Monday 7th July 2025.

Monday 7^th July 2025.

Panoramic Walk, Greenmount, Lark Hill, Top of Red Brook & The Ridge.

Twenty walkers left Greenmount on a hot and sunny morning and headed over the golf course to Bolton Road. Once across the road we turned right, onto Spenleach Lane and made our way to the Range House, where we joined a narrow footpath leading to Bridge Hall.

Once on the track we turned left and crossed over a stile, on our right, and continued through the fields to Holcombe Hey Fold, where we stopped to identify the old cars outside the barn.

After walking along the track for a short distance we turned right, through a gate and started the steep climb up to Lark Hill. The first section of the climb crosses Moorbottom Road before continuing along a narrow footpath, that goes around the side of the hill, where we had clear views of Holcombe Valley below.

The path continued over the moors before descending into the valley, and crossing Red Book, where stopped to enjoy the sunshine and our morning coffee.

Once out of the valley we headed back down to Moorbottom Road, where we turned left and followed the road, for a short distance, before taking the path on our right that leads down to the top of The Ridge.

After passing the ruins of Higher Ridge Farm, we descended into Redisher Wood and headed through the wood to the footbridge that joins the new footpath up to Hollingrove Farm. From the farm we used familiar footpaths back to Greenmount having covered an energetic six miles.