Sunday February 5th
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. 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. 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. A well-deserved lunch with a view We were in good time to get back to the car before ...