6th July 2024 - Weets Hill
Walk Details
Distance walked: 8.8 miles
Total ascent: 1576 ft
OS map used: OL21 - South Pennines
Time taken: 4 hrs
Route description: Foulridge-Hey-Hey Fold-Booth House Farm-High Lane-Copy Nook-Lister Well Road-Higher View Farm-Folly Lane-Pendle Way-Weets Hill-Weets House Farm-Gisburn Old Road-Pendle Way-Hollin Hall-Barnoldswick Road-Slipper Hill Reservoir-Reedymoor Lane-Foulridge Lower Reservoir-B6251-Foulridge
With a poor forecast for tomorrow, and having to wait for this morning's rain to clear, the best the weather was going to offer me this weekend was going to be this afternoon. After a wet start, the cloud started to break up by the late morning, so I decided to have a walk up Weets Hill and back from home. Setting off at 1200, taking one of my usual routes, the cloud soon broke up to give warm sunny spells, and with great visibility there were long distance views to enjoy from the summit of Weets Hill.
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 right and walked down Folly Lane towards Barnoldswick until I reached the Pendle Way on the left, which I took to reach the top of Weets Hill. After a stop for a break and to take in the view I kept on 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 by a wall, before crossing the wall and taking a footpath down through fields to Hollin Hall on Barnoldswick Road. I crossed the 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: 1576 ft
OS map used: OL21 - South Pennines
Time taken: 4 hrs
Route description: Foulridge-Hey-Hey Fold-Booth House Farm-High Lane-Copy Nook-Lister Well Road-Higher View Farm-Folly Lane-Pendle Way-Weets Hill-Weets House Farm-Gisburn Old Road-Pendle Way-Hollin Hall-Barnoldswick Road-Slipper Hill Reservoir-Reedymoor Lane-Foulridge Lower Reservoir-B6251-Foulridge
With a poor forecast for tomorrow, and having to wait for this morning's rain to clear, the best the weather was going to offer me this weekend was going to be this afternoon. After a wet start, the cloud started to break up by the late morning, so I decided to have a walk up Weets Hill and back from home. Setting off at 1200, taking one of my usual routes, the cloud soon broke up to give warm sunny spells, and with great visibility there were long distance views to enjoy from the summit of Weets Hill.
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 right and walked down Folly Lane towards Barnoldswick until I reached the Pendle Way on the left, which I took to reach the top of Weets Hill. After a stop for a break and to take in the view I kept on 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 by a wall, before crossing the wall and taking a footpath down through fields to Hollin Hall on Barnoldswick Road. I crossed the 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.
Route map
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Leaving Foulridge behind with Boulsworth Hill in the distance
Through the hillside hamlet of Hey
Taking the path north to County Brook...
The footbridge over County Brook
Bleara Moor, Kelbrook and Kelbrook Moor as I take the path from Booth House Farm up to High Lane
Great Whernside and Barden Moor in the distance..
..as I walk up the track past Copy Nook up onto Lad Lowe Hill
Looking back with Barden Moor, Thornton Moor and Bleara Moor in the distance
Great Whernside and Barden Moor in the distance from the gate onto access land on Lad Lowe Hill
Onto the bridleway of Lister Well Road
Heading down Lister Well Road with the moorland around Malhamdale and Wharfedale in the distance
Having left Lister Well Road for a footpath across the hillside to Folly Lane, I reach Higher View Farm at its top
Walking down Folly Lane towards Barnoldswick..
I leave Folly Lane to take the Pendle Way to the top of Weets Hill
To my right I can make out Ingleborough and Penyghent in the distance
Looking down on Barnoldswick with Great Whernside and Barden Moor in the distance
The top of Pendle Hill appears as I approach the summit of Weets Hill
Looking north across the Ribble Valley to the western fells of the Yorkshire Dales
Pendle Hill from the trig point on Weets Hill
Looking across the Ribble Valley to the Forest of Bowland
Great Whernside and Barden Moor to the northeast
The moorland colours of summer on Weets Hill..
Heading for Weets House Farm
Looking across the Ribble Valley to the southern fells of the Forest of Bowland
and north from the top of the Pennine Bridleway, with Ingleborough in the distance on the right
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
Ickornshaw Moor and Boulsworth Hill in the distance as I head down from Blacko Hill
To my left; Bleara Moor, Whitemoor Reservoir, Kelbrook Moor, and Foulridge
Heading down to Hollin Hall on Barnoldswick Road
At the southern end of Slipper Hill Reservoir
Noyna Hill in the distance as I walk to the other end of the reservoir
Looking back across Slipper Hill Reservoir. There's more water in it than I expected there to be.
Making my way round Foulridge Lower Reservoir..
A last shot of Pendle Hill in the distance on the right from above Foulridge Lower Reservoir