Jake of Winter Hill Adventures: Walker fold to Burnt edge to Montcliffe to wallsuches ,Winter Hill, Horwich(-snow -8C)

hot chocolate in the snow

previous pictures of the colliery without the snow

crossing the snow -without a path

deep snow -this was crisp on top if you went through this it was deep -up-to my Knees

looking at a plane going to Manchester airport enlarge the picture !

video as the Sun going down - red sunset, winter Hill mast ,

http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/united-kingdom/horwich/363129157103350847

This route takes is over 3 miles , we had another mile to go after this - turn left to where we arranged to be picked up at new chapel lane church one of the nine heritage buildings
http://www.horwich.gov.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58&Itemid=80
http://www.horwichchurches.com/church-new-chapel.php

Wallsuches -Between Montserrat and Horwich is Wallsuches, and it is thought that the name is derived from 'wella', the Old English for water, and 'soc', Old English for soak. It was here that the Ridgeway family moved their bleaching croft, from the centre of Bolton, to a site by the stream called Pearl Brook in the late 18th century. Bottom o'th'Moor is just above Wallsuches.
http://www.bolton.org.uk/wallsuches.html

http://www.redrow.co.uk/developments/arcon-village/
housing development on old bleach works site

http://www.ss-osands.org.uk/ssosands/beep/horwich/wall%20and%20ridge.htm

further details of Bleach works and Wallsuches,

route:snow deep in places , very cold and high wind chill factor , failing light , temperature without Wind chill at -8c ,

Note from Dad :Please take advice/care before going up on the Hills