2nd January 2021 - Around Kelbrook Moor
Walk Details
Distance walked: 7.4 miles
Total ascent: 1214 ft
OS map used: OL21 - South Pennines
Time taken: 6 hrs
Route description: Foulridge-Skipton Old Road-Waterloo Road-Main Street-Kelbrook-Harden Road-Heads Lane-Pennine Bridleway-Kitchen Farm-Pennine Bridleway-Burnt Hill-Black Lane Ends-Piked Edge-Harwes Farm-Great Edge-Cob Lane-Noyna Hill-Skipton Old Road-Foulridge
After a couple of days of cold and grey winter weather there's some sunshine in today's forecast, along with a chance of a snow shower or two in the afternoon (a bit more than a shower turned up). There's still snow on the ground, especially higher up, and an opportunity for a walk across snow covered moors is something I always look forward to. My route today, from home, took me onto the moors to the east of where I live. I seem to be swapping back and forth between to the west and east of Foulridge at the moment. After a sunny start I enjoyed a sunny morning before the skies clouded over, and heavy snow fell for the best part of a couple of hours in the afternoon. That much wasn't forecast. I decided to shelter under a stand of trees by the path from Harwes Farm to Great Edge for about an hour as the worst of it passed through. With tea in my flask and still some of my packed lunch left, it wasn't so bad watching the snow piling up as I knew I didn't have far to get back home.
From where I live in Foulridge I walked up to and across the A56, then up to and north along Skipton Old Road to Kelbrook, and down Waterloo Road and Main Street. I then turned right onto Harden Road and walked to its end and onto Heads Lane. I then walked up Heads Lane to its end and onto the Pennine Bridleway and up Harden Clough to Kitchen Farm, where I took the track above Kitchen Farm and followed it up onto Burnt Hill, then the footpath across to Piked Edge above Black Lane Ends, and then from Piked Edge across to Harwes Farm. From Harwes Farm I then made my way across to Great Edge and down to Cob Lane, and after walking up to the top of Cob Lane I took a footpath on the left to reach the top of Noyna Hill. I followed the footpath west from Noyna Hill down to Skipton Old Road for a return to Foulridge and home.
Total ascent: 1214 ft
OS map used: OL21 - South Pennines
Time taken: 6 hrs
Route description: Foulridge-Skipton Old Road-Waterloo Road-Main Street-Kelbrook-Harden Road-Heads Lane-Pennine Bridleway-Kitchen Farm-Pennine Bridleway-Burnt Hill-Black Lane Ends-Piked Edge-Harwes Farm-Great Edge-Cob Lane-Noyna Hill-Skipton Old Road-Foulridge
After a couple of days of cold and grey winter weather there's some sunshine in today's forecast, along with a chance of a snow shower or two in the afternoon (a bit more than a shower turned up). There's still snow on the ground, especially higher up, and an opportunity for a walk across snow covered moors is something I always look forward to. My route today, from home, took me onto the moors to the east of where I live. I seem to be swapping back and forth between to the west and east of Foulridge at the moment. After a sunny start I enjoyed a sunny morning before the skies clouded over, and heavy snow fell for the best part of a couple of hours in the afternoon. That much wasn't forecast. I decided to shelter under a stand of trees by the path from Harwes Farm to Great Edge for about an hour as the worst of it passed through. With tea in my flask and still some of my packed lunch left, it wasn't so bad watching the snow piling up as I knew I didn't have far to get back home.
From where I live in Foulridge I walked up to and across the A56, then up to and north along Skipton Old Road to Kelbrook, and down Waterloo Road and Main Street. I then turned right onto Harden Road and walked to its end and onto Heads Lane. I then walked up Heads Lane to its end and onto the Pennine Bridleway and up Harden Clough to Kitchen Farm, where I took the track above Kitchen Farm and followed it up onto Burnt Hill, then the footpath across to Piked Edge above Black Lane Ends, and then from Piked Edge across to Harwes Farm. From Harwes Farm I then made my way across to Great Edge and down to Cob Lane, and after walking up to the top of Cob Lane I took a footpath on the left to reach the top of Noyna Hill. I followed the footpath west from Noyna Hill down to Skipton Old Road for a return to Foulridge and home.
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Foulridge from Skipton Old Road. It's a cold start to the day.
Looking north to the distant hills of the Yorkshire Dales
Heading north along Skipton Old Road to Kelbrook
From Kelbrook I take Heads Lane east towards Harden Clough
Looking back down Heads Lane
The western slopes of Kelbrook Moor to my right
Looking back from the Pennine Bridleway up Harden Clough with the fells of the Forest of Bowland in the distance
The slopes of Bleara Moor above me as I follow the Pennine Bridleway up Harden Clough...
Looking back with White Moor in the distance
On the Pennine Bridleway down to Harden Beck and up to Kitchen Farm....
The snow covered slopes of Bleara Moor from above Kitchen Farm
Looking down Harden Clough
Higher up and I can see the green fields of the Ribble Valley in the distance as I follow the Pennine Bridleway up onto Burnt Hill
Bleara Moor, Thornton Moor and Pinhaw Beacon
Thornton Moor, Pinhaw Beacon and Hawshaw Hill from Burnt Hill
Before I leave Burnt Hill for Piked Edge, another couple of photos of the snowy scenes around Harden Clough and Bleara Moor..
Heading for Piked Edge
Kelbrook Moor and Kelbrook Wood
Thornton Moor and Hawshaw Hill from Piked Edge. The snow clouds are on their way.
Boulsworth Hill from Black Lane Ends
Black Lane Ends from Piked Edge. A bleak South Pennines scene.
Taken a couple of minutes apart, my view of Boulsworth Hill from Piked Edge starts to disappear as the snow begins to fall..
Deteriorating weather as I follow the footpath from Piked Edge to Harwes Farm...
Heavy snow falling at Harwes Farm
On the path from Harwes Farm to Great Edge. The stand of trees left of centre will provide some shelter.
There are some Scots Pine to shelter under amongst the deciduous trees
Fresh snow on rhododendrons
Bare tree against falling snow
No signs of it stopping yet
After an hour the snow finally eases off. It's certainly added to what was already up here.
Across the stile onto Great Edge
Looking east to Knarrs Hill from Great Edge
and south to the Forest of Trawden
Mist and snow on Great Edge
Kelbrook Moor and Great Edge Farm
Atmospheric views from Great Edge across to Trawden as the mist clears....
Kelbrook Wood and Kelbrook Moor
As I head down Great Edge the visibility improves, and more and more of the snow covered landscape is revealed...
On Cob Lane at Noyna End Farm
Heading north along Cob Lane..
Kelbrook Moor from Noyna Hill
Kelbrook Moor and Great Edge
Pendle Hill and White Moor to the west from Noyna Hill..
On access land on Noyna Hill. The breaks in the cloud with the setting sun gives an interesting light.....
Back on Skipton Old Road above Foulridge
A cold, grey and snowy end to the day in Foulridge