24th August 2024 - Weets Hill
Walk Details
Distance walked: 8.6 miles
Total ascent: 1273 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-Higher View Farm-Duck Pond Farm-Weets Hill-Weets House Farm-Gisburn Old Road-Pendle Way-Blacko Hill Side Farm-Burnt House Farm-Barnoldswick Road-Slipper Hill Reservoir-Reedymoor Lane-B6251-Foulridge
With a poor forecast for tomorrow, and having to wait for this morning's rain to clear, the best the weather was going to offer me this weekend was going to be this afternoon. After a wet start, the cloud started to break up by the late morning, so I decided to have a walk up Weets Hill and back from home. Setting off at lunchtime, taking one of my usual routes, the cloud soon broke up to give warm sunny spells, and with great visibility there were long distance views to enjoy from the summit of Weets Hill, along with a good display from the heather in bloom on the moor.
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 Farm at the top of Folly Lane. I turned left and followed the bridleway up to Duck Pond Farm, then the footpath round the farm and onto access land, before turning right and following a path by a wall to the top of Weets Hill. After taking in the view I took 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 Star Hall Farm where I took the Pendle Way on the right across fields. I left the Pendle Way above Admergill Pasture Cottage for a footpath south by a wall and down to Blacko Hill Side Farm, where I took a footpath south to Burnt House Farm, then east to Barnoldswick Road. I crossed Barnoldswick 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 reach Reedymoor Lane, which I walked north along to the B6251 for a return to Foulridge and home.
Total ascent: 1273 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-Higher View Farm-Duck Pond Farm-Weets Hill-Weets House Farm-Gisburn Old Road-Pendle Way-Blacko Hill Side Farm-Burnt House Farm-Barnoldswick Road-Slipper Hill Reservoir-Reedymoor Lane-B6251-Foulridge
With a poor forecast for tomorrow, and having to wait for this morning's rain to clear, the best the weather was going to offer me this weekend was going to be this afternoon. After a wet start, the cloud started to break up by the late morning, so I decided to have a walk up Weets Hill and back from home. Setting off at lunchtime, taking one of my usual routes, the cloud soon broke up to give warm sunny spells, and with great visibility there were long distance views to enjoy from the summit of Weets Hill, along with a good display from the heather in bloom on the moor.
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 Farm at the top of Folly Lane. I turned left and followed the bridleway up to Duck Pond Farm, then the footpath round the farm and onto access land, before turning right and following a path by a wall to the top of Weets Hill. After taking in the view I took 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 Star Hall Farm where I took the Pendle Way on the right across fields. I left the Pendle Way above Admergill Pasture Cottage for a footpath south by a wall and down to Blacko Hill Side Farm, where I took a footpath south to Burnt House Farm, then east to Barnoldswick Road. I crossed Barnoldswick 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 reach Reedymoor Lane, which I walked north along to the B6251 for a return to Foulridge and home.
Route map
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Leaving Foulridge behind with Boulsworth Hill in the distance
Taking the path north to County Brook..
The footbridge over County Brook
Bleara Moor, Kelbrook and Kelbrook Moor as I take the path from Booth House Farm up to High Lane
On the track past Copy Nook up onto Lad Lowe Hill
Looking back with Barden Moor, Thornton Moor and Bleara Moor in the distance
Boulsworth Hill from Lad Lowe Hill
Onto the bridleway of Lister Well Road
Heading down Lister Well Road with the moorland around Malhamdale and Wharfedale in the distance
I leave Lister Well Road and take the path across the hillside to Higher View Farm
Barnoldswick below to my right
Approaching Higher View Farm with Ingleborough in the distance on the right
Heading up the bridleway to Duck Pond Farm
Looking back down the bridleway to Ingleborough, the moors around Settle and Malham, and Great Whernside in the distance
and across fields to Barden Moor, Earby, and Thornton Moor in the distance
Past Duck Pond Farm and onto access land on Weets Hill. Pendle Hill in the distance.
Blacko Hill and the Forest of Pendle, with the moors above Burnley in the distance
A great view looking northeast to the Yorkshire Dales is revealed as I reach the northern edge of Weets Hill
The top of Pendle Hill from the eastern end of the summit
The town of Barnoldswick below with Great Whernside, Barden Moor and Pinhaw Beacon in the distance
Looking north across the Ribble Valley to Ingleborough, Penyghent, and the moors above Malhamdale
Pendle Hill from the trig point on Weets Hill
Great Whernside and Barden Moor to the northeast
Views north to Ingleborough, Penyghent, and the moors above Settle and Malham..
Heading for Weets House Farm
Looking across the Ribble Valley to the southern fells of the Forest of Bowland
Heading down Gisburn Old Road with Boulsworth Hill in the distance
Following the Pendle Way towards Blacko Hill
On Blacko Hill
Foulridge, Foulridge Lower Reservoir, Ickornshaw Moor and Boulsworth Hill
The village of Blacko below as I follow the path down to Blacko Hill Side Farm
Blacko Hill above Blacko Hill Side Farm
Boulsworth Hill in the distance from Burnt House Farm
Following the footpath from Burnt House Farm to Barnoldswick Road
Boulsworth Hill in the distance as I follow the path from Barnoldswick Road down to Slipper Hill
Slipper Hill Reservoir. It needs a top up.
Blacko Hill in the distance from Reedymoor Lane
Back in Foulridge