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26th January 2015 - Thieveley Pike & Black Scout

Walk Details

Distance walked: 6.2 miles

Total ascent: 1507 ft

OS map used: OL21 - South Pennines

Time taken: 3.5 hrs

Route description: Layby on A646 southeast of Holme Chapel-Royd Wood-Dean Scout-Thieveley Pike-Heald Moor-A646-Dean Farm-Black Scout-Berril's Green Wood-Layby on A646 southeast of Holme Chapel

I had planned on doing a walk in the Peak District today but when I happened to hear a traffic report saying that there was severe congestion on the M66 heading south towards Manchester I changed my mind. I would have joined the traffic jam just five minutes after setting off and that was the last thing I needed. After a bit of thought I decided to stay local and do this walk around Cliviger. It might have been a blessing in disguise given that the forecast sunny spells didn't turn up and it was grey and windy.

From the layby on the A646 southeast of Holme Chapel I followed the road back towards the village for a few hundred yards and then I took the footpath into Royd Wood. At the top of the wood I continued on the path to Dean Scout, up Dean Scout and then on to the top of Thieveley Pike. After crossing Heald Moor I descended into Calderdale to reach the A646. I then crossed the railway line through the valley, took the path past Dean Farm and up the hill and across the moorland of Black Scout. When I reached some farm buildings there was just a short descent of a field and a wood to reach the A646 and the layby.

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Out of Royd Wood and heading for the little ridge of Dean Scout
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The Cliviger gorge from the bottom of Dean Scout with the crags of Thieveley Scout on the right
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On the summit of Thieveley Pike
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The view from Thieveley Pike. Looking southeast along the moors of the watershed to Freeholds Top.
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Across Rossendale to the West Pennine Moors
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Great Hameldon and the faint outline of the fells of the Forest of Bowland in the distance
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Pendle Hill
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Boulsworth Hill, Hoof Stones Height and the Coal Clough windfarm
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The Rossendale valley below
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Heading across a boggy Heald Moor
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and down into Calderdale
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Crossing the railway line to the other side of the valley
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A last chance to look down Calderdale to Stoodley Pike before I cross the moorland of Black Scout
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The waterfalls of Ratten Clough
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Looking across Cliviger to Thieveley Scout
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Pendle Hill comes into view as I head down off Black Scout

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