South Pennines Walks

Kelbrook Moor

Date: 6th September 2009
Distance: 7.25 miles
Ascent: 1026 feet
Time: 3 hours 50 mins
With: On my own
Start Grid Ref: SD888427

Route Summary: Foulridge - Noyna Hill - Kelbrook Moor - Kelbrook - Salterforth Bridge - Leeds/Liverpool Canal - Foulridge

Walk Summary: Kelbrook Moor is one of those fairly low Pennine heights which I’ve had my eye on for a while and since I was restricting myself to fairly easy walks this made sense as a walk to do.

There were too many fields full of cows early on for my liking but once I got on to Kelbrook Moor it became an enjoyable walk. The latter proved to be a much better view point than expected with a full range of Dales, Pendle, Bowland and South and West Pennine hills on view. While I ate my lunch at the trig I had a brief chat with a farmer who was passing by on his quad with his dog in tow. When I asked if he had a farm nearby he said “aye, o’er yonder”. Classic!

There was a brief bit of rough walking from the summit to the path on the superblly named Roger Moor. One of the interesting things about the walk was walking through 3 of the villages in the area, Foulridge, Kelbrook and Salterforth. At Salterforth I briefly met my route when I climbed Weets Hill on New Year’s Day a few years back so it was nice to join up the two routes. The final stretch was a pleasant amble along the canal back to Foulridge. All in all a pleasant day out.