Sunday, 3rd November 2013

 

Walk: Solomon's Temple, Roddlesworth Reservoirs, Tockholes Plantations, Pimms, Great Hill
Start Point: White Coppice Grid Ref: SD 619 190
Distance: 8.8 miles Ascent: 1,500 feet
Weather: Intermittent sun and cloud Time: 4.5 hours
Comments: Taking a well-known route I was pleasantly surprised to have sunny spells for most of the day, though this was the coldest day of the year so far. The ground was rather damp due to the recent rain but the extra water in River Roddlesworth gave the opportunity to try out different settings on the new camera. On returning to the car I found that other walkers had suffered 20 minutes of hail in the Anglezarke area - pleased I didn't head in that direction!!

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Solomon's Temple . . .

 

where I make use of the bench for my first stop

 

Sun highlights the centre of Preston . . .

 

and Darwen Tower can be seen in the distance

 

Dropping down to Rake Brook . . .

 

with its Autumn carpet

 

The geese enjoy their 'elevenses'

 

Lots of water . . .

 

in the River Roddlesworth today . . .

 

and further upstream . . .

 

where the leaves form another Autumn carpet

 

Pimms provides a good spot for lunch . . .

 

before finishing the climb to Great Hill

 

The it's back down to White Coppice . . .

 

where a different setting on the camera enhances the photo

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