03/12/2017 Sunday Car - Beacon Fell / Clitheroe

 

December

10:30am Start

Beacon Fell with Stuart Arnold
8 miles (12.9km) with 850ft (259m) Total Ascent

Meet at Barnsfold Outbarn (Sat Nav: PR3 2WH), ready for the usual start time of 10.30am.

We will walk up via Woodfold onto the fell hoping to find the picture on front of the OS EXPLORER map OL41. We will then search for the dragonfly and the woodpecker before visiting the plaque honouring the Queen's diamond jubilee. We will then drop down off the fell via Middle Lickhurst and Lower Lickhurst to Brock Mill. We will then progress upstream, hopefully crossing the river, if water levels permit. We may then visit the memorial, erected by the club, to Cyril Spiby, a former member of the club. We will then pass through Waddacer scout camp on our way the Gill Barn Wood were we will leave the river and proceed to Wickens corner and eventually Sagar's farm, Broadhead and Rigg lane. We will then pass round the south side of the fell back to Woodfold. This will complete the full tour of the fell and we will then drop down to our starting point.

Clitheroe with Tony Ingham
6.7 miles (10.8km) with 300ft (61m) Total Ascent

Meet at the long stay car park next to the railway station (Sat Nav: BB7 2ED), ready for the usual start time of 10.30am.

We start off on field paths leading down to the Ribble Way which we follow southwards, via Edisford Bridge (toilets), to Fishes and Peggy Hill Farm. Here we turn east to reach a Roman Road and from there through fields to Lower Standen. At this point we head west to follow a stream to Henthorne Road which leads back northwards for a mile to the car park through Clitheroe's southern suburbs.