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25th November 2014 - Pendle Hill

Walk Details

Distance walked: 5.9 miles

Total ascent: 1218 ft

OS map used: OL21 - South Pennines

Time taken: 3 hrs

Route description: Barley-Lower Ogden Reservoir-Upper Ogden Reservoir-Ogden Clough-Pendle Hill-Pendle Way-Barley

After my aborted attempt on Pendle Hill last week I'm glad it wasn't long before I was able to have another go. Fine weather was forecast for the part of the day that mattered so I set off on the short drive to Barley.

From the picnic site I crossed the road and followed the access road to the Lower and Upper Ogden Reservoirs. I then continued on a path up Ogden Clough, first on the north side then the west as it went uphill. The bed of the clough eventually rises to meet the path and I crossed the brook to pass through a gate and onto a concessionary path that heads straight up to the trig point and summit. My route of return was to simply follow the Pendle Way back to Barley.

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A calm and peaceful scene at Lower Ogden Reservoir
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and it's the same at Upper Ogden Reservoir
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Ogden Clough stretches ahead. The path keeps on this side for now.
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Nice to be back in the sunshine and the path switches to the other side of the clough
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Following Ogden Clough..
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Across the brook and on the concessionary path that heads straight up to the trig point
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Looking back towards a mist filled Ribble valley
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On the summit of Pendle Hill. It's a lovely afternoon to be up here.
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The fells of the Forest of Bowland in the distance
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There's some mist and low cloud looking towards the Yorkshire Dales but I could make out Penyghent
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The Black Moss Reservoirs
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Barley and Lower Ogden Reservoir below with Boulsworth Hill and the South Pennines in the distance
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The skies are clouding over from the south
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I'm about to take the Pendle Way down to Barley but if you wanted to you could follow the path to Downham
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A bit of sunshine on Weets Hill
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Heading back to Barley
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A last chance to look back at Pendle Hill

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