| Walk: | Garstang, Grize Dale, Grizedale Reservoir, Nicky Nook, Scorton and return to Garstang. | ||
| Start Point: | Garstang riverside car park | Grid Reference: | SD 493 454 |
| Distance: | 8 miles | Ascent: | 1,140 feet |
| Time: | 5 hours | ||
| Weather: | Dull and frosty to start but sunny and warmer as the day proceeded. | ||
| Comments: | As we left the ducks at the car park it was frosty, but no sign of the dusting of snow that we had in the Fylde over night, but at least the ground was firm as we crossed the fields to the railway and motorway. Once over these we continued to Grize Dale, stopping for a coffee, before the steady climb up to the Grizedale Reservoir. As we climbed up to the trig point on Nicky Nook the sun was out and most of us stopped to take off a layer or two of insulation. Once we arrived at the trig point the view was excellent. Lunch was taken in some convenient depression, nice and sunny but a bit cool without the previous exertions. It was then down to Scorton, before passing by the church and over the fields to Woodacre Great Wood, back over the motorway and railway, to the River Wyre which we followed back to the car park in Garstang. | ||
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Ducks greet us and see us off having cadged a snack
Sue sets off and its frosty
Sun is there somewhere
Hazelhead Lane
Coffee stop at Long Crossey Wood
Heading into Grize Dale
Grisedale Reservoir . . .
and looking down to it as we make our way up to Nicky Nook
Time to take off a layer or two . . .
and set off again with Calder & Oakenclough Fells in the distance
Group at the trig point
View over the tarn to Heysham & Black Combe . . .
and the University
Lunch on Nicky Nook
Small reservoir as we descend . . .
and pass The Kennels
Nearing Scorton
Scorton church
Rian and John leave Woodacre Great Wood
Water board bridge over the River Wyre
Just as well he was not too close
River barrage . . .
Reflections
De-booting!