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9th April 2018 - Pendle Hill

Walk Details

​Distance walked: 7.0 miles

Total ascent: 1266 ft

OS map used: OL41 - Forest of Bowland & Ribblesdale

Time taken: 5 hrs

Route description: Barley-Lower Ogden Reservoir-Upper Ogden Reservoir-Ogden Clough-Mearley Moor-Worston Moor-Downham Moor-Pendle Hill-Pendle House-Pendle Way-Barley


The final day of my long weekend and I decided to head to Barley for a walk up Pendle Hill. The forecast is for the weather to remain good with sunny spells until the end of the afternoon so before I set off I had some lunch in The Cabin cafe at the picnic site in Barley. The beef broth and dumplings I had was very good and it certainly meant that I was well fuelled for the miles ahead.

​From the picnic site car park in Barley I set off by taking the access road to Lower Ogden Reservoir and then up to Upper Ogden Reservoir. I then took the path up Ogden Clough and when I'd crossed over to its western side I left it to make my way across to Mearley Moor. A walk north across boggy moorland brought me to the Scout Cairn on Worston Moor and after crossing a ladder stile I was on Downham Moor and heading for the summit. Once I'd taken in the view from the trig point I briefly followed the Pendle Way south before taking the path down the east face to Pendle House, and from there I took the Pendle Way back to Barley.

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Great reflections at Lower Ogden Reservoir
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They're not bad at the upper one either
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On the path up Ogden Clough
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Out of Ogden Clough to head for Mearley Moor. Looking back to the summit of Pendle Hill.
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The Ribble Valley as I make my way there
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Beautiful spring weather this afternoon
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The West Pennine Moors in the distance from Mearley Moor
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The fells of the Forest of Bowland
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Heading across Mearley Moor towards the Scout Cairn on Worston Moor
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A ruined wall makes a great foreground for a photo..
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Mearley Moor from the Scout Cairn
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Views across the Ribble Valley to Clitheroe, Longridge Fell, Parlick, Fair Snape Fell, Totridge and Easington Fell
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As well as towards a hazy Ingleborough and Penyghent in the Yorkshire Dales
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Looking back across Worston Moor just before..
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..I cross the stile onto Downham Moor
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The Forest of Bowland from Downham Moor
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Spence Moor with the distant West Pennine Moors being lost in the haze
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The summit of Pendle Hill awaits
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This pool on Downham Moor seems to be a favourite subject of mine. Every time I pass it I can't resist taking a photo.
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Hazy views across to the Yorkshire Dales..
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..and the Forest of Bowland
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Looking back across Downham Moor
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and east to Twiston Moor and Weets Hill before I cross the ladder stile and head for the trig point
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On the summit of Pendle Hill
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A hazy view towards Longridge Fell and the Ribble Valley
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The weather does seem to be deteriorating now, it was forecast to. I can barely make out the West Pennine Moors in the distance behind Spence Moor.
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The Black Moss Reservoirs, Barley and Lower Ogden Reservoir below
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On the path down
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and on the Pendle Way back to Barley
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A last look back at Pendle Hill

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