31st January 2026 - Weets Hill
Walk Details
Distance walked: 8.7 miles
Total ascent: 1315 ft
OS map used: OL21 - South Pennines
Time taken: 4.5 hrs
Route description: Foulridge-Hey-Hey Fold-Booth House Farm-High Lane-Copy Nook-Lister Well Road-Higher View Farm-Duck Pond Farm-Weets Hill-Weets House Farm-Gisburn Old Road-Pendle Way-Blacko Hill Side Farm-Burnt House Farm-Barnoldswick Road-Slipper Hill Reservoir-Reedymoor Lane-Foulridge Lower Reservoir-B6251-Foulridge
With a poor forecast for tomorrow, I decided to make the most of the break in the weather by having a walk up Weets Hill and back from home. Setting off late in the morning, and taking one of my usual routes, I enjoyed what turned out to be some pretty decent winter weather. Mild and breezy, with sunny spells. Better than I was expecting it to be.
Setting off from home I walked to the western end of Station Road and took the footpath straight up the hill and across fields to the corner of Whitemoor Road. Here I turned right and took a lane past some houses, then a footpath on the right down to Hey Fold. The next bit was a little complicated as I took the footpath right at Hey Fold, then left across the crest of a little hill and past Hullet Hall down to County Brook Lane. I briefly walked down the lane, took a footpath on the left through a patch of woodland and across a bridge over County Brook, before resuming following footpaths north across fields past Wood End Farm to Booth House Farm, where I took a footpath up a field to High Lane. I then walked a short distance north along High Lane, then took a track on the left and followed it uphill past Copy Nook to the bridleway of Lister Well Road. I then walked down Lister Well Road until I reached a gate on the left and a footpath across access land to Higher View Farm at the top of Folly Lane. I then turned left and followed the bridleway up to Duck Pond Farm, then the footpath round the farm and onto access land, before turning right and following a path by a wall to the top of Weets Hill. After taking in the view I took the Pendle Way to reach Weets House Farm at the top of Gisburn Old Road. I then walked down Gisburn Old Road until I reached Star Hall Farm where I took the Pendle Way on the right across fields. I left the Pendle Way above Admergill Pasture Cottage for a footpath south by a wall and down to Blacko Hill Side Farm, where I took a footpath south to Burnt House Farm, then east to Barnoldswick Road. I crossed Barnoldswick Road and took the footpath opposite down through fields to where it meets the lane by Slipper Hill Reservoir. I then took the footpath round Slipper Hill Reservoir to reach a track past Sand Hall to reach Reedymoor Lane, which I crossed to reach Foulridge Lower Reservoir. After walking north by Foulridge Lower Reservoir I took a ladder stile on the left for a footpath up across fields to the B6251 for a return to Foulridge and home.
Total ascent: 1315 ft
OS map used: OL21 - South Pennines
Time taken: 4.5 hrs
Route description: Foulridge-Hey-Hey Fold-Booth House Farm-High Lane-Copy Nook-Lister Well Road-Higher View Farm-Duck Pond Farm-Weets Hill-Weets House Farm-Gisburn Old Road-Pendle Way-Blacko Hill Side Farm-Burnt House Farm-Barnoldswick Road-Slipper Hill Reservoir-Reedymoor Lane-Foulridge Lower Reservoir-B6251-Foulridge
With a poor forecast for tomorrow, I decided to make the most of the break in the weather by having a walk up Weets Hill and back from home. Setting off late in the morning, and taking one of my usual routes, I enjoyed what turned out to be some pretty decent winter weather. Mild and breezy, with sunny spells. Better than I was expecting it to be.
Setting off from home I walked to the western end of Station Road and took the footpath straight up the hill and across fields to the corner of Whitemoor Road. Here I turned right and took a lane past some houses, then a footpath on the right down to Hey Fold. The next bit was a little complicated as I took the footpath right at Hey Fold, then left across the crest of a little hill and past Hullet Hall down to County Brook Lane. I briefly walked down the lane, took a footpath on the left through a patch of woodland and across a bridge over County Brook, before resuming following footpaths north across fields past Wood End Farm to Booth House Farm, where I took a footpath up a field to High Lane. I then walked a short distance north along High Lane, then took a track on the left and followed it uphill past Copy Nook to the bridleway of Lister Well Road. I then walked down Lister Well Road until I reached a gate on the left and a footpath across access land to Higher View Farm at the top of Folly Lane. I then turned left and followed the bridleway up to Duck Pond Farm, then the footpath round the farm and onto access land, before turning right and following a path by a wall to the top of Weets Hill. After taking in the view I took the Pendle Way to reach Weets House Farm at the top of Gisburn Old Road. I then walked down Gisburn Old Road until I reached Star Hall Farm where I took the Pendle Way on the right across fields. I left the Pendle Way above Admergill Pasture Cottage for a footpath south by a wall and down to Blacko Hill Side Farm, where I took a footpath south to Burnt House Farm, then east to Barnoldswick Road. I crossed Barnoldswick Road and took the footpath opposite down through fields to where it meets the lane by Slipper Hill Reservoir. I then took the footpath round Slipper Hill Reservoir to reach a track past Sand Hall to reach Reedymoor Lane, which I crossed to reach Foulridge Lower Reservoir. After walking north by Foulridge Lower Reservoir I took a ladder stile on the left for a footpath up across fields to the B6251 for a return to Foulridge and home.
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Leaving Foulridge behind with Boulsworth Hill in the distance
Winter sunshine on the fields above Foulridge
Taking the path north to County Brook..
The footbridge over County Brook
Bare trees against blue skies
Bleara Moor, Kelbrook and Kelbrook Moor as I take the path from Booth House Farm up to High Lane
Sunshine on the countryside around Barnoldswick and Salterforth
On the track past Copy Nook up onto Lad Lowe Hill, and looking back with Earby, Thornton Moor and Bleara Moor in the distance
Boulsworth Hill in the distance from the pool on Lad Lowe Hill
Onto the bridleway of Lister Well Road
Heading down Lister Well Road
Taking the path across the hillside from Lister Well Road to Higher View Farm
Barnoldswick below to my right
Heading up the bridleway to Duck Pond Farm
Looking back down the bridleway and the moors around Settle and Malham in the distance are hidden in low cloud
Looking across to Pendle Hill as I head for the eastern end of the top of Weets Hill
Blacko Hill and the Forest of Pendle, with the moors above Burnley in the distance
The top of Pendle Hill from the eastern end of the summit
At the eastern end of the top of Weets Hill. Looking north across the Ribble Valley to the largely hidden western fells of the Yorkshire Dales.
Pendle Hill from the trig point on Weets Hill
Looking across to Pendle Hill, and the Ribble Valley to the Forest of Bowland..
..and north to the western fells of the Yorkshire Dales
Barden Moor to the northeast
Heading for Weets House Farm
Looking across to Pendle Hill, and the Ribble Valley to the fells of the Forest of Bowland..
Heading down Gisburn Old Road with Boulsworth Hill in the distance
Blacko Hill, the Forest of Pendle and Pendle Hill as I follow the Pendle Way towards Blacko Hill..
On Blacko Hill
Blacko Tower above
Foulridge, Foulridge Lower Reservoir, Ickornshaw Moor and Boulsworth Hill
The village of Blacko below as I follow the path down to Blacko Hill Side Farm
Blacko Hill above Blacko Hill Side Farm
Following the footpath from Burnt House Farm to Barnoldswick Road
Boulsworth Hill in the distance to my right
Slipper Hill Reservoir
By Foulridge Lower Reservoir
Pendle Hill in the distance on the right from above Foulridge Lower Reservoir
Back in Foulridge