94 Saturday 20 November 2020 Blake Dean & Hardcastle Crags
Simon chose another walk in Calderdale so I selected one at the top end of Hardcastle Crags to take in the tea room at Gibson Mill. We parked at the Scouts hut at Blake Dean which was a bit naughty but it was pretty obvious it wasn'r being used that weekend and it provided them with a bit of security to have a car parked outside. The weather was gloomy but it wasn't raining when we set off. We took the path above Graining Water. Simon wanted a rest at the first rocks.
There was a good view back down towards Blake Dean.
We joined the Pennine Way and walked down to the bridge over the stream.
Some dogs yapped at us from the old waterman's cottages.
There was a good view over Upper Gorple Reservoir as we climbed on to Heptonstall Moor
The Pennine Way has been extensively resurfaced on this stretch.
We took the riverside path back up to Blake Dean which seemed longer and trickier than I remembered although I'd always walked it in the opposte direction. The rain got steadily worse as we went on although the scenery remained wonderful.
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