Taxi was picking us up at 9am in order to drop us back on the Pennine Way, so we had a little rush around to get breakfasted and packed and out on time. The morning was breezy, but OK for walking when set off. A gentle start as we eased back into it. It was reasonably easy walking as we went past some reservoirs, one with a nice little sandy area – Tricia pointed out I had had a beach holiday after all …. Hmmmm.

We passed Wessenden reservoir, and across Wessenden Moor, before walking up to meet the A635. We stopped for a break, then continued along the side of the road, where Tricia spotted a mole. Not often you see one of those!

We crossed ‘dean clough’ on some stepping stones. A walker we had encountered a few days before said that this had been almost impossible to get over two days previous, so we were grateful that the water had subsided somewhat. We then carried on, gradually climbing ‘Black Hill’… This was along a slabbed area so the walking was good. Pictures here are of Mr Mole in the grass, and Tricia going down to ‘dean clough’.

The best part of the day, and one of the best parts of the walk took place along ‘Blackchew Head’… The path was along the edge of a drop so we needed to be careful, but the views were fantastic. I enjoyed the afternoon walk as much as any we had done to date. At the end we came down off the peak, and headed for Torside reservoir. We walked along the reservoir, before crossing and walking about 600m along the road to out stop for the night ‘The Old House’, a B&B and Tea Rooms. We were given tea and coffee on arrival :-), and sat on the decking enjoying the views and resting the feet. I was a little foot sore at the end of the day, and glad to get my feet up. We had done around 15 miles. First two pics here are from ‘Blackchew head’. Then Torside reservoir, the B&B and view.

In the evening we were driven to a nearby village and ate at the pub. It had been a good day, no rain, and some fantastic views… Just one day’s walking to go.