129 Sunday 31st July Worsthorne and Hurstwood walk

 This  was  my  choice,  a   short  walk  around  Worsthorne  and  Harwood  taking  in  the  church  tea  rooms  at  Hurstwood.

We  drove  to  Worsthone  and  parked  in  the main  square. We  headed  up  Gorple  Gate  which  starts  out  as  a  tarmac  road. This  is  looking  back  towards  Burnley.


This  is looking  ahead  towards  the  moors.


This  is  looking  back  to  Burnley  from  higher  up.


Simon  found  a  bench  by  the  track


On  the  left  hand  side  we  spotted  a  deer.



Towards  the  top there  was  a  good  view  of  Pendle  Hill


We  got  to  the summit  at  Gorple  Gate  which  simon  recognised  from  the  first  Leeds  weekend. This  is  Upper  Gorple  Reservoir.


This  is  looking  down  at  Hurstwood  Reservoir


The  way  down  to  it  was  very  rough  with  the  footpath  invisible  on  the  ground. Eventully  it  improved  when  we  got  into  the  valley.


This  is  looking  back  at  Black  Hameldon.


As  we  approached  the  reservoir  there  was  a  great  view  of  Pendle  through  a  gap  in  the trees.


This  is  looking  back  towards  Gorple  Gate.

We  had  tea  and  scones  at  the  tea  rooms  which  were  excellent. Simon  was  given  a  free  scone  to  take  home, We  took  the  field  path  back to  Worsthorne  enjoying  the  view  to  Pendle.


We  enjoyed  some  ice  cream  from  the  village  shop  in  Worsthorne  before  heading  home.


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