Sunday, 3rd September 2017

Walk: Calderdale Way, Long High Top, Standing Stone Hill, Gorple Lower Reservoir, Pennine Bridleway, Calder Aire Link, Walshaw Dean Lower Reservoir, Pennine Way, High Rakes, Calder Aire Link, Crimsworth Dean, Midgehole
Start Point: Hebden Bridge, roadside Grid Reference: SD 997 269
Distance: 15 miles Ascent: 2,200 feet
Time: 6.25 hours
Weather: Mainly fine with a cool breeze and a spot of rain
Comments: A walk mainly over good paths and open moorland after a steep climb out of Hebden Bridge. Reservoirs, grouse butts and rock formations provide added interest along the way.

Plaque at the entrance to Calder Holmes Park where the trees . . .

have now matured into a large avenue
leading into the park from Station Road.

A steep stepped climb soon gives us good views into the valley . . .

and craggy rocks loom large . . .

as we continue upwards . . .

and along the path to spot a vantage point . . .

with views across to Stoodley Pike . . .

seen again from further along the path

Keeping an eye on the vegetation . . .

but these two need to be kept behind bars . . .

with those scary faces!

Standing Stones Hill . . .

but where are the Standing Stones?

Keeping an eye on the leader

Gorple Lower Reservoir . . .

looking rather empty

Walshaw Dean Lower Reservoir . . .

and Walshaw Dean Middle Reservoir . . .

where we stop for lunch with Walshaw Dean Upper Reservoir just in view

Robb checks out . . .

a smart grouse butt . . .

setting a trend for the men to try another one . . .

before the group checks out a 'posh' one

We are lucky to spot a heron . . .

which remains still long enough to zoom in for a close shot

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