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4th March 2012 - Parlick & Fair Snape Fell

Walk Details

​Distance walked: 3.9 miles

Total ascent: 1204 ft

OS map used: OL41 - Forest of Bowland & Ribblesdale

Time taken: 3 hrs (includes the best part of an hour on Fair Snape Fell)

Route description: Fell Foot-Parlick-Fair Snape Fell-Parlick-Fell Foot

Sods law that the fine spring weather of the week should give way to wet and windy weather for the weekend but at least the longer days give you the opportunity to do a walk in the afternoon. That's what I did today after the rain and snow of the morning showed signs of clearing away after lunchtime. It was windy and cold on the tops but the shower clouds coming in off the Irish Sea made for some spectacular skyscapes.

A very simple there and back walk straight up the front of Parlick and on to Fair Snape Fell with the return by the same route.

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On the climb up Parlick and the view across to Pendle Hill and Longridge Fell
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Fair Snape Fell from Parlick
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Pendle Hill and Longridge Fell as I head for Fair Snape Fell
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Looking back to Parlick with a shower passing behind
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Beacon Fell below
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On Fair Snape Fell. This isn't the actual summit which is about half a mile to the northeast but the better views are from here and there's a shelter to sit in.
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The view to the northwest towards Morecambe Bay and the Lake District
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Looking to the north and I can spot snow on Great Coum, Whernside and Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales
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The wider view in the same direction
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Sunshine on the coast
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Dramatic skies
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Sunnier skies to the northwest for the moment and I can make out some of the Lake District fells in the distance
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Snow on the Lake District fells
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panorama from southwest round to northwest
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Longridge Fell and Parlick
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The clouds are gathering, time to head back
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That was close
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Over the wall to a pot of gold?
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Back on Parlick and the cumulonimbus cloud and its shower has passed over Longridge Fell
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Hazlehurst Fell and Fair Snape Fell
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Pendle Hill and Longridge Fell across the Hodder valley as I head down
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The view from where I was parked at Fell Foot

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