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~Pendle Hill~

16th December 2011

Pendle Summit

Pendle Summit

Scroll down for photos and a description of the walk....

Pendle Hill

Pendle Hill

Today's walk up Pendle Hill started at 14:00hrs from the roadside, this view on the way in gives the visitor a feel of what is on offer if they choose to take a closer look.

Pendle House Lane

The Lane

Black Moss

Black Moss

The usual halfway photo from the steps. This snow arrived on yesterday (Thursday) morning, other Lancashire towns further west had heavy snow showers today, but our bit escaped the travel disruption etc.

Weets Hill

Weets Hill

Pendle Mist

Mist Approaches

Close to the top of the steps and low cloud hits Pendle.

Misty View Stile
The Wall
The Stile

Wintry Pendle

Pendle Summit

No Views Today

You can't win 'em all. I wandered along the top for half an hour or so, waiting for the cloud to blow over, but it didn't.

Pendle Climbers

Pendle Climbers

These two appeared out of the mist, the gentleman on the right is adjusting his coat zip, in case you were wondering.

Black Moss

Black Moss Reservoirs

Fell Wood

Fell Wood and Lower Ogden Reservoir

Bird

Kestrel

That's No.51 out of the way. I had hoped for good views westwards, maybe next time.

Walkers: Just Me

Time taken: 1hr 27 mins over a distance of about 3miles.

Route: Roadside, up the steps, along to the top, wandering around and then down the track.

Weather and conditions: Cold, misty on top.

Greetings Count: A few others, not a very sociable lot today.

Take me back to the start ....

Take me home....