Black Hill from Wessenden Head
It was a spectacular day in terms of the weather- bright sunlight. We did the usual walk from Wessenden Head, crossing the Wessenden Reservoir dam where the ducks were enjoying the occasional slide down the spillway.
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| Ducks having fun |
We had a brief break at the point at which our path rejoined the Pennine Way (marked by a water tank with a solar panel on a mast) and, by coincidence Rob Naylor and Caroline McCann came by with a group of friends out for a walk!
We continued up, passing between the Black Moss and Swellands reservoirs with a great view over to Pule Hill.
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| Swellands Reservoir with Pule Hill in the distance |
We crossed Dean Head Moss relatively uneventfully (this was the section of the original Pennine Way where people tended to get lost) and stopped for a relatively late lunch at the ruin just below the final walk up to Soldier's Lump with its trig point.
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| A well-deserved lunch with a view |
We were in good time to get back to the car before sundown, but even so, we were rewarded by great clouds and illuminations on our descent from Black Hill.
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| Soldier's Lump and sun |
The path off descends into Happy Valley country- appropriate as it was the final (final!) episode that evening.
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| Descent into Happy Valley country |
Sunset over Greater Manchester on our way back was spectacular.
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| Apocalypse over Manchester? |
11.4 miles, 500m ascent (give or take a couple of metres).
