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29th January 2011 - Whitendale and the Roman Road

Walk Details

Distance walked: 12.9 miles

Total ascent: 2163 ft

OS map used: OL41 - Forest of Bowland & Ribblesdale

Time taken: 6.5 hrs

Route description: Slaidburn-Burn Side-Dunsop Fell-Whitendale-Hornby Road-Higher Wood House-House Lane-Slaidburn

A walk from Slaidburn over Dunsop Fell, through Whitendale with a return by the Hornby Road bridleway.

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Dunsop Fell ahead from the road north out of Slaidburn
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Countryside near Slaidburn
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Looking back as I make my way up Dunsop Fell. The patch of water on the right is Stocks Reservoir.
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The Hodder valley from Dunsop Fell
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Higher up. The two high points on the far skyline on the left are Penyghent and Fountains Fell in the Yorkshire Dales.
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The Hodder valley. The highest hill is Pendle Hill.
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At the trig point on the summit of Dunsop Fell. In the background, Totridge on the left and Whin Fell on the right.
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Looking northwest towards Ward's Stone and Wolfhole Crag
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Totridge on the left and Whin Fell on the right
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Looking northeast. The top of Ingleborough can just be seen on the skyline above the trig point along with Penyghent and Fountains Fell.
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Pendle Hill to the south
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Starting the descent to Whitendale. Whin Fell is on the left and Middle Knoll straight ahead.
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On the way down. A hard frost overnight has left the ground solid. It would be muddy or wet underfoot otherwise.
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Middle Knoll on the left with the ground rising to the high point of Wolfhole Crag on the right
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Whitendale ahead..
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On the path up Whitendale
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Near the top of Whitendale
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The path emerges from Whitendale onto the track of Hornby Road. This part of Hornby Road is marked on the OS map as a Roman Road and follows the route of the roman road from Ribchester north to Burrow-in-Lonsdale.
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Following Hornby Road back to Slaidburn

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