Friday, 21st March 2014
| Walk: | Solomons Temple, Tockholes Plantation, River Roddlesworth, Sunnyhurst Wood, Darwen Tower, Hollinshead Hall, Great Hill | ||
| Start Point: | White Coppice cricket club | Grid Reference: | SD 619 190 |
| Distance: | 13.7 miles | Ascent: | 2,550 feet |
| Time: | 6.5 hours | ||
| Weather: | Sunny spells with some hail showers in the afternoon | ||
| Comments: | With rain, strong winds and a drop in temperature forecast I decided to stay local and not climb too high. However, the conditions were very pleasant most of the time. Making slight changes to a route I have done previously it was an enjoyable day, though as I climbed to the summit of Great Hill the hailstones were quite painful! |
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Using the Mormon Temple as a focus . . .
I check out what my new lens can do
Solomons Temple - my favourite spot for a morning break . . .
with views to my next target - Darwen (Jubilee) Tower
Not much in the waterfall today . . .
as the River Roddlesworth flows between two stone pillars . . .
on its way to the reservoir
One of a number of wooden sculptures in Sunnyhurst Wood
The bandstand was a gift . . .
from Charles Spencer
The climb leads to Darwen Tower . . .
bathed in sunlight as I leave it behind
Winter Hill and Rivington Pike from the climb to . . .
the summit of Great Hill, shwing the effects of a heavy hail shower . . .
which can now be seen passing over Darwen Moor . . .
as the Tower emerges
Interesting cloud formations over Pendle Hill . . .
and the hail clouds move away from Darwen Tower