Walk l127 Pendle Hill and Stang Top Moor from Barley

Vital Statistics:

Length:	8½mls (13.5km)
Ascent:	1,694ft (516m)
Time:	4¾hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk l127:

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

Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

In 1612 ten women & two men who lived in the area surrounding Pendle Hill were charged with the murders of ten people by the use of witchcraft. During this series of trials, that has become known as the Lancashire witch trials, ten were found guilty & executed by hanging; one was found not guilty & one died in prison before being tried.

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

0 English Mountains

0 Wainwrights

0 English Nuttalls

1 English Dewey

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

1 Marilyn

0 Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End) at 557m (1828ft). Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End) is also known as an English Dewey (58th highest in England, 134th in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (60th highest in England, 854th highest in the UK). The summit of Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Pendle Way, a 72km (45 miles) circular footpath starting and finishing in Barrowford in Lancashire, England. The Pendle Way is waymarked by a black witch motif. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Pendle Way.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk l127 Pendle Hill and Stang Top Moor from Barley

In no particular order . . .

Memorial seat on the Pendle Way near the North end of Lower Ogden Reservoir

Photo: Martin Poole (7)

Upper Ogden Reservoir

Photo: Mike Mcdonnell (11)

Water channel between Upper and Lower Ogden Reservoirs

Photo: Martin Poole (6)

Approaching the summit of Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End) from the South

Photo: Martin Poole (3)

The East face path up of Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End)

Photo: Martin Poole (4)

Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End) summit

Photo: Mike Mcdonnell (16)

The Big Cairn on Pendle Hill (Beacon Or Big End)

Photo: Gerry Smith (3)

Lower Ogden Reservoir

Photo: Mike Mcdonnell (3)

Bridleway near Barley

Photo: Val Jakeman (3)

Pendle Water, Barley

Photo: Val Jakeman (5)

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