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Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is an area I don’t know at all. It’s name suggests plenty of trees, but the map doesn’t! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intrigued, I set off for Lancashire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s a 50 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme, via M60 and M66.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The weather was stunning – clear, sunny, calm and not too cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The walk is 7 miles with 900feet of ascent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took 3 hours 15 minutes plus 15 minutes for lunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This walk is over rough pasture with lots of sheep and horses, so not really suitable for dog walkers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I walked in a clockwise direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The walk is on OS Explorer Map OL21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I parked in Lumb, just past Rossendale Old Church, postcode BB4 9PQ. There\u2019s plenty of on street parking on Peers Clough Road. where the walk starts, What 3 Words \/\/\/headlight,annotated.dugouts<\/p>\n\n\n

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Lumb<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Peers Clough Road is on The Pennine Bridleway, and runs alongside a babbling brook, which looks awfully prone to flooding, though there was no sign of any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The road soon becomes a track, and as it rises, so I was surprised by the presence of snow which made underfoot conditions quite difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Continuing on the track, conditions in the gully through which the track progressed, got even snowier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rossendale Way<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I left The Pennine Bridleway, and joined The Rossendale Way, After crossing the B-road the path crosses Whjtewell Brook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Briefly, there are views across to Clough Bottom Reservoir, where there are some trees….. but hardly a forest!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By now, I had worked out that this is actually quite a barren area of scrubby grass pasture, and not much else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The random freight containers were the most interesting thing. The pino is in desperate need of repair!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Long Dyke<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I hoped this path would be more interesting. To be honest it wasn’t. It wasn’t much of a path, and involved following a straight wall! Still I enjoyed the sunshine, and negotiating the snow and boggy conditions beneath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Surely, the trig point at the end would offer up some good views? Not really, and it was quite camouflaged, in a fairly flat area!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Back To Lumb<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Oh well, it was downhill from here. There was little demarcation of the route, and I was glad of the GPS to keep on track as I worked through more boggy ground. There was a slight breeze now, so this wind generator was whirring away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lumb was now back in sight as I made may way over the fields, with sheep for company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I usually choose new walks in a random way by opening up the OS map and seeing what looks interesting. It’s usually quite successful, but I have to say this was pretty dull, saved by the amazing weather!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And Finally….<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Wardour Street is the 2024 album by Quireboys. Proper rock music to get your teeth into. This is Howlin Wolf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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