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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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,.
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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
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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 downloadable Peak Bagging Map in PDF format:
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:
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & 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
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End)
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)
The East face path up of Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End) wih Pendle House below
. . . see just 10 walk photographs & pictures of views from, on or of Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End)
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