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June 30 Pete's walk to Deerplay Moor and Thievely PikeTen adventurous members of the group strayed away from The Peak district and enjoyed a walk in the heart of Lancashire's forgotten Pennine countryside.
Starting from Crowbridge reservoir above Burnley the highpoints of the day were the ascent of Deerplay Moor and Thievely Pike at 1474 feet.
There was a very welcome break at the famous Deerplay Inn reached in driving rain before making our way back via the village of Water.
Fine views were enjoyed of the wider South Pennine hills .
Pete June 15 Saddleworth Five Trig Point Walk On Saturday 4 members took on the Moorland Challenge walk of the Saddleworth Five Trig Point walk. A walk that takes in 5 trig points over 20 miles across the the rough and harsh moorland country side. 3 males, one female and a bear set of at 8.40 am from Dovestones in Greenfield. We did the walk in anti clockwise. The weather was nearly perfect for us. Few odd small showers, but the wind was cold. By Black hill you feel it in the legs and we still had 2 to go. The final was a slog and the final decent was a Black run in Petes route down. We arrived back at the cars 6.05pm. Then time for a drink. June 09 Alport Castle WalkA group of ten assembled at Torkington Park (or at the start) for a most enjoyable walk. The start point was the cafe lay by on the Snake Pass where the distinctive aroma of cooking bacon tempted some to sample the local cuisine. Without too much delay we started up a Scottish hillside, (comments about steepness of the access path above Birchen Clough), and a few members braving the leaders warnings of Lyme Disease and going leg naked. This path cuts vertically through the forest onto
open moorland, very dry underfoot, but fantastic views to Kinder Scout and the
Snake Road far below. A walk up to grains in the Water across dry grasses and
heather beds took us away from the crowds into a vee shaped valley of
solitude.
From here we walked across open tops with two
mountain hare sightings, up to a trig point, all with good views across the
Bleaklow tops, Grinah Stones, Bleaklow stones, all in brilliant
sunshine.
A little downhill brought us to the first proper
sight of Alport Castles, shadows standing out very clearly. The scenery here is
most dramatic, with views across ladybower, down into the Snake pass,
across Kinder to Madwoman Stones and Jubilee cabin.
Afer crossing the next landslip zone we
finally dropped down into the hamlet, and back along towards the
main road, but never getting there. We took the line of the Romans,
above the main road, crossing Oyster Clough, before entering the forset,
clearings reminiscent of alpine meadows, and arrived back at the cars for
5.
June 06 Cycle Ride with Steve on 1st June 2008Message from one of the participants who says SHE would like to remain anonymous!
Steve,
on your walk last year it was blowing a gale and we had to cut it short. It rained for your cycle ride last year and last Sunday it rained cats and dogs so we had to cut that one short as well. You really need to improve the weather for the events you lead for the group.
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