White Coppice to Great Hill
 
 
Date 26/7/2013  
Staring Point White Coppice (SD614180)    
Distance 4 miles    
         

       

The weather has been brilliant this July and today had been no exception, so at 8.15pm I set off from Coppice for Great Hill. Tired after a days work in the muggy heat this was just the tonic I needed. Leaving White Coppice I headed up alongside The Gorge and at the quarry scrambled up the path which runs high above Dean Black Brook. There's a path that veers off to the left, which I took and then met the main path and headed to Coppice Stile. From there I simply followed the path all the way to the summit. There a met a friendly cyclist and chatted for ten minutes before he left and left me with the summit to my self. It was stunning. At 9.30 I began the stroll back - with the sun now below the horizon it was almost dark when I arrived back in Coppice at 10pm

       

Shortly after leaving Coppice I am climbing alongside "The Gorge" with the sheer drop to the right

 

 

The substantial ruins of Grim's Farm, with Drinkwater's and Great Hill in the distance

 

Looking back to Healey Nab from the path. part of Grime's ruins are on the left of the photo.

 

The newly renovated direction sign.

 

Approaching Drinkwater's and trial mine shafts are highlighted in the evening sunshine. Roundloaf uis on the skyline

 

Drinkwater's

 

Looking back at Drinkwaters

 

Sunset from Great Hill summit

 

Great Hill summit

 

Darwen Tower catches the last rays of sunlight, resembling a lighthouse!

 

Looking across to Winter Hill as the light fades

 

looking noth towards the Trough of Bowland

 

My path back to White Coppice

 

Sheared sheep graze amongst the cottongrass

 

The signpost as I head back

The Mormon church from Coppice Stile

A really, really enjoyable walk