Having been advised that the UP was fairly unusable because of the snow we met at the Jolly Crofters end of George’s Lane. NLN, SN, YJ and I arrived by car and EtU on foot from home. NicO could not turn out because of a migraine and, I understand, Matt was still fast asleep in bed at 10.30, coping with a slight cough and a sniffle!
We set off via the Montcliffe Quarries to the western end of Burnt Edge, turning then towards Two Lads, and eventually to its summit. It was then Winter Hill and down to the wooden footbridge on George’s Lane. Going down to the bridge in deep snow felt like a cross between scree running and skiing. Then to the Rivington/Belmont motor road and after starting towards Spittlers’ Edge we turned to the northern end of Lead Mines Clough and then roughly south to the bomber memorial. Shortly after the memorial EtU left us, turning for home. The rest of us then started to think of how to get back to the cars. We went by the tarmac road, thick in snow, to the car park above the Top Barn and then via the Winter Hill Race route as far as the foot of the Pike but afterwards keeping on George’s Lane to the cars.
Only 11.4 miles but, to me at least, pretty tiring. The heavy snow made for some quite spectacular scenes. NLN promises some pictures.
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