A glorious walk in temperatures approaching 90f (that's some lower number in centigrade). The first 1.5 miles is along Dean Black Brook and some scrambling was required. However, if you wish to avoid the scrambles simply take the main track to Great Hill.
Leaving White Coppice and going up the side of "The Gorge". (Dean Black Brook to give it its name on modern OS maps or even Grange Water on older maps.)
Grange Water
Looking back towards White Coppice
Higher up the brook and our first sighting of Great Hill
An old fenced mine shaft marks the point to leave the brook and follow the other mineshafts up towards the copse
Drinkwater's from the old mine
Approaching Great Hill. The track veering off to the right leads to the ruins of Great Hill Farm
Kestrel over Great Hill
Great Hill summit
The fingerpost on Great Hill. Darwen Tower is in the distance
Great Hill summit
Zooming in on Brinscall
The path to Winter Hill. Take this path and turn right just before the ditch. After 75 yds cross the ditch and follow the aint path to Roundloaf
Looking back to Great Hill from the path to Round Loaf
Round Loaf.
From Round Loaf head in a west south west direction to the rise a mile away, this is Hurst Hill
Hurst Hill Summit
Healey Nab from Hurst Hill. Chorley lies beyond.
From Hurst Hill walk in a west north west direction to Grain Pole Hill
Grain Pole Hill. The summit is accessed by a narrow path through the heather. There is a small cairn
Great views are to be had from the summit of Grain Pole Hill
One of several unfinished millstones that lie abandoned above White Coppice quarries
Above White Coppice quarry
