Wards Stone, Grit Fell and Clougha

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Couldn't walk at weekend and while I did have some time in the afternoon on Thursday and Friday, neither looked a great forecast.

Settled for a local walk Thursday evening - visiting Bowland's high point via Clougha.

Warm and humid but thick mist on the tops.

Into the cloud along Clougha Edge

Clougha Pike Trig

Grit Fell is Clougha's parent fell but I rarely visit it as the going between the two is very wet. It wasn't today though despite the misty conditions.

Ward's Stone Western Trig with the Ward's Stone behind - it's another very rough crossing from Grit Fell to here but again - after so little rain recently - it was fine today

Ward's Stone Eastern Trig - so strange to get two on the same hill, so close together

I was going to drop down to the shooting track and along Ward's Stone Breast but that would have meant leaving a path - which I didn't think was wise in the conditions - so I backtracked back to the low point between Ward's Stone and Grit Fell and met the track there.

On the shooting track now that heads round the back of Clougha Pike - Baines Crag visible. Out of the hill mist it was actually a nice day. Very strange weather.

Clougha from Baines Crag

Typical Bowland