26th May 2018 - Pendle Hill
Walk Details
Distance walked: 6.4 miles
Total ascent: 1503 ft
OS map used: OL21 - South Pennines
Time taken: 3.5 hrs
Route description: Downham-West Lane-Burst Clough-Scout Cairn-Worston Moor-Downham Moor-Pendle Hill-Downham Moor-Pendle Road-Downham
There's some more fine and warm weather forecast for this bank holiday weekend but things aren't quite as clear cut as they were last weekend. There is the chance of a thundery shower brewing up the further south you go but there's also a strong wind high up to take into account. I decided to stay close to home today and to do a walk up Pendle Hill from Downham. Warm sunny spells for the most part with some threatening looking clouds that built up during the middle of the afternoon, they didn't amount to anything. Very windy high up, I certainly didn't linger at the trig point where the wind rushing up the east face of the hill was particularly strong. An excellent post walk ice-cream was had in Downham.
From Downham I followed West Lane west out of the village past Worsaw End Farm to a fork in the road where I went straight on to the end of the road and onto the footpath up by Burst Clough. I continued uphill onto Worston Moor to reach the Scout Cairn. I then made my way across Worston Moor and Downham Moor to reach the stile over the wall for the path to the summit. From the summit I retraced my steps to the stile and took the path down Downham Moor to Pendle Road. I then took the footpath opposite that makes its way across fields to head back to Downham.
Total ascent: 1503 ft
OS map used: OL21 - South Pennines
Time taken: 3.5 hrs
Route description: Downham-West Lane-Burst Clough-Scout Cairn-Worston Moor-Downham Moor-Pendle Hill-Downham Moor-Pendle Road-Downham
There's some more fine and warm weather forecast for this bank holiday weekend but things aren't quite as clear cut as they were last weekend. There is the chance of a thundery shower brewing up the further south you go but there's also a strong wind high up to take into account. I decided to stay close to home today and to do a walk up Pendle Hill from Downham. Warm sunny spells for the most part with some threatening looking clouds that built up during the middle of the afternoon, they didn't amount to anything. Very windy high up, I certainly didn't linger at the trig point where the wind rushing up the east face of the hill was particularly strong. An excellent post walk ice-cream was had in Downham.
From Downham I followed West Lane west out of the village past Worsaw End Farm to a fork in the road where I went straight on to the end of the road and onto the footpath up by Burst Clough. I continued uphill onto Worston Moor to reach the Scout Cairn. I then made my way across Worston Moor and Downham Moor to reach the stile over the wall for the path to the summit. From the summit I retraced my steps to the stile and took the path down Downham Moor to Pendle Road. I then took the footpath opposite that makes its way across fields to head back to Downham.
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The village of Downham from West Lane
The lump of limestone that is Worsaw Hill
I couldn't pass this field of buttercups without stopping to take a photo
The view up the Ribble Valley to Ingleborough and Penyghent opens out as I ascend the path by Burst Clough to the Scout Cairn...
Looking across Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley to the Forest of Bowland
At the Scout Cairn
On Worston Moor looking back to the Scout Cairn
The view up the Ribble Valley to Ingleborough and Penyghent
Across the stile onto Downham Moor
Spence Moor and Mearley Moor with the West Pennine Moors in the distance
The summit from Downham Moor
Photos from by the pool on Downham Moor. The ripples show just how windy it is...
Looking back across Downham Moor as I reach the stile to cross for the summit
At the trig point on Pendle Hill. There are some rather dark and threatening clouds around, though they didn't amount to anything; it's the strength of the wind that's encouraging me not to linger.
The sun is out again as I look across Downham Moor to the Forest of Bowland
Weets Hill and Upper Black Moss Reservoir after crossing back over the stile
Ingleborough and Penyghent in the distance as I take the path down to Pendle Road
On the path back to Downham after crossing Pendle Road
Buttercups and cow parsley
A last look back to Pendle Hill