83 Saturday 4 September 2021 Great Hill

 It  was  my  choice  and  I  opted  for  a  walk  up  Great  Hill  from  White  Coppice, largely  in  order  to  get  back  to  watch  Dale's  game  at  Port  Vale  on  IFollow. We  parked  up  just  outside  the  village  and  walked past  the  cricket  ground.



It  was  a  nice  day  but  the  view  over  to  Preston  was  hazy.


After  an  initial  steep  bit, the  path  levelled  out.




We  had  a  brief  rest  at  a  ruined  farmhouse.


We  then  headed  up  the  final  slopes  to  the  summit. There  were  a  number  of  other  walkers  at  the  stone  shelter.


Darwen  Tower  looked  strange  as  it  was  covered  in  plastic  sheeting.


We  veered  off  towards  Brinscall  to  provide  a  variation  finish  and  passed  this  lovely  little  quarry.


We  had  lunch  at  White  Coppice  where  a  match  was  underway.


We  got  back  in  time  to  watch  the  football.


   

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