Two Lads to Rivington pike

 we were going across to the Pike
I contribute to the following website
http://rivingtonpike.com/

 Lower Rivington Reservoir ,Wilderswood

Two Lads

I am wearing clothing which keeps me cool , I still carry my Safety Equipment on me ,

I am taking a photo, I carry a GPS  Blackberry so my photos can be tracked this also records the route

This is the Pike zoomed in !

I am doing roly poly

can you see me ?

Crooked edge which is soft enough to do roly poly
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2011/01/wilderswood-crooked-edge-hill-two-lads.html
http://jakeofwinterhill.wordpress.com/tag/crooked-edge-hill/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Hill_(North_West_England)
http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/14-peaks-challenge-winter-hill-305857/

having fun , Roly poly !
sometimes I practice at night
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2011/12/night-time-navigation-two-lads-crooked.html

a sheeps Skull

up the other side

lots of people come to admire the view

this can be very tiring as the grass is deep and you cannot run easily on it , this is better

River Douglas,

Old Sheep Fold

can you see the Old leval ?

this is very steep I have to zig zag upto the top

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BThl7R0y9UY/TRkDNllS_XI/AAAAAAAABA4/5JSn-n5hyiE/s1600/IMG02858.jpg
some people said its not steep !

sportsmans or Pike Cottage

Pike and the mast

the Bench Mark
http://jakeofwinterhill.wordpress.com/tag/bench-mark/
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5HBB_Cut_Mark_Rivington_Pike_Tower_Rivington
thanks to
http://wfdbwgua.blogspot.com/

the pike

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0znr-t8PKOY/Tn3Mqcj1c-I/AAAAAAAADM4/XCbnrKDz4qg/s1600/IMG07011.jpg

the Pigeon tower

http://www.about-rivington.co.uk/acatalog/The_Dove_Cote_Tower.html
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/501205
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pigeon_Tower_in_Rivington_-_geograph.org.uk_-_501205.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivington

views from the Pike ,

http://rivingtonpike.com/

the Pike
http://rivingtonpike.com/jeep-near-the-pigeon-tower/

I am having a rest and a drink it was getting very warm

this path leads from the Pike to near the mast
this was dry and in the light !
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aAfDG4BFsYc/Tn3MzRmpyeI/AAAAAAAADNI/cNK-mOENWCY/s1600/IMG07015.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V5fEmNrYupc/Tn3NC3C4c6I/AAAAAAAADNk/9XhvxwTeDNA/s1600/IMG07022.jpg

the dividing wall between Chorley and Horwich

one of the old spoil tips from the mine

river you have to be careful

   
near the two lads

I am getting tired towards the two lads , so take to walking , the run down from the Two lads




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4.35 mph but this is a tough route on the first bit and I stop to do alot of roly polys !