Tuesday, 11th June 2024
| Walk: | Clay House, Hookcliffe, Bakerfield, Worsaw End House, Chatburn, Fairy Bridge, Downham Green | ||
| Start Point: | Downham car park | Grid Reference: | SD 784 440 |
| Distance: | 6 miles | Ascent: | 717 feet |
| Time: | 3.45 hours | ||
| Weather: | Overcast with sunny spells | ||
| Comments: | Walking in Lancashire Walk 27. The book explains that reef knolls were deposited millions of years ago when the area was below the sea. Three of these can be seen below but two more are situated between Warren Hill and Worston. For future walks I would change the route between Clay House and Hookcliffe as this section was a bit tricky to find and very muddy. |
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Gerna Hill . . .
the first reef knoll
Worsaw Hill, the second reef knoll . . .
and the third one, Warren Hill
Heading down to Chatburn . . .
as Luna checks out the route . . .
and waits for me to finish lunch
The course of the Roman Road runs alongside the A59
After crossing the high bridge over the A59 . . .
our route travels between the stacks of logs . . .
to Fairy Bridge, a packhorse bridge . . .
with no parapets which would get in the way of the pack ponies' panniers
Heading up Downham Green before descending to Downham