~Pendle Hill~
3rd November 2012
Pendle Summit
Scroll down for photos and a description of the walk....
Barley
After a busy morning elsewhere, Pendle seemed as good a place as any for an afternoon walk. I started the walk from Barley car park at just after 3pm.
Lower Ogden Reservoir
After a very wet day on Friday, the Lower Ogden by-pass is in full flow and both reservoirs are overflowing.
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Ogden Reservoirs |
Boar Clough |
Walk Views
With time on my side, I walked past the Boar Clough option for the summit - the lone tree in view - and continued up Ogden Clough. The ground is very wet and the path boggy, not ideal.
Ogden Clough
Walker With Dogs
A man approched with two border collies and a chat about their virtues followed. Both his dogs were rescue dogs and I told him, rather casually, that I'd like to have another border collie. It turned out that he has a friend who is looking to rehouse one such dog, as his work commitments leave the dog with insufficient exercise. Phone numbers were exchanged!
Looking West
Well, no spectacular sunset this evening....
Runner on Pendle
Little People on Pendle Hill
Shafts of Sunlight
Showers to the North
The Steps
My return route was down the steps, across the fields and back to Barley.
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Walkers: Just Me.
Time taken: 2hr 35mins over a distance of about 6 miles.
Route: Barley, Ogden Reservoirs, Ogden Clough, The Flags, The Summit, The Steps, fields and back to Barley.
Weather and conditions: Late afternoon sunshine declining to hazy rays through shower clouds. Calm and cool.
Greetings Count: Plenty of folk about early on and then peace and quiet in OC, until I met Gareth and the dogs, runners on top and then another couple with yet another border collie at the stile.
All photos copyright Richard Ratcliffe 2012 ©
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