Sunday, 4th May 2014
| Walk: | Ski Rossendale, Top of Slate, Goodshaw Hill, Love Clough, Goodshaw Fold, Kippax Mill, Gin Clough, Carr Bank Farm, Cribden End Farm | ||
| Start Point: | Whitaker car park | Grid Reference: | SD 803 230 |
| Distance: | 9 miles | Ascent: | 1,600 feet |
| Time: | 5.5 hours | ||
| Weather: | Fine, hazy & mild. The winds and relatively dry weather of the past few weeks had dried up many of the muddiest areas experienced in our reccies. | ||
| Comments: | 12 Walkers. We covered stretches of the Shoe Trail, the Rossendale Way and the Round the Hills Walk and visited the Halo, whhich is one of the Lancashire Panopticans. | ||
We stopped for a breather at the top of the Rossendale Ski slope
Trees in new leaf in Oakenhead Wood
The first part of our walk followed the Show Trail. We never found the matching one.
Oh. It's the Fylde Ramblers again
A brief diversion to say hallo to the halo
Excellent view finders, but it was rather hazy!
A few steps up
Three excited lambs
Making use of a former wall for our lunch stop
Hameldom Hill was not far far away
We saw lots of spring flowers
Spot the Tizer sign in Goodshaw Fold
The Goodshaw Fold well aka The Spewing Duck
Cherry blossom at Kippax Mill
Climbing away from Gin Clough
Tea break on Cribden Lane
On the final descent from Cribden End Farm