| Walk: | Elslack, Elslack Reservoir, Ransable Hill, Pinhaw, Pennine Way | ||
| Start Point: | Lay-by on A56 north of Elslack | Grid Reference: | SD 928 501 |
| Distance: | 8 miles | Ascent: | 1,180 feet |
| Time: | 4.5 hours | ||
| Weather: | Glorious winter's day. Fine, sunny and cold. Hard frozen ground with patches of snow over 1,000 feet. | ||
| Comments: | 28 walkers negotiated some slippery spots. Good Pennine views. | ||
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Shadow Ramblers at Elslack Reservoir
Elslack Reservoir
Climbing a stile at Elslack Reservoir
We climbed through a snowy plantation
The sun was too weak to melt the snow
It was a day for warm hats
Coffee in the snow
Others had passed this way
A great view of the Pennines
Descent from Ransable Hill
Heading up the Pennine Way to Pinhaw
A happy bunch on top of Pinhaw
Snow in Pinhaw's heather