Progress so far

English and Welsh Hewitts completed: 9/317

Monday, 27 May 2013

Boulsworth Hill

Route: Wycoller - Bronte Way - Pendle Way - Little Chair Stones - Lad Law - Abbot Stone - Pendle Way - Lodge Moss Farm - Trawden - Wycoller

Distance: 9 miles

Highest Point: Lad Law - 517 metres

Weather: Cloudy and windy

A view of Pendle Hill before starting

Boulsworth Hill awaits

The remains of Wycoller Hall

Packhorse bridge, Wycoller

Clapper bridge, Wycoller

Willow arch, Wycoller

Turnhole Clough

Plenty of these about, good for when in poor visibility which Boulsworth Hill is notorious for

The climb starts

Little Chair Stones

Near the top now



The trig

Lad Law - 517 metres


Looking around at the top

Pretty dry today, thankfully

Lunch stop pic, decent windbreak

Abbot Stone with Burnley in the distance

Towards the end of the path down

A final look at Boulsworth Hill


Sunday, 26 May 2013

Ingleborough

Route: Clapham - Trow Gill - Little Ingleborough - Ingleborough - Simon Fell Breast - Sulber - Long Lane - Clapham

Distance: 10.6 miles

Highest Point: Ingleborough trig - 724 metres

Weather: Glorious


The walk up to Trow Gill

Looking back down Trow Gill

Looking towards Little Ingleborough and Ingleborough

Pendle Hill on the horizon

The steep climb up to Little Ingleborough

The walk from Little Ingleborough to Ingleborough

Final push



Ingleborough trig - 724 metres, second highest point in Yorkshire

The photo doesn't do justice to views towards Morecambe Bay, the Howgill Fells and the mountains of the Lake District

Whernside - highest point in Yorkshire with Ribblehead viaduct  in view

Looking around on the top
A look towards the Howgill Fells

Looking towards the viewpoint

Viewfinder

Path through the limestone

Pen-y-Ghent above the limestone


Monday, 13 May 2013

Derwent Edge

Route: Fairholmes car park - Hancock Wood - Lost Lad - Back Tor - Cakes Of Bread - Derwent Edge - Wheel Stones - Ashopton - Fairholmes car park 

Distance: 9.75 miles

Highest Point: Back Tor trig - 538 metres

Weather: Overcast, some rain, windy with some hail at the top


Derwent Reservoir dam

Derwent Reservoir

Ladybower Reservoir with Lose Hill and Mam Tor on the horizon

Up onto the beautifully bleak moors

First sight of Lost Lad

 Lost Lad cairn and viewfinder

View from Lost Lad with Bleaklow in the distance

The approach to Back Tor

Cakes Of Bread

Today's lunch spot near the Salt Cellar

The Salt Cellar

Wheel Stones (aka the Coach and Horses)

Pic of the day - be sure not to miss this spot (grid ref: SK 19978 87661)

A last walk along Ladybower