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25th January 2014 - Across Holcombe Moor

Walk Details

​Distance walked: 5.0 miles

Total ascent: 828 ft

OS map used: 287 - West Pennine Moors

Time taken: 1.5 hrs

Route description: Holcombe-Peel Tower-Harcles Hill-Bull Hill-bridleway to Holcombe-Holcombe

Another weekend of poor weather and the only opportunity for a walk was a few hours of dry weather around Saturday lunchtime before the rain arrived. It takes me just ten minutes to drive to Holcombe.

From the car park in Holcombe I made my way up to Peel Tower. I then crossed Holcombe Moor to the summit of Bull Hill. To get back to Holcombe I followed the bridleway along the eastern side of Holcombe Moor.

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Peel Tower in view from the car park
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Approaching the tower
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and again looking back as I head for Holcombe Moor
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Bull Hill from Harcles Hill
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Rossendale below
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Cowpe Lowe and a cloud covered Scout Moor
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On Holcombe Moor
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The trig point on the summit of Bull Hill
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Peel Tower and Holcombe Moor. I can make out Manchester in the distance.
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Murky West Pennine Moors
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Haslingden and Rossendale as I head down from Bull Hill
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The bridleway runs past the top of Buckden Wood just below
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On the bridleway back to Holcombe

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