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17th February 2018 - Pendle Hill

Walk Details

​Distance walked: 7.0 miles

Total ascent: 1012 ft

OS map used: OL41 - Forest of Bowland & Ribblesdale

Time taken: 4 hrs

Route description: Nick of Pendle-Pendleton Moor-Ogden Clough-Pendle Hill-Downham Moor-Worston Moor-Scout Cairn-Mearley Moor-Pendleton Moor-Nick of Pendle

I'd originally planned on going somewhere a bit further afield for my walk today, but it took too long for it to brighten up for me to commit to it and trust that I wouldn't end up regretting it. So, I decided to climb Pendle Hill for the first time this year with the route from the Nick of Pendle being my choice. I spent an enjoyable few hours on the moors in weather that gradually improved through the afternoon as more in the way of sunshine developed.

​From my starting point at one of the laybys on the road across the Nick of Pendle I made my way up onto Pendleton Moor. I kept on the path as it made its way into Ogden Clough and followed it all the way up to the trig point and summit. I then crossed the stile onto Downham Moor, followed the path west, and crossed the stile onto Worston Moor to reach the Scout Cairn. I then walked across Mearley Moor before crossing the top of Howcroft Brook to pick up the path across Pendleton Moor back to the Nick of Pendle.

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Heading onto Pendleton Moor from the Nick of Pendle
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Looking across the Ribble Valley to Longridge Fell and Clitheroe
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Looking back to the Nick of Pendle and The Rough
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Brightening skies as the cloud continues to lift and clear
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There's still cloud on the summit as I approach Ogden Clough
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Ogden Clough and Spence Moor
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Making my way up Ogden Clough...
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Patches of cloud drift across as I approach the summit
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There's a great light on the moors though as the sun breaks through...
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At the trig point and summit
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The Black Moss Reservoirs, Barley and Lower Ogden Reservoir below with Colne, Nelson and the South Pennines in the distance
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A bit of sunshine on Wheathead Height
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Deep drifts from the recent snowfall linger on in the shelter of the wall as I cross it onto Downham Moor..
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Looking up the Ribble Valley towards the Yorkshire Dales
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Making my way across Downham Moor..
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..and looking back to the summit
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Distant West Pennine Moors behind Spence Moor
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Frozen pool on Downham Moor
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Approaching the stile onto Worston Moor
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and I now have a view across the Ribble Valley and Clitheroe to Longridge Fell, Parlick, Fair Snape Fell and Totridge in the Forest of Bowland
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Along with up the Ribble Valley to the Yorkshire Dales
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Heading across Worston Moor to the Scout Cairn
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Distant West Pennine Moors from the Scout Cairn
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The Ribble Valley
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Clitheroe and the fells of the Forest of Bowland
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Looking back to Worston Moor from Mearley Moor
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The lowering sun is giving a great light as I make my way across Mearley Moor.....
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The West Pennine Moors in the distance from the cairn at the end of Mearley Moor
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The Ribble Valley
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Longridge Fell, Parlick, Fair Snape Fell and Totridge in the Forest of Bowland
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Sabden in the valley below..
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..and the Ribble Valley and Clitheroe..
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..as I head back to the Nick of Pendle
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There's a fantastic light on the moor behind me
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Sabden and the wooded Black Hill from the roadside at the Nick of Pendle

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