18th December 2016 - Holcombe Moor
Walk Details
Distance walked: 5.5 miles
Total ascent: 869 ft
OS map used: 287 - West Pennine Moors (I didn't need it)
Time taken: 3 hrs
Route description: Holcombe-Peel Tower-Harcles Hill-Bull Hill-Harcles Hill-southern end of Holcombe Moor-Holcombe
After finishing the last of my Christmas shopping this morning I needed the open spaces and fresh air of my local moor. It felt good to spend a few hours up there.
From the Peel Tower car park in Holcombe I followed the trail up to Peel Tower. After wandering across to the western side of the moor I made my way north up Holcombe Moor over Harcles Hill to the trig point on Bull Hill. I then returned south back over Harcles Hill to the western side of the moor and after passing Peel Tower I stopped at the southern end of the moor to see the sunset before heading back down to Holcombe.
Total ascent: 869 ft
OS map used: 287 - West Pennine Moors (I didn't need it)
Time taken: 3 hrs
Route description: Holcombe-Peel Tower-Harcles Hill-Bull Hill-Harcles Hill-southern end of Holcombe Moor-Holcombe
After finishing the last of my Christmas shopping this morning I needed the open spaces and fresh air of my local moor. It felt good to spend a few hours up there.
From the Peel Tower car park in Holcombe I followed the trail up to Peel Tower. After wandering across to the western side of the moor I made my way north up Holcombe Moor over Harcles Hill to the trig point on Bull Hill. I then returned south back over Harcles Hill to the western side of the moor and after passing Peel Tower I stopped at the southern end of the moor to see the sunset before heading back down to Holcombe.
Route map
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Misty fields in Holcombe
Getting above the fog as I reach Peel Tower
Patches of mist drift across the top of Holcombe Moor making it quite atmospheric
Winter Hill and Darwen Moor from the western side of Holcombe Moor
Peel Tower
Rossendale as I head for Harcles Hill
Winter Hill from Harcles Hill
Bull Hill from Harcles Hill
Looking back down Holcombe Moor before..
..I reach the trig point on Bull Hill
Winter Hill in the distance
Looking north towards Pendle Hill and although I can make it out unfortunately its top is in cloud
Looking across Rossendale as I head back south..
I've made it back to the southern end of Holcombe Moor and I'm going to wait and see if the sunset amounts to anything
Zooming in to the left of Winter Hill and I could make out some hills in the far distance which I think are the Clwydian Range in north Wales
Starting to look quite nice
A lovely bit of colour as I leave the moor