Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End)
557m (1828ft)
The South Pennines and The Forest of Bowland, Lancashire, England
The summit of Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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You can walk/hike to the top of Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End) by using any of these 3 easy‑to‑follow route maps:
Walk l112 Pendle Hill via Boar Clough from Barley
Lancashire's Iconic Hill
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 4.75ml (7.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,221ft (372m) |
| Time: | 3 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Barley - Lower Ogden Reservoir - The Pendle Way - Upper Ogden Reservoir - Boar Clough - Pendle Moor - Barley Moor - Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End) - Pendle House - Ing Head Farm - Ing Ends - Barley,.
Walk l100 Pendle Hill from Barley
Lancashire's Iconic Hill
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5.5ml (9km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,280ft (390m) |
| Time: | 3½ hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Barley - Lower Ogden Reservoir - The Pendle Way - Upper Ogden Reservoir - Boar Clough - Ogden Clough - Pendle Moor - Barley Moor - Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End) - Pendle House - Ing Head Farm - Ing Ends - Barley
Walk l127 Pendle Hill and Stang Top Moor from Barley
Lancashire's Iconic Hill - and a bit more
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.5ml (13.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,694ft (516m) |
| Time: | 4.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Barley - Lower Ogden Reservoir - The Pendle Way - Upper Ogden Reservoir - Boar Clough - Ogden Clough - Pendle Moor - Barley Moor - Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End) - Pendle House - Ing Head Farm - Ing Ends - Barley - Lower Black Moss Reservoir - Upper Black Moss Reservoir - Stang Top Moor - White Hough - Barley
See Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End) and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Map:
The Forest of Bowland and The South Pennines
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See Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End) and the surrounding tops on our unique, downloadable, PDF Peak Bagging Map:
NB: Whether you print off a copy or download it to your phone, this PDF Peak Baggers' Map might prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal.
You can find Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End) & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Maps (orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, scaled, summited, hiked & bagged Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End)
Bay Wan walked up Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End) on October 3rd, 2023 [from/via/route] Start & finish from Pendleton free car park. 9.5 mile route [with] Paul Harper (No Cocoa Dog for first time - she's too porrly) [weather] Showers & windy all the way up & down - Clitheroe isn't quite what I was expecting
John Ramsbottom climbed it on June 9th, 2022 [from/via/route] nick o Pendle [with] Lola/ Skratch [weather] overcast/ windy rainy but warmish - quick walk before work, 6.5 miles
Patrick Molloy bagged it on July 24th, 2020 [from/via/route] Parked at the foot walked up & back w/ Nadia [with] Nadia [weather] Warm partial Sun
Carl Tillotson hiked Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End) on June 19th, 2021 [from/via/route] Route from Downham [with] June [weather] Sunny & Warm, bit windy on top
Paul Smith summited on September 8th, 2016 [from/via/route] Up from Downham village to trig point & back [with] Alone [weather] Misty but dry in the main - Cold at the summit...met a grandfather/grandson fell race partnership hurtling downhill as I was ascending
Adrian Howard conquered it on November 13th, 2017 [from/via/route] from car park at Nick of Pendle
Angela Moroney scaled it during February, 2019 [with] Kirsty Barnes
Gill Bates walked up Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End) on September 10th, 2018 [from/via/route] Barley car park
Sharon Wearden climbed it on December 30th, 2019 [from/via/route] Roughlee [with] Neil [weather] Dry, clear d
Margaret Richards bagged it on April 16th, 2012 [from/via/route] Pendle Hill from Ogden Clough & Stang Top Moor from Barley [with] Don [weather] Cold - Have walked many times since & before! different routes
James Brocken hiked Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End) on April 1st, 2018 [from/via/route] Barley [weather] Dry
Mark Davidson summited on February 28th, 2008 [with] Alone [weather] Sunny Spells
Derek Shirtcliffe conquered it on May 12th, 2015 [from/via/route] From Wellsprings Hotel between Sabden & Clitheroe to Barley returning via Fell Wood & Deerstones. [weather] Dull & damp - My "local" hill, walked it many times & many ways always different each time you walk it.
Tony Rogerson scaled it on January 10th, 2010 [from/via/route] From Higham [weather] Clear but windy - Snow under foot
Leon Harvey walked up Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End) on March 1st, 2015 [from/via/route] Barley Green [with] Solo [weather] All weathers (Sun, Rain, Snow & very windy)
Les Wrightson climbed it on December 27th, 2014 [from/via/route] l127 barley [with] tan [weather] very clear crisp day ice underfoot - Stunning scenery going up via the resevouirs through the valley snowy scenery.
Geoffrey Robertshaw bagged it on March 12th, 2014 - 37th Wedding Anniversary walk
Sharon Reilly hiked Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End) on May 4th, 2014 [from/via/route] barley [with] dog [weather] wet to start - great walk
Pam Joy summited on April 28th, 2014 [from/via/route] Barley [with] David and Paddy the lurcher [weather] Still, warm, jackets off weather! - Took a wrong turn than the one on the route map & had a much steeper than intended climb.
Syd Barnes conquered it on March 28th, 2012 [with] Wang and Jo [weather] Cold, windy & snow on the top of the mountain
Sharon Grant scaled it during November, 2013 [from/via/route] Downham circular [with] Karen, Vicky and Jordan [weather] Sunny & bright
Carrie Bray walked up Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End) during October, 2009 [from/via/route] Bagged 3 times: from Barley via steps, from Downham & from Nick O'Pendle
Jane Chiarello climbed it during 1980 - Climbed Pendle Hill many times when I lived there
Lee Senior bagged it on September 4th, 2010 [from/via/route] Barley car park [with] Corinne and pup Dill [weather] dry
Charlie Housley hiked Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End) on April 8th, 2011 [from/via/route] Not sure which route up or down as this walk is being logged nearly 18 months after the event. [with] Solo. [weather] Very sunny & incredibly hot!!!!
Gerry Smith summited during 2010 [from/via/route] from Barley [with] Joe Kelly
Christine Shepherd conquered it on October 30th, 2010 [from/via/route] Walked from Barley [with] Hannah and Andrew [weather] A bright Autumn day - We went up the steep way & half way up a fellow walker commented that I was, 'doing very well'. I didn't tell him that I had just finished all the Wainwirghts & was planning the Coast to Coast! have climbed this twice since; on my own on 4.3.11 & while leading a group on 12.3.11.
Patrick Rogozinski, Steven Trow, Lindsay Goodall, Andrew Else, Wendy Haycock, Paul Booth, Stephen Millington, Louise Sandwith, John Cuthbert, Chris Bramley, Elaine Kenny and Neil Wallbank have all walked, climbed & bagged Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End).
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on, or of, Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End)
The East face path up of Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End) wih Pendle House below
Barley, Ing Ends and Ogden Reservoirs from the top Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End)
The Black Moss Reservoirs (Upper and Lower) and Pendle House from the top Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End)
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