Walking on the Lancashire Packhorse Route ( Click on photos to view at full size )
Feeling the need to escape the tedium of a bleak Sunday sat in front of a Tv I along with my wife decided to venture out into the Lancashire countryside
Many a time I have said that living in the part of Lancashire that I do offers me the chance to walk in a great many beautiful places and where we walk last weekend is one such place
Way back before the advent of the railways goods where transported between Lancashire and Yorkshire via pack horse and a walk up on the hills above Clowbridge Reservoir takes you back to those times
The Reservoir itself ( formerly known as Hapton Reservoir offers a great relaxing walk or a spot of fishing as well as being used by the Rossendale sailing club . It was man made and one of my favourite places to unwind from the stresses of our modern world
But it was up on to the moors we wanted to be and its not long before a few chest pumping strides offer you some fantastic views
Walking further we can see that the signposted paths splinter off in all directions which will give us more reason to return to this area once the days get longer and the sun gets warmer .
Time now, as the days sun begins to face to begin our descent , our feet beginning to get increasingly wet and sore , as through puddle after muddy puddle we splash
Back down the hill we venture until Clowbridge reservoir comes into view
Time we thought for one last 30 minute circuit of the water before heading home , watching the fishermen fish and the sailors sail , longing to return to this rugged but beautiful part of Lancashire again
