16th November 2013 - Around Holcombe Moor
Walk Details
Distance walked: 5.3 miles
Total ascent: 977 ft
OS map used: 287 - West Pennine Moors
Time taken: 2.5 hrs
Route description: Layby on B6214 at Buckden Wood-Buckden Wood-Bull Hill-Red Brook-Harcles Hill-Chatterton Close-Buckden Wood-Layby on B6214 at Buckden Wood
Just a short local walk this afternoon on my local hills. To make it a little different from the usual route I take I decided to pick up Red Brook on the other side of Bull Hill and the bridleway around the western flank of Holcombe Moor.
Total ascent: 977 ft
OS map used: 287 - West Pennine Moors
Time taken: 2.5 hrs
Route description: Layby on B6214 at Buckden Wood-Buckden Wood-Bull Hill-Red Brook-Harcles Hill-Chatterton Close-Buckden Wood-Layby on B6214 at Buckden Wood
Just a short local walk this afternoon on my local hills. To make it a little different from the usual route I take I decided to pick up Red Brook on the other side of Bull Hill and the bridleway around the western flank of Holcombe Moor.
Route map
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Plenty of colour in Buckden Wood
The West Pennine Moors as I head up Bull Hill
Looking across Holcombe Moor from Bull Hill
Cowpe Lowe and Scout Moor
Winter Hill
By Red Brook..
From this angle it looks like it flows without any big drop in height
Holcombe Moor, the valley of Red Brook and the bridleway is just below
Red Brook tumbles down from the moorland above
and a better view from the bridleway
On the bridleway below Holcombe Moor
Winter Hill and Cheetham Close in the distance
On the other side of Holcombe Moor and a pathless descent back down to Buckden Wood