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Monday, 25th
February 2013
| Walk: |
Tockholes Plantation,
Jubilee Tower, Roddlesworth Reservoirs, Tockholes
Plantations |
| Start Point: |
Car park off A675 Belmont Road |
Grid Ref: |
SD 665 191 |
| Distance: |
8 miles |
Ascent: |
1,4209 feet |
| Weather: |
Dry and overcast with a cold wind |
Time: |
3.75 hours |
| Comments: |
Another dry day forecast and
not quite as cold as the previous few days. Darwen Moor
provided the ideal place for a short(ish) walk on good
tracks. I did this walk in the opposite direction to
that usually taken and descended to the plantations via
a different route. A pleasant day. |
Scroll down to see photos of the walk
Walking across Darwen Tower towards Jubilee (Darwen) Tower . . .
it isn't long before I reach my target
Sunnyhurst Hey Reservoir with the covered reservoir to its right
One of the sculptures in Sunnyhurst Wood
Across Earnsdale Reservoir to the Tower
Roddlesworth Reservoir with its 'strainer' pins
Icicles adorn the edges of the River Roddlesworth
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