Sunshine transforms a landscape, especially one with trees and water like Haslingden Grane. Here the gaunt ruins of ancient farms stand silhouetted against the sky looking down on a quiet valley of golden grass, orange bracken, green leaves and a glorious expanse of blue.
LOCATION: Haslingden Grane, two miles west of Haslingden
START: Clough Head cafe on B6232 (former A617) car park locked at night, toilets
Grid ref: SD752232 Postcode: BB4 4AU
DISTANCE: 6 miles
GRADE: Moderate, probably muddy
TIME: 3.5 hours
MAP: Explorer OL - West Pennine Moors Landranger 103
REFRESHMENTS: Clough Head & Duke of Wellington
EN ROUTE: Calf Hey , Ogden, Musbury, Holden Wood
This walk was originally published by
The Manchester Evening News