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29th September 2011 - Sunset on Darwen Moor

Walk Details

​Distance walked: 3.5 miles

Total ascent: 578 ft

OS map used: 287 - West Pennine Moors

Time taken: 1.5 hrs

Route description: Slipper Lowe car park (Tockholes Road)-Darwen Moor-Darwen Hill-Jubilee Tower-Darwen Hill-Darwen Moor-Slipper Lowe car park (Tockholes Road)

A short walk onto Darwen Moor to see the sunset. I started this walk from the United Utilities Slipper Lowe car park on Tockholes Road. I took the track across Darwen Moor to the tower where I spent half an hour watching the sunset before heading back.

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Track leading onto Darwen Moor
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The view across to Great Hill
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Heading across Darwen Moor to the tower....
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Darwen Tower
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The view west from the trig point
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Darwen from the top of the tower and across to Holcombe Moor
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The view across Darwen Moor to Winter Hill
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The Forest of Bowland in the distance through the haze
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Pendle Hill in the distance
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Waiting for the sun to set..........
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Heading back across the moor to the car park..
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