168 Saturday 8 April 2023 Rivington PIke

 This  was  Simon's  choice  of  trip. His  friend  Josh  came  with  us  for  the  first  time. I tried  to  vary  it  a  little  from  the  walk we  did  two  years  earlier.

The  iniitial  walk  up  the  steep  rocky  track  from  the  car  park  was  just  as  tiring.


We  took  another  break  at  the  Pigeon  Tower.


There  were  plenty  of  people  on  the  Pike  itself


The  views  were  excellent.


We  were  pleased  to  find  two  little  cafes  had  opened  along  the  broad  track  below  the  Pike. At  the  second, we  dropped  down  the  hill  towards  Horwich. This  is  the  view  looking  back  to  the  Pike.


We  turned  right  on  a  more  interesting  path  through  a  deep  clough.


In  Lever  Park,  we  passed  a  large  group  preparing  for  a  fell  race. Simon  saw  a  lad  he  knew  from  church.


We  eventually  emerged  on  the  road  leading  back  to  the  car  park.


We  dropped  Josh  off  and  returned  home.







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