Not The Lakes

I've decided to take up walking again and I am keen to get to the Lakes. That was the plan on a recent day off but unfortunately after seeing reports of snow the day before and us not having the best of kit we decided to head somewhere a little closer to home and less remote.

 

I planned a five mile circular walk around Barley and Pendle famous for witches.

We parked on the public car park where The Cabin Cafe is located. Great food served here as we found out at the end of the walk.

We headed along the footpath that lead to Lower Ogden Reservoir along the side of Barley Hill. As we gained a bit of height the views were impressive and we soon forgot about not being in the Lakes for the day.

 

Barley Hill on the left with Lower Ogden Resevoir

We made our way up the side of Pendle Hill towards the summit. A fell runner passed us on his way down. I think we were more out of breath than him! Once we neared the top the wind hit us. It was bitter cold compared to climb up as we had been sheltered from the wind.

Great View beyond the enormous Cairne

It was a clear day and the views from the top were amazing. I took a 360 degree shot at the top with the iPhone that can be seen here

We headed along the top and quickly found the path down taking us away from the cold wind. The view of the patchwork of fields from here is amazing. Below are some shots taken with my iPhone.

View on the way down

Iphone Panoramic Stitched together with the Autostitch App

Black & White edit

We lost the footpath at the bottom so took a slight detour along the lanes before picking up another footpath through the fields where we were followed by some inquisitive sheep!

We headed back towards Barley where we had some food at the cafe. I would recommend the homemade burger! There's room outside to park your broom if that's your method of transport!

The trip might not have been The Lake District trip we were planning but the views and the walk were just as enjoyable! Now time to get my shopping list kit together!