Latest Walk 

04/08/03 - Great Hill, Round Loaf, Hurst Hill, Grain Pole Hill 

A 5.0 mile walk in glorious sunshine and temperatures approaching 90f. 

Started at White Coppice and walked the first mile and a half along Dean Black Brook. A bit of scrambling is required. 

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Leaving White Coppoice and climbiing the side of "The Gorge"

The Gorge or Dean Black Brook  

Looking back towards White Coppice

High up and further along the brook. The first sighting of Great Hill 

An old fenced mine shaft marks the point to leave the brook and follow the other mineshafts up towards the copse. 

Drinkwatersfrom the second mine

Approching Great Hill. The path to the right goes to the ruins of Great Hill Farm

Kestrel disturbed on Great Hill 

Great Hill summit. 

The fingerpost - with Darwen Tower in the distance. 

Looking to Brinscallfrom Great Hill

Zooming into the haze. The white building in the centre distance is Deepdale, home of the mighty Whites

The path to Winter Hill. Take this path and turn right just before the ditch 

Looking back to Great Hill from the path to Round Loaf

Round Loaf

Hurst Hill summit - with Winter Hill in the background

Healey Nab from Hurst Hill. Chorley lies beyond.

Grain Pole Hill

Looking towards Euxton. There was a munitions factory there that Lord Haw Haw said would be bombed. They never found it.

Unfinished mill stone at White Coppice quarry

The view from above White Coppice quarry towards the coast

White Coppice from the quarry