20th September 2020 - Weets Hill
Walk Details
Distance walked: 8.7 miles
Total ascent: 1533 ft
OS map used: OL21 - South Pennines
Time taken: 4 hrs
Route description: Foulridge-Hey-Hey Fold-Booth House Farm-High Lane-Copy Nook-Lister Well Road-Folly Lane-Pendle Way-Weets Hill-Weets House Farm-Gisburn Old Road-Peel's House Farm-Hollin Hall-Barnoldswick Road-Slipper Hill Reservoir-Reedymoor Lane-Barnoldswick Road-Foulridge
Despite the walks that I did during my week off work I couldn't resist heading out for another one from home this afternoon. With a fine afternoon forecast of sunny spells and excellent visibility it was an easy decision to go for Weets Hill. It didn't disappoint as I enjoyed fantastic views across to Ingleborough and Penyghent in the Yorkshire Dales.
Setting off from home I walked to the western end of Station Road and took the footpath straight up the hill and across fields to the corner of Whitemoor Road. Here I turned right and took a lane past some houses, then a footpath on the right down to Hey Fold. The next bit was a little complicated as I took the footpath right at Hey Fold, then left across the crest of a little hill and past Hullet Hall down to County Brook Lane. I briefly walked down the lane, took a footpath on the left through a patch of woodland and across a bridge over County Brook, before resuming following footpaths north across fields past Wood End Farm to Booth House Farm, where I took a footpath up a field to High Lane. I then walked a short distance north along High Lane, then took a track on the left and followed it uphill past Copy Nook to the bridleway of Lister Well Road. I then walked down Lister Well Road until I reached a gate on the left and a footpath across access land to Higher View at the top of Folly Lane. I then walked down Folly Lane until I reached a stile and the trail of the Pendle Way. The stile was crossed and the Pendle Way followed up to the summit of Weets Hill. After taking in the view I returned to the Pendle Way to reach Weets House Farm at the top of Gisburn Old Road. I then walked down Gisburn Old Road until I reached Peel's House Farm where I took a bridleway on the right, then at the end of this I turned left and followed a footpath by the wall, before crossing the wall and taking a footpath down through fields to Hollin Hall on Barnoldswick Road. I crossed the road and took the footpath opposite down through fields to where it meets the lane by Slipper Hill Reservoir. I then took the footpath round Slipper Hill Reservoir to reach a track past Sand Hall to Reedymoor Lane. After walking north along Reedymoor Lane I turned right onto Barnoldswick Road and followed this back to Foulridge and home.
Total ascent: 1533 ft
OS map used: OL21 - South Pennines
Time taken: 4 hrs
Route description: Foulridge-Hey-Hey Fold-Booth House Farm-High Lane-Copy Nook-Lister Well Road-Folly Lane-Pendle Way-Weets Hill-Weets House Farm-Gisburn Old Road-Peel's House Farm-Hollin Hall-Barnoldswick Road-Slipper Hill Reservoir-Reedymoor Lane-Barnoldswick Road-Foulridge
Despite the walks that I did during my week off work I couldn't resist heading out for another one from home this afternoon. With a fine afternoon forecast of sunny spells and excellent visibility it was an easy decision to go for Weets Hill. It didn't disappoint as I enjoyed fantastic views across to Ingleborough and Penyghent in the Yorkshire Dales.
Setting off from home I walked to the western end of Station Road and took the footpath straight up the hill and across fields to the corner of Whitemoor Road. Here I turned right and took a lane past some houses, then a footpath on the right down to Hey Fold. The next bit was a little complicated as I took the footpath right at Hey Fold, then left across the crest of a little hill and past Hullet Hall down to County Brook Lane. I briefly walked down the lane, took a footpath on the left through a patch of woodland and across a bridge over County Brook, before resuming following footpaths north across fields past Wood End Farm to Booth House Farm, where I took a footpath up a field to High Lane. I then walked a short distance north along High Lane, then took a track on the left and followed it uphill past Copy Nook to the bridleway of Lister Well Road. I then walked down Lister Well Road until I reached a gate on the left and a footpath across access land to Higher View at the top of Folly Lane. I then walked down Folly Lane until I reached a stile and the trail of the Pendle Way. The stile was crossed and the Pendle Way followed up to the summit of Weets Hill. After taking in the view I returned to the Pendle Way to reach Weets House Farm at the top of Gisburn Old Road. I then walked down Gisburn Old Road until I reached Peel's House Farm where I took a bridleway on the right, then at the end of this I turned left and followed a footpath by the wall, before crossing the wall and taking a footpath down through fields to Hollin Hall on Barnoldswick Road. I crossed the road and took the footpath opposite down through fields to where it meets the lane by Slipper Hill Reservoir. I then took the footpath round Slipper Hill Reservoir to reach a track past Sand Hall to Reedymoor Lane. After walking north along Reedymoor Lane I turned right onto Barnoldswick Road and followed this back to Foulridge and home.
Route map
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Leaving Foulridge behind
Making my way through Hey Fold
Boulsworth Hill in the distance behind Foulridge..
..and Barden Moor in the Yorkshire Dales, as I follow a path north to County Brook Lane
The footbridge over County Brook
Bleara Moor, Kelbrook and Kelbrook Moor from the footpath above Booth House Farm
Barden Moor, Earby, Thornton Moor and Bleara Moor from..
..the track up to Lister Well Road
There's an even better view from higher up
A pool on Lad Lowe Hill provides a foreground for a distant Boulsworth Hill
As I reach Lister Well Road I have a great view to the north of Ingleborough, Penyghent, and the moors between Malhamdale and Wharfedale...
Barnoldswick below as I leave Lister Well Road for the footpath across the hillside to Folly Lane
Barnoldswick, Barden Moor, Earby, and Thornton Moor..
..along with Ingleborough and Penyghent, from the footpath across to Folly Lane
Fantastic views across the Ribble Valley to Ingleborough and Penyghent as I follow the Pendle Way up Weets Hill.....
Looking back down to Barnoldswick with Barden Moor in the distance
Pendle Hill from the trig point on Weets Hill
Ingleborough, Penyghent, and the moors above Settle and Malham in the distance
The fells of the Forest of Bowland in the distance
Barden Moor, Barden Fell, Skipton Moor, Thornton Moor and Bleara Moor
Pendle Hill, Longridge Fell, Beacon Fell, Parlick, Fair Snape Fell, Totridge, and Easington Fell
Heading down Gisburn Old Road with Boulsworth Hill in the distance
Blacko Hill and the countryside around Pendle Water
Peel's House Farm
Blacko Hill
Foulridge, Foulridge Lower Reservoir, Ickornshaw Moor and Boulsworth Hill from the path down to Barnoldswick Road
Boulsworth Hill in the distance as I walk through a field of freshly cut hay
Making my way round Slipper Hill Reservoir..
Sand Hall
Blacko Hill in the distance from Reedymoor Lane
and finally, Foulridge below Noyna Hill