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​7th January 2012 - Thieveley Pike & Black Scout

Walk Details

​Distance walked: 6.1 miles

Total ascent: 1511 ft

OS map used: OL21 - South Pennines

Time taken: 4 hrs

Route description: Layby on A646 just southeast of Holme Chapel-Royd Wood-Dean Scout-Thieveley Pike-Heald Moor-Portsmouth-Dean Farm- Black Scout-The Holme-Layby on A646 just southeast of Holme Chapel

I last did this walk in the Cliviger gorge many years ago before I even had a camera so doing it again was long overdue. The stormy weather of the previous few days had relented enough to make doing this walk an option. In the end it wasn't too bad, windy but the sun came out on the second half of the walk and I had some great views across to Thieveley Scout on the other side of the valley.

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At the start of the walk and looking up the valley towards Burnley
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Walking through Royd Wood. The overflow you can see is from the Cliviger fish ponds.
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A first view down the valley as I leave the wood
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Pendle Hill behind Burnley
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A couple of shots of Thieveley Scout..
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Heading for Dean Scout
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Cliviger from Dean Scout
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Pendle Hill from Dean Scout
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Making my way up to Thieveley Pike and I take a look back at Boulsworth Hill and Hoof Stones Height in the distance
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On Thieveley Pike and the view down into the Rossendale valley
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Boulsworth Hill and Hoof Stones Height from Thieveley Pike
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Thieveley Pike
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Hameldon Hill in the distance
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Pendle Hill from Thieveley Pike
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Sunshine in Rossendale as I set off for Heald Moor
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The Limersgate plaque has seen better days
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Rossendale from Heald Moor
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Looking back to Thieveley Pike from Heald Moor
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Heading down into the valley
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The village of Portsmouth below
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The hill sloping down from the left is Whitaker Naze
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Crossing the railway line to the other side of the valley
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A view of Thieveley Scout from the climb up to Black Scout
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A view down into Calderdale towards Todmorden
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Thieveley Scout from Black Scout
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Ratten Clough
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The last shot of the day of Pendle Hill as I head back down to the road

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