16th August 2013 - Darwen Moor
Walk Details
Distance walked: 5.1 miles
Total ascent: 922 ft
OS map used: 287 - West Pennine Moors
Time taken: 2 hrs
Route description: Crowfield Road car park-Hollinshead Hall-Darwen Moor-Jubilee Tower-Darwen Moor-Hollinshead Hall-Crowfield Road car park
A short walk onto Darwen Moor to enjoy some fine evening weather and hopefully see the sunset. I thought that I had missed out as it clouded over but my patience was rewarded.
The car park at Slipper Lowe is locked up at 1730 so I had to start further away than I would have liked. If I'd brought a map with me I would have seen the shorter route from Tockholes.
Total ascent: 922 ft
OS map used: 287 - West Pennine Moors
Time taken: 2 hrs
Route description: Crowfield Road car park-Hollinshead Hall-Darwen Moor-Jubilee Tower-Darwen Moor-Hollinshead Hall-Crowfield Road car park
A short walk onto Darwen Moor to enjoy some fine evening weather and hopefully see the sunset. I thought that I had missed out as it clouded over but my patience was rewarded.
The car park at Slipper Lowe is locked up at 1730 so I had to start further away than I would have liked. If I'd brought a map with me I would have seen the shorter route from Tockholes.
Route map
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There's still some sunshine for this shot of Winter Hill
The track up onto Darwen Moor
Looking across to Great Hill. This spot is where I took my sunset shots from.
Darwen Moor and Jubilee Tower
Heading for the tower
The view from next to Jubilee Tower. The town of Darwen below and Pendle Hill in the distance.
Pendle Hill
The West Pennine Moors
Cloud has covered the Forest of Bowland on the other side of the Ribble Valley
I hope those gaps in the clouds remain
A parting shot of Jubilee Tower
I've reached the spot where I'm going to watch the sunset from. The first thing I took a shot of though was this hot air balloon as it was landing.
It's looking promising
Definitely worth the wait. That's Blackpool Tower that's backlit as the sun drops into the gap in the clouds.
One last shot. I'd better get moving, I still have to walk back to where I'm parked.