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29th September 2012 - Pinhaw Beacon

Walk Details

Distance walked: 6.5 miles

Total ascent: 1088 ft

OS map used: OL21 - South Pennines

Time taken: 4 hrs

Route description: Elslack-Smearber Farm-Lower Scarcliff-High Scarcliff-Carleton Lane-Carleton Moor-Pennine Way-Pinhaw Beacon-Pennine Way-Wood House Farm-Elslack

This was my first ever visit to Pinhaw Beacon and I'll definitely be going back. It deserved better weather to appreciate the views that I should have been able to see. It was also very windy, not a day for the high fells.

From the start in Elslack I walked up Moor Lane until I reached the track to Smearber Farm. I went through the farmyard and then there were lots of fields to cross until the plantation near Lower Scarcliff was reached. A track passed Lower Scarcliff, Higher Scarcliff and across a stretch of moorland to reach Carleton Lane. I then walked uphill along the lane to reach Porridge Stoop which is at the crossroads with Moor Lane. A walk over Carleton Moor brought me to the Pennine Way for Pinhaw Beacon. From the beacon I followed the Pennine Way until Wood House farm and then a path across fields back to Elslack.

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Starting the walk in the hamlet of Elslack
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On the track to Smearber Farm
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Crossing farmland with a view over Airedale to Flasby Fell, Crookrise Crag and Embsay Crag
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If the weather was better I'd be able to make out Ingleborough and Penyghent looking towards Malhamdale
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At Higher Scarcliff I entered access land to cross the moors with Carleton Moor still to come
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Skipton and Skipton Moor
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The 18th century guide-post of Porridge Stoop
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I've crossed Carleton Moor and I'm now on the Pennine Way and heading for Pinhaw. Turning round, I have a view across Lothersdale to Earl Crag.
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Zooming in on Earl Crag and you can just about make out its two towers. Lund's Tower on the left and Wainman's Pinnacle on the right.
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Pinhaw Beacon ahead
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Views from the summit of Pinhaw Beacon. Boulsworth Hill in the distance.
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Flasby Fell and Embsay Moor
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The Forest of Bowland in the distance
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Weets Hill with Pendle Hill behind getting the sun
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Panorama looking south
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and looking to the west and north
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From Pinhaw Beacon I continued on the Pennine Way but just ahead I'm about to leave it at Wood House farm to head back to Elslack
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The village of Thornton-in-Craven is on the opposite side of the valley. I'm heading in the other direction though.
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Nearly there. Elslack is just below at the bottom of the hill.

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