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26th May 2012 - Bull Hill & Holcombe Moor

Walk Details

​Distance walked: 4.6 miles

Total ascent: 735 ft

OS map used: 287 - West Pennine Moors

Time taken: 2 hrs

Route description: Layby on B6214 at Buckden Wood-Chatterton Close-Peel Tower-Harcles Hill-Bull Hill-Layby on B6214 at Buckden Wood

A lovely evening for this walk after a hot day. There was a refreshing breeze that was most welcome. I'll be doing this again if I get the chance.

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Heading up through Buckden Wood at the start of the walk and things have really greened up since I was last here a few weeks ago
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Rossendale as I take the path above the valley
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The view from below Peel Tower. The hills of the Peak District are on the horizon beyond Manchester.
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The town of Ramsbottom below. The Saddleworth moors on are the distant horizon.
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Peel Tower
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Winter Hill and Darwen Moor as I head for Harcles Hill
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Pendle Hill, Cribden Hill and Rossendale
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Winter Hill
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Looking back to Peel Tower from Harcles Hill
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Rossendale
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Winter Hill from the summit of Bull Hill
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Cowpe Lowe and Scout Moor
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Pendle Hill, Cribden Hill and Haslingden from Bull Hill
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The view north to the Forest of Bowland and Pendle Hill
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Zooming in on Pendle Hill and Ingleborough can be made out to its left
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Haslingden and Cribden Hill
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The Rossendale valley as I head back down

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