| Walk: | Black Moor, Widdop Reservoir, Extwistle Moor, Swinden Reservoir and Worsthorne | ||
| Start Point: | Worsthorne | Grid Reference: | SD 881 324 |
| Distance: | 8.6 miles | Ascent: | 1.330 feet |
| Time: | 5 hours | ||
| Weather: | Sunny at first then white cloud with a stiff Breeze | ||
| Comments: | Participants left Fylde in the rain to find that it was dry in East Lancashire. Assembling on a lane leading up to Black Moor the group then began a steady ascent along a track heading for Black Moor. On the way views of Hurstwood, Cant Clough and Gorples reservoirs could be seen. Also noticeable where the spoil heaps left by previous generations of miners who had probably wrestled coal and minerals out of the desolate moorland. After a climb of about six hundred feet the track crossed the Lancashire/Yorkshire boundary and then descended to Widdop Reservoir. This being a pleasant day weather wise, the leader then circumnavigated the reservoir before re-crossing the Lancashire/Yorkshire boundary. Continuing by the way of Extwistle Moor and Swinden Reservoir the fifteen strong group returned to the start point after an invigorating walk. | ||
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Group ready to start
Heading east up the non tarmaced Gorple Road, the Pennine Bridleway
Anyone for a spot of painting . . .
with a view
Hurstwood Reservoir, and remnants of previous workings
Gorple Upper Reservoir
Gorple Stones
Coffee stop looking over Shuttleworth Moor to Gorple Lower Reservoir
Crossing the dam at Widdop Reservoir
Widdop Lodge beside a very low reservoir - due to work being carried out
and we make our way round the permissive path
Looking back to Widdop
Another reservoir - Swinden this time
The cars are just over that ridge