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Last Walk of 2010

For the last walk of 2010 we had a gentle four miles stroll up to the Pigeon Tower, then returned through part of the Terraced Gardens.

There are many paths to stroll along on and around Winter Hill. Some are shown on the Ordnance Survey maps, some are not. Today’s walk covered some of each as Brett, Sam and I spent a very enjoyable five miles and four hours of moorland meanderings.

Peaceful Places

One of the things I like about country walking is you need little excuse to stop and admire the view. This little collection shows some of the peaceful places I’ve found on my many rambles.

Winter Hill Panoramas

On some of my more recent walks on Winter Hill I’ve been taking panoramic videos, so I thought you might like to see them. If you wonder what the strange noises are on the sountracks it’s my heavy breathing. As with most of my pictures, Brett and Sam take every opportunity to hog the camera.

Exploring More of Wilderswood

Today’s walk was a brief visit to Wilderswood, this time to explore a little path I had noticed on a previous visit. It travels uphill alongside a small stream that makes its way off Rivington Moor.

To the Wilderswood

The weather was dull and threatening rain, so I decided to forsake the moors in favour of exploring Wilderswood. I’d passed through it a couple of times recently, but only briefly as a more pleasant means of getting higher up Georges Lane. So today the dogs and I spent our whole walk in the woods, and discovered a little bit of its history.

Afternoon Stroll on Winter Hill

This was just a gentle afternoon’s stroll, mainly on paths not shown on the map. I didn’t have any particular route in mind, just going wherever came to mind next, whilst heading towards Dean Ditch.

Images of Rivington

Click on images to see larger versions. The weather has been vile this past couple of days, and I’m not one for setting off on a walk in heavy rain, so I thought I’d while away a few hours by putting together some of the pictures I have of Rivington and the surrounding area so [...]

Stroll from Winter Hill to Walker Fold Woods

A pleasant afternoon’s stroll from Winter Hill to Walker Fold Woods, with great views of the surrounding moors and farmsteads. This walk was about four miles and took me and my two dogs (Brett and Sam) about 2-1/2hr.

A Stroll Around Scholes Bank

After a leisurely lunch at my local cafe I decided to brave to persistent drizzle and take the dogs for a walk and a ball game. However, by way of a change, I decided not to walk up to the meadows in Rivington but to stay a little closer to home. So we went to an area about a 1/4ml away that is known locally as Scholes Bank.