21st June 2013 - Bull Hill & Holcombe Moor
Walk Details
Distance walked: 4.0 miles
Total ascent: 655 ft
OS map used: 287 - West Pennine Moors
Time taken: 1.5 hrs
Route description: Layby on B6214 at Buckden Wood-Buckden Wood-Bull Hill-Harcles Hill-Chatterton Close-Buckden Wood-Layby on B6214 at Buckden Wood
A Friday evening walk to take advantage of fine weather in anticipation of the poor weather that's forecast for the weekend.
I started this walk from the layby at Buckden Wood on the B6214 between Holcombe and Helmshore. I walked up through Buckden Wood and then up to the summit of Bull Hill. From there it was across Holcombe Moor to Harcles Hill. My way back was the bridleway that runs along the side of the hill and then back down through Buckden Wood to the start.
Total ascent: 655 ft
OS map used: 287 - West Pennine Moors
Time taken: 1.5 hrs
Route description: Layby on B6214 at Buckden Wood-Buckden Wood-Bull Hill-Harcles Hill-Chatterton Close-Buckden Wood-Layby on B6214 at Buckden Wood
A Friday evening walk to take advantage of fine weather in anticipation of the poor weather that's forecast for the weekend.
I started this walk from the layby at Buckden Wood on the B6214 between Holcombe and Helmshore. I walked up through Buckden Wood and then up to the summit of Bull Hill. From there it was across Holcombe Moor to Harcles Hill. My way back was the bridleway that runs along the side of the hill and then back down through Buckden Wood to the start.
Route map
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Rossendale as I set off up Bull Hill. I decided to go up Bull Hill first as I could already see that encrouching cloud would mean that the sunshine would soon disappear.
Haslingden below Cribden Hill with the distinctive outline of Pendle Hill in the distance on the left
and again from near the top of Bull Hill
A close-up of Pendle Hill with even further away to its left..
..Ingleborough
Haslingden below Cribden Hill. The faint hills in the distance are those above Wharfedale such as Great Whernside.
The outline of the hills of the Forest of Bowland in the distance beyond the West Pennine Moors
By the trig point on Bull Hill looking south to Holcombe Moor
Winter Hill
Pendle Hill and Cribden Hill
Cowpe Lowe and Scout Moor
Amongst the cotton grass on Holcombe Moor
Pendle Hill, Cribden Hill and Cowpe Lowe from Harcles Hill
Peel Tower against the distant backdrop of Manchester
Heading back and I'm glad that I decided to do the walk the way round that I did