Nic’O and JtE expressed some vague interest in joining me in my recce of a walk that I’ve agreed to lead for the Rucksack Club in November. If anyone else is keen we can sort out a suitable date for an alternative Saturday run out. Obviously it will be a slightly longer jaunt than our usual weekly exploits and so will not be of interest to everyone. The distance is 21 miles starting at the car park on the A671 near Whalley at GR SD 741361.
It’s a very pleasant route along the ridge, over Clerk Hill, Wiswell Moor, Ratten Clough, Sabden Fold up to Blacko at the head of the Hidden Valley. Unfortunately the Tower at Blacko (SD 856422) is on private land but it is possible to arrange access for a visit. At this point we return along the ridge over Rough Lee aiming for the telecommunications mast and passing the delightfully named ‘Noggarth End Road Shop’ which is the former toll house. We finally drop into Sabden with only the final obstacle of Clerk Hill between us and the car park.
FSS and I did this as a two day walk when we first started our foraging into the great outdoors, we took lodgings at a pleasant hostelry at the valley head and walked back the second day! Since then we’ve led a group of LDWA members and we’ve also run it together, but I’ve never navigated it single handed, so I do need to do this some time before November.
Perhaps those interested could consult their diaries and we could make this a subject for discussion over the next few Saturdays.
Enjoyed the last of our Christmas lunches today at the Eagle and Child, Stavely after a short walk in the morning of about eight miles – very civilised!
Looking forward to Ambling (literally) on Saturday, see you there.
NLN
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