Easter Weekend Day One

Newhey to Hebden Bridge
Distance: 15.5 miles
Ascent: 750m
Weather: drizzle, light rain
Lots of gaiter strap faffing
Animals: bizarre

We had breakfast while keeping an eye on the rain. The forecast for today was not good.

Before we left, I attempted to sew up one of the holes in my right shoe with middling results. It was soon obscured by mud anyway.

We called in at the shop for some sandwiches and then headed up the cobbled street passed the church and along a very wet little lane by some farm houses (no angry dogs today) and up on to the moors. Here we joined the Pennine Bridleway,  which we followed for pretty much the rest of the day.

At Summit there is a great little farm which has pigs, goats, peacocks, owls, colourful birds, some white ostrich emu type things, ponies and geese, one of whom was having a bit of a dance.

The rain held off for most of the day and we were able to have a comfortable sit down and lunch somewhere near Halsden,  where we were informed that there were lots of people camping up at the reservoir if we were going that way.  We weren't.

Just outside Hebden Bridge we left the Bridleway and followed the red markers of the Pennine Way Hebden Bridge Loop, which we don't remember ever seeing before.