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Longridge Fell, Hurst Green and Stonyhurst

Longridge Fell, Hurst Green and Stonyhurst


Postby Broggy1 » Tue Jan 18, 2022 7:41 pm

Date walked: 18/01/2022

Time taken: 3.45

Distance: 22.2 km

Ascent: 808m

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Lovely Lancashire countryside walk visiting rivers, hills and woodland around Hurst Green.

I first did this walk last year but can see it becoming an annual one.

Crisp blue sky day too with most the muddy bits frozen.

1 Heading down to the Ribble.JPG
Heading down to the Ribble


2 Doe Hill with LH behind.JPG
Doe Hill Trig with Longridge Fell behind


3 Heading down the unnamed - PH in view.JPG
Heading down the unnamed summit on route with Pendle Hill in view


4 Heading for LF.JPG
Through the plantations to Longridge Fell


5 Dropping off North side.JPG
Dropping off the Northern side


6 Main Bowland hills.JPG
Bowland hills


7 Heading back up.JPG
Heading back up


8 LF.JPG
Longridge Fell - not my dog


9 Rough going.JPG
A rough descent through some newly planted trees


10 Forest tracks.JPG
Back on the forest tracks


11 falen trees.JPG
Although some fallen trees made a few diversions here too


12 More trees by the Hodder.JPG
The stretch by the River Hodder is probably the highlight of this route - fallen trees here too!


13 S.JPG
Stonyhurst College's impressive buildings


14 S.JPG
Stonyhurst
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