the trail of the Pendle Way. The stile was crossed and the Pendle Way followed up to the summit of Weets Hill. After taking in the view I returned to 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: 1612 ft
OS map used: OL21 - South Pennines
Time taken: 4.5 hrs
Route description: Foulridge-Hey-Hey Fold-Booth House Farm-High Lane-Copy Nook-Lister Well Road-Folly Lane-Pendle Way-Weets Hill-Weets House Farm-Gisburn Old Road-Pendle Way-Hollin Hall-Barnoldswick Road-Slipper Hill Reservoir-Reedymoor Lane-Foulridge Lower Reservoir-B6251-Foulridge
Not the best of weather is forecast for this weekend and with tomorrow being a write-off because of wind and rain I had to make the most of what today had to offer. After an improvement in the weather as the morning showers cleared I decided to head for a walk to Weets Hill. I was still expecting an odd shower or two but at least there would be some sunshine between them. A few showers did pass through, but they were brief and the spring sunshine was most welcome. The top of Weets Hill was a bit wild with the strong westerly wind that was blowing.
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 at the top of Folly Lane. I then walked down Folly Lane until I reached a stile and the trail of the Pendle Way. The stile was crossed and the Pendle Way followed up to the summit of Weets Hill. After taking in the view I returned to 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.
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A mixture of blue skies and dark clouds as I leave Foulridge behind..
On the footpath north to County Brook and someone has turned the lights off
Back on again. Threatening clouds and showers to the north over the Yorkshire Dales.
Crossing the footbridge over County Brook
Bleara Moor, Kelbrook and Kelbrook Moor as I follow the footpath from Booth House Farm up to High Lane
A distant Barden Moor, Salterforth, Earby, Thornton Moor and Bleara Moor from High Lane
and the same again as I follow the track up to Copy Nook
On the track up past Copy Nook and onto Lad Lowe Hill
Boulsworth Hill in the distance
Looking back to Earby, Thornton Moor and Bleara Moor
Boulsworth Hill in the distance from the pool on Lad Lowe Hill
Dramatic skies over Lad Lowe Hill..
Heading north down the bridleway of Lister Well Road
The sunlit slopes of Weets Hill, but there are dark clouds on the horizon
Barden Moor and Thornton Moor to the northeast
A shower passes through while I'm walking down Folly Lane..
On the Pendle Way to the top of Weets Hill. I can make out a snow topped Ingleborough and Penyghent in the distance.
Looking down on Barnoldswick with Great Whernside and Barden Moor in the distance
Another shot looking north to Ingleborough and Penyghent
The top of Pendle Hill appears as I approach the summit of Weets Hill
Pendle Hill from the trig point on Weets Hill
Dramatic skies over Weets Hill
Looking east to Barden Moor and Thornton Moor
The wall that runs across the top of Weets Hill makes a good subject for a photo..
Barden Moor in the distance beyond Barnoldswick, Thornton Moor and Bleara Moor
You can tell how windy it is from the ripples on the pool around the trig point
Heading for Weets House Farm
Pendle Hill with the Forest of Bowland on the other side of the Ribble Valley
Boulsworth Hill in the distance as I walk down Gisburn Old Road
On the Pendle Way with Blacko Hill ahead
Blacko Hill, the Forest of Pendle and Pendle Hill
On Blacko Hill
Foulridge Lower Reservoir and Boulsworth Hill as I follow the path down to Barnoldswick Road
Making my way round Slipper Hill Reservoir..
..and round a windswept Foulridge Lower Reservoir
