14th October 2012 - Newsholme Dean & Little Wolf Stones
Walk Details
Distance walked: 9.1 miles
Total ascent: 1330 ft
OS map used: OL21 - South Pennines
Time taken: 6 hrs
Route description: Hare Hill Edge-White Lane-Newsholme-Newsholme Dean-Millennium Way-Todley Hall Road-Millennium Way-Morkin Bridge-Keighley Moor Reservoir-Pennine Way-Little Wolf Stones-Pennine Way-Oakworth Moor-Hare Hill Edge
This was a walk of two halves. The first, easy walking on good paths and tracks and then the second, rough moorland.
From the lay-by at Hare Hill Edge there was a bit of road walking at first until I reached the track of White Lane. I followed this and a lane to the hamlet of Newsholme. Having passed through Newsholme I then had the valley of Newsholme Dean ahead. I dropped down into the valley, crossed the beck and then joined the Millennium Way. I followed this marked path all the way to Keighley Moor Reservoir. From the reservoir there was rough moorland walking including a short time spent on the Pennine Way to the high point of the walk, Little Wolf Stones. My route back was back to the Pennine Way and then the Millennium Way back to where I was parked.
Total ascent: 1330 ft
OS map used: OL21 - South Pennines
Time taken: 6 hrs
Route description: Hare Hill Edge-White Lane-Newsholme-Newsholme Dean-Millennium Way-Todley Hall Road-Millennium Way-Morkin Bridge-Keighley Moor Reservoir-Pennine Way-Little Wolf Stones-Pennine Way-Oakworth Moor-Hare Hill Edge
This was a walk of two halves. The first, easy walking on good paths and tracks and then the second, rough moorland.
From the lay-by at Hare Hill Edge there was a bit of road walking at first until I reached the track of White Lane. I followed this and a lane to the hamlet of Newsholme. Having passed through Newsholme I then had the valley of Newsholme Dean ahead. I dropped down into the valley, crossed the beck and then joined the Millennium Way. I followed this marked path all the way to Keighley Moor Reservoir. From the reservoir there was rough moorland walking including a short time spent on the Pennine Way to the high point of the walk, Little Wolf Stones. My route back was back to the Pennine Way and then the Millennium Way back to where I was parked.
Route map
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After parking in the lay-by at Hare Hill Edge, a short road walk brought me to the track of White Lane..
The Worth valley and the Bronte Moors
Heading for the hamlet of Newsholme
Keighley in the distance at the end of the Newsholme Dean valley
A steep descent into Newsholme Dean..
A choice of routes to cross Dean Beck
The clapper bridge or...
...the packhorse bridge
Newsholme Dean below. I'm now on the trail of the Millennium Way, heading for Keighley Moor.
Keighley Moor
Still on the path above Newsholme Dean
A moorland view from the access road to Keighley Moor Reservoir. Newholme Dean is the valley in the middle of the picture.
Keighley Moor Reservoir
South Pennine moors from next to the reservoir
and again from the Pennine Way as I head for Little Wolf Stones
The final approach to Little Wolf Stones. I can see the trig point on the brow of the hill. That's the distinctive profile of Pendle Hill on the left.
On Little Wolf Stones looking towards the hills above Wharfedale
Pendle Hill
I can make out Ingleborough and Penyghent in the distant view
The Worth valley to the right. I'm now going to head for Great Wolf Stones, a gritstone outcrop that is just a short distance away.
Pendle Hill from Great Wolf Stones
Watersheddles Reservoir and Boulsworth Hill
Rough walking on the way back as I cross Oakworth Moor but...
...I have the compensation of great views across the Bronte moors
