An all-day wander around the hills above Hebden Bridge. This first part begins in a misty Hebden Bridge and takes me up through Crow Nest Wood to the hamlet of Wood Top and on to The Haven, where I witnessed a typically spectacular Calderdale cloud inversion in the valley.
The Rochdale Canal. The classic view of the Hebden Bridge
Heading up into Crow Nest Wood, quite steep and slippery in places.
Emerging from the wood into the mist, with the hamlet of Wood Top just visible.
The colour of the light was constantly changing, depending on which direction I was facing and whether or not the sun was being diffused by the mist.
Definitely a case of right place, right time. The mist comes and goes in an instant.
Great Jumps Farm (sorry, no idea!)
The Hawthorns (also known as The White House) immersed in a lovely golden glow. This part of the track is known as Butts Bottom (nope, no idea on that one either).
Just as I reached the open moor, the mist rolled in. I waited for it to clear and set off but within less than a minute, I could see it heading back again so I turned round while I could still see the path.
This farm is called The Haven. Judging by where it’s located, right on the edge of the moor, it’s not hard to imagine why.
When the mist cleared it was possible to see an the impressive cloud inversion rolling along the Calder valley.
Formerly a walled sunken lane, Snail Lane (nope, sorry) is now just sunken.
The Haven again, this time temporarily clear of mist.
The flock of sheep that had been in the field next to the one I was in, suddenly decided to head up to the farm.
I figured the sheep must know something I didn’t so I set off for the farm too
The mist rolled in again so, once again, I turned round to look for another route up to Stoodley Pike avoiding open moorland.
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