Walk l145 Weets Hill from Salterforth

This 10 mile, Grade 5 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Salterforth Marina & will take about 5 hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:10mls (16km)
Ascent:1,267ft (386m)
Time:5hrs
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Route outline for walk l145:

Salterforth Marina  -  The Leeds and Liverpool Canal  -  The Leeds and Liverpool Canal Walk  -  The Pendle Way  -  Letcliffe Country Park  -  Bancroft Mill Engine  -  Barnoldswick  -  Weets Hill  -  Weets House  -  Hollin Hall  -  Slipper Hill Reservoir  -  Lower Foulridge Reservoir  -  Foulridge  -  Foulridge Wharf  -  The Leeds and Liverpool Canal  -  Salterforth.

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Weets Hill at 397m (1303ft). Weets Hill is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Weets Hill 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 Leeds and Liverpool Canal Walk, a 203km (126 miles) linear footpath connecting Leeds in West Yorkshire, with Liverpool in Merseyside, England. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal Walk is waymarked by the canal. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Leeds and Liverpool Canal Walk.

Part of this walk also 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 l145 Weets Hill from Salterforth

In no particular order . . .

Barnoldswick from Weets Hill

Barnoldswick from Weets Hill

Photo: Stuart Richardson (19)

Foulridge Village Green

Foulridge Village Green

Photo: Howard Bradley (3)

On the summit of Weets Hill

On the summit of Weets Hill

Photo: Stuart Richardson (18)

En-route to Weets Hill from Barnoldswick

En-route to Weets Hill from Barnoldswick

Photo: Stuart Richardson (21)

Walking along Esp Lane, Barnoldswick

Walking along Esp Lane, Barnoldswick

Photo: Stuart Richardson (20)

Weets Hill Summit

Weets Hill Summit

Photo: Howard Bradley (2)

Bancroft Mill

Bancroft Mill

Photo: Howard Bradley (1)


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