Here are some pictures I have taken of my beloved Pennine moors and beyond.
I must be the luckest person alive, 95% of all images here are cycled to from my house in Accrington Lancashire..
I put the camera in the rucksack, jump onto my mountain bike and go...
I thought I would share them with you. After all its no good leaving them hidden on my hard drive!
All the images I took personally, however you are welcome to copy any image for reproduction on other web-sites as long as its accompanied with an acknowledgment to this site.
Ascent of Hameldon
from the Hapton Inn, Hapton .
from the Hapton Inn, Hapton .
Further up the ascent from the Hapton Inn.
You will reach the Fairy steps which are impossible to get up and a real achievement to get down!
You will reach the Fairy steps which are impossible to get up and a real achievement to get down!
View of Spire
farm from the Coppice above Accrington on a summer evening
Looking down
towards the A56 bypass on top of the coppice, Accrington. The smoke in the
distance is a barn on fire!.
On top of blea moor Looking into
Dentdale and the
deepest of 3 air
shafts on Bleamoor tunnel. All 390ft to the Settle Carlisle Railway below.
The back end
of Hameldon next to the radio masts.. Clowbridge res in the distance. On
this particular morning I was off to Littlebourgh.
On the
Causeway at Clowbridge res in between Burnley and Rossendale. At the top of that climb
is Comptons Cross.
Comptons Cross
half way between Clowbridge and the Lumb Valley.
Good view of
a Pylon and looking back at the radio masts on Hameldon.
The Quarry
section on top of Cowpe Lowe, Rossendale and Rooley Moor Rd.
View from
Cowpe Lowe with Waterfoot down in the distance.
Dawn sunshine
on the way up Sandy Lane Accrington, and a early start to another
epic day out on the Moors.
Not many
people come down this route off the back of Hameldon, it eventually leads
out onto nr The Glory pub on Manchester Rd Crawshawbooth.
On the way up
to the
Fairy steps.
View of Pendle
from just off the Kings Highway above Accrington. You can just make out Inglebourgh
way in the distance.
Sea view of the
Fylde Coast from the Kings Highway. Accrington down below.
Packhorse bridge nr
Clapham, Yorkshire Dales
On our way to
Hawes from Horton in Ribblesdale, with Inglegourgh in the background
Above Clapham,
Inglebourgh ahead!
On top of Inglebourgh,
Whernside dead ahead. you can just make out Ribblehead viaduct,
extreme right.
Good view of
Inglebourgh from above Settle.
Kentmere, the
Lakes.
Looking down
the Lumb Valley Rossendale, with Cowpe in the distance, on the Mary Towneley Loop
View of the M62 near Hollingworth on the Pennine way.
View of
the Pennine way footbridge over the M62 near Hollingworth.
Amazing picture
of two totally separate goups of riders suffer a rear mech failer on
Saddleworth Moor. Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
Classic shot
of Mastiles lane above Malham
Gorple upper
res above Burnley, on the Mary Towneley loop.
"Homeward bound". Comming down the kings Highway. looking
towards Whalley nab and the Bowland fells.
My favourite
link path from the kings Highway to the back of hameldon.
The backend of the Coniston Old Man,
The lakes.
Great view of Phen Y Ghent
Still two hours
from home. The climb
out of Todmerdon
The
climb out of Todmerdon, Stoodley Pike in the distance.
Prickshaw Village
nr Whitworth, and a glimpse of Brown Wardle on the Mary Towneley
loop.
Preistly Clough Baxenden on the old track bed of the Accrington to Manchester railway.
Rooley Moor rd. "its where the local muppets dump stolen cars!"
Rooley Moor car maddness!
Climbing up to
Robin Hoods Well, out of Helmshore, Hameldon in the distance.
Sawrey Ground above Windermere,
and another great day in the saddle beckons. .
Looking down towards Settle.
Looking towards Holcombe Tower from Robin Hoods Well on Holcombe moor..
Its time for a pub lunch!
The Yorkshire side of the Stanage Tunnel.
The Yorkshire side of the Stanage Tunnel.
On top of Hades Hill, looking
at Brown wardle and the Planes of Irlam beyond.
The Waterboard Rd Cowpe, with views of Holcome Tower.
The backend of Hades Hill, between Whitworth and Todmerdon.
Good view of Phen y Ghent in the Yorkshire dales.
Stoodley Pike near Hebden bridge.
Windermere sunrise, the start of another
classic ride.
Looking towards Rossendale and Cowpe
from hameldon.
Great view of Stoodley Pike from above Todmerden.
Top of Leach Rossendale, with Rawtenstall
way down in the distance. Its the highest point of the Mary Towneley
Loop.
Train exiting the Summit Tunnel nr littlebourgh.
The recently resurfaced Watery Lane
above Haslingden, looking back towards Rising Bridge. A welcome extension
to the Kings Highway.
After a long day in the saddle we
were treated to this nice
view of Windermere.
The ford near cant clough Res
on the Mary Towneley
Just above Littlebourgh on the Mary Towneley
Two Mountain bikers riding up from
Stoodly Pike
Horse riders enjoy a perfect day on
the Mary Towneley near Littlebourgh
An old farm ruin up at Gorple Gate
on the Mary Towneley.
pack horse trail up from Bottomley
on the Mary Towneley
Just below Brown Wardle on the Mary Towneley
The fast downhill into Calderbrook
on the Mary Towneley
Coal Clough Wind farm on the Mary Towneley
The famous Worsthorn downhill on the Mary Towneley
Dropping down Cribden end towards
Rawtenstall
The backend of Rawtenstall Hospital.
That big hole is an old 15 foot deep water tank
A new stile to keep Motor bikes out
at the Edenfield end of Cowpe Lowe.
Another good shot of Mary Towneley. This
is the descent into Waterfoot
A bit further down the same Waterfoot downhill track.
Watery lane above Haslingden is now
dusty!
Winter Widdop Res on the Mary Towneley
Great views from Crown point on the
descent into Cliviger on the Towneley
In between Lanc's and Yorks, Gorple
dead ahead! on the Towneley
Whitworth Golf club with Rooley moor
in distance, on the Towneley
At the bottom of the Mary Monument
climb, nr Cliviger on the Towneley
Stoodley Pike on the Mary Towneley
Above Todmorden on the Towneley
The climb up from Widdop to Gorple,
on the Towneley
Looking back from on the climb up
from Widdop res, on the Mary Towneley
Aladdins cave on Edge lane above Hebden Bridge. The best shop in the world. on the Towneley
Widdop res on the Towneley
Looking towards the gorgeous Gorple
climb from Widdop res
The Watergrove section of the Towneley
with Hollingworth lake in the distance and the M62 behind
A frosty morning in Lumb valley Rossendale
on the Towneley
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