A good turn out today, all meeting at Hebden Bridge, some on the train from Bradford and the rest on the bus from Keighley. The 'A' party set off along the canal to start at the point we finished at last time while the 'B' party opted for a bus up the hill to meet up with the Pennine Way at Colden. As it was a latish start and there would have been 14 miles to do it was felt that this was the best option and most people were in agreement with this. For the purists amongst us there will be an opportunity to do the missing couple of miles in the future.
The bus took us up the steep hill to Heptonstall with its narrow cobbled streets and old buildings. We did have to wait a few minutes behind a parked ambulance until the paramedics had finished inside one of the cottages. The bus was very full and it was standing room only as it chugged up the hill. Thanks to Sheila for the photo. We missed out the steepest bit of the climb that day and were ahead of the 'A' party all the way into Haworth. The weather was fine again, a bit of a chilly wind later on but considering this has been the worst winter for a decade we have been extremely lucky on these walks so far.
The bus took us up the steep hill to Heptonstall with its narrow cobbled streets and old buildings. We did have to wait a few minutes behind a parked ambulance until the paramedics had finished inside one of the cottages. The bus was very full and it was standing room only as it chugged up the hill. Thanks to Sheila for the photo. We missed out the steepest bit of the climb that day and were ahead of the 'A' party all the way into Haworth. The weather was fine again, a bit of a chilly wind later on but considering this has been the worst winter for a decade we have been extremely lucky on these walks so far. 4th April 2011 I met Jean Moxon at Hebden Bridge and we did the missing couple of miles in the rain!
Thanks Jean for the next 3 photos.
Thanks Jean for the next 3 photos.
As we set off on the the first steep climb looking back we could see Stoodley Pike standing proud on the other side of the valley
It was a day of moors and reservoirs but we managed to find a nice lunch spot at Graining Water and my
Pennine Way book states that 'generations of Pennine Way walkers have eaten their lunch here'. 
A gentle climb up after lunch lead to the Walshaw Dean reservoirs and then on over the moors to Top Withens, said to be the inspiration for Wuthering Heights. Here a few of the group took the path leading more directly to Haworth while the rest of us followed the Pennine Way to Ponden Reservoir and then made our way to Haworth for the bus home.
Pennine Way book states that 'generations of Pennine Way walkers have eaten their lunch here'. 
A gentle climb up after lunch lead to the Walshaw Dean reservoirs and then on over the moors to Top Withens, said to be the inspiration for Wuthering Heights. Here a few of the group took the path leading more directly to Haworth while the rest of us followed the Pennine Way to Ponden Reservoir and then made our way to Haworth for the bus home.
Amazingly many of the 'A' and 'B' walkers caught the same bus out of Haworth to Keighley and ended a good days walk together. Next time we are back on our Sunday coach and maybe some of us will appreciate it more having had the inconvenience of using public transport on a Sunday to deal with!
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