Packing up didn't take too long and soon I was of on the trail along the side of the resevoir in good weather to start with.
Just before climbing up onto Icornshaw Moor there was a short but heavy downpour. Forthunately, after that it stayed dry with a gentle breeze for the rest of the day.
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| Ponden Mill Resevoir |
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| Start of climb up onto Icornshaw Moor Depite the moor being a fairly bleak place I enjoyed this part of the walk. There were flagstones to help with the navigation and the boggy bits. As I dropped into Icornshaw there was a series of hunting lodges dotted around. Locally , these are known as cowlings.         |
After passing through Icornshaw the trail passed through mostly agricultural land before dropping down to Lothersdale where I had a welcome cup of tea in the village pub.
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| Pinhaw Beacon and trig point |
After Lothersdale the trail climbed out of the village and onto the final section of moor. This was very enjoyable as the path was good , the wind was light and the views were spectacular from Pinhaw Beacon.
Shortly after dropping down to Pinhaw Beacon to a minor road I left the Pennine way and joined the path down into Earby and the hostel. This was about two miles. Great stay in the hostel. I was the only person booked in until there were a couple of late arrivals. Fellow pennine wayfarers who had planned to camp at Lothersdale , not realising the camp site no longer existed.
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Another brilliant days walking . About 13.5 miles
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