Coal Pit road , Smithills moor , Dean Mills reservoir ,Winter Hill ,Bolton ,snow - visibility and underfoot condition's poor

Note from dad :condition's poor -sleet/rain  , mist reducing visibility down to 2 to 3 metres in places , temperature warm at 1 to 2c , it was dark, moderate wind chill, soft snow clogged the trainers making descents and ascents difficult , Snow had drifted in the wind into some deep drifts , soft snow stuck to clothing increasing the risk of  wetting leading to cold wet clothing,

the snow made really good snowballs !!! note from Jake!

 winter hill mast as we should have seen

 frozen Dean Mills reservoir -as we should have seen


http://about-rivington.co.uk/places-in-britain/location/reservoir-of-dean-mills/winter-hill/lancashire/england/
http://justramblingon.co.uk/country-walks/rivington/walking-the-dean-ditch/

other end of the reservoir on Smithills moor  as we should have seen

Bolton at night as we should have seen

 winter hill mast across the reservoir as we should have seen

Old reservoir with breach in the dam wall  as we should have seen winter hill mast  on right

Up a slope !

sleet, wind ,darkness and mist reduced visibility to around 2m at this stage , strobe and reflective clothing was essential, this route has a deep ditches, bogs and slopes on both sides

soft snow ,

loosing my footing -
note from dad : always keep the people you are with  close when you are in poor weather,
this shows the use of reflective clothing and strobe lighting to keep in contact, you need to be aware of the people around you , this weather can disorientate very easily

Roly poly

drift walking /running 

Jakes Walsh trainers footprints next to memorial stone to will yo come o sunday 

better Photos !! Better weather ;)

http://justramblingon.co.uk/country-walks/rivington/from-wilderswood-to-the-coal-pit-road/

http://www.justusuk.com/2009/11/will-yo-come-o-sunday-morning.html

Note from dad :Road was very poor -soft wet snow  next to the ditches ( this is on the right hand side -its 8 around inches deep full of soft mud ) , Coal Pit road  had hard compressed snow - rain on top which had frozen into a black ice  giving the tyres nothing to grip into or onto - when you got out the car you fell over ;)  passable with difficulty with cold weather tyres (winter Tyres) on.

sanoodi route to follow
http://www.halliwell-lhs.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=97&Itemid=92
http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/smithillshall/smithills-history/smithills-country-park/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolton
http://www.modernhistory.co.uk/xsdbimgs/HistoricHousesNew.pdf