Pendle Hill summit trig point – Lower Ogden Reservoir loop from Barley-with-Wheatley Booth

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Pendle Hill summit trig point – Lower Ogden Reservoir loop from Barley-with-Wheatley Booth

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Pendle Hill summit trig point – Lower Ogden Reservoir loop from Barley-with-Wheatley Booth

02:18

6.80km

320m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 27, 2026

Tips

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Forest of Bowland National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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16 m

Barley (village)

Highlight • Parking

Barley is an attractive village with two quality pubs. There's also a fairly large car park (pay and display but reasonable) as you enter the village from the south. Barley …

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1.72 km

Pendle Hill Path

Highlight • Trail

Would recommend following the path around. Great walk.

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2.77 km

Pendle Hill summit trig point

Highlight • Summit

Steep climb up stone stairs from Barley. Can be a bit of a motorway from the Barley side, if you want a quieter walk, why not try from Downham.

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3.39 km

Path with Valley Views, Forest of Bowland National Landscape

Highlight • Trail

good wide path with valley views

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4.19 km

View of Upper and Lower Ogden Reservoirs

Highlight • Viewpoint

A gorgeous view over the Upper and Lower Ogden Reservoir. These reservoirs provide drinking water to the town of Nelson.

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4.87 km

Ogden Reservoirs

Highlight • Structure

Water runs off the great whaleback of Pendle Hill, cascading down Ogden Clough and Boar Clough to reach the Ogden Reservoirs. Built to supply drinking water to nearby Nelson, the …

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5.95 km

Lower Ogden Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Amazing reservoir and amazing to see the reflection of the trees and hills in the water on a quiet day.

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6.39 km

Nelson Waterworks Filter House

Highlight • Structure

Nice little house, very well looked after.

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6.80 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.73 km

996 m

779 m

300 m

Surfaces

4.29 km

1.64 km

531 m

309 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (540 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

Weather

Today

Thursday 12 November

7°C

-1°C

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Comments

July 24, 2025,Pendle Hill

A short but quite tough climb up Pendle Hill. Bit of a muggy day but breezy on top of the hill. Instead of retracing our steps back to the starting village we carried along the top of the hill which eventually descends down to a valley with a couple of reservoirs. Plenty of places to refuel in Barley.