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23rd April 2011 - Wolfhole Crag

Walk Details

​Distance walked: 10.7 miles

Total ascent: 2425 ft

OS map used: OL41 - Forest of Bowland & Ribblesdale

Time taken: 6 hrs

Route description: Trough of Bowland-Trough Barn-Trough House-Ouster Rake-Brennand Farm-Hunter Hole-Whitendale Hanging Stones-White Crag-Wolfhole Crag-Brennand Great Hill-Miller House-Brennand Tarn-Whins Brow-Trough of Bowland

A walk from the Trough of Bowland taking in a circuit of Brennandale and the hills of Wolfhole Crag, Brennand Great Hill and Whins Brow.

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After parking at the layby at the top of the road through the Trough of Bowland I made my way back south down the road to the footpath that leaves the road at Trough Barn.
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Heading down the road. The footpath leaves the road at Trough Barn, the building in the middle of the picture next to the road.
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From Trough Barn I followed the footpath past the ruins of Trough House
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The path traverses over the flank of Whins Brow and over into Brennandale
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Brennandale below
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Lower Brennand beneath Middle Knoll
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Heading down to Brennand Farm. It's brightening up and the low cloud has lifted from the tops.
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Brennand River
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Brennand Farm below Whins Brow
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The fells around Whitendale
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Lonely fells
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Whitendale Hanging Stones. According to the guidebook I found this walk in, the OS consider a spot close to here to be the centre of Britain.
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Looking down into Whitendale
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On White Crag looking to the high point of the walk, Wolfhole Crag. The cloud started to come back down here.
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​Wolfhole Crag. No views.
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From Wolfhole Crag, the next stops are Brennand Great Hill and then the outcrop of Miller House. For the next couple of miles I had the constant accompaniment of gulls calling and circling overhead. I presume they must be nesting nearby. It was like being in a Hitchcock movie.
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The gritstone oucrop of Miller House
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Brennand Tarn
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The cloud has started to lift and break and I have this view down into Brennandale
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A view back over the second half of the walk. The high point on the right is Wolfhole Crag.
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On the way up to the summit of Whins Brow and a view down to Brennand Farm. My route went up to the col above the farm and then followed the high ground all the way around to the left.
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On Whins Brow. The high point in the middle of the picture is Wolfhole Crag.
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The summit of Whins Brow
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Looking down on Losterdale and the road to the Trough
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Ward's Stone, the highest summit in the Forest of Bowland on the left and Wolfhole Crag on the right
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Following the fence back down to the road and a view into Wyresdale
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Heading back down to the road
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The Grey Stone of Trough. Up until 1974 this marked the boundary between Lancashire and Yorkshire. Now both sides of the road are in Lancashire.

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