The Forest of Bowland | Hazelhurst Fell wild camp Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 17 сен 2024
- Hi Everyone
With us now having a spot of what you may call 'summer' weather I made the late decision to head in to my local hills for a mid week wild camp and enjoy a lovely sunset from up on high.
So, after finishing work on a lovely, warm summer Tuesday evening, I packed the rucksack and headed for the Forest of Bowland. 35 minutes later I was parked up at the Delph Lane car park and heading on up the fells. An hour later I reached the summit trig point of Hazelhurst Fell at 429m. Just perfect uninterrupted view out to the Irish Sea. To my far left Blackpool, and it's famous Blackpool Tower, straight ahead Heysham, Lancaster and Morecambe and then to my far right the mountains of the Lake District.
Leaving it until about 7.30pm, just to make sure no one was going to arrive (which I did not expect) I pitched my tent right by the trig point and waited to see the spectacular sunset, which did not disappoint.
The it was a case of having some food, reading a few pages of my book before retiring to the tent for a lovely peaceful evening.
This was a circular route of which the second half I did the following morning and will be on the next video. Here is a link to the full route in OS maps
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All the best
Dave
Nice hike and pitch, Dave. Beautiful sunset, too. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Chris. Yes mate, the weather men got it right for once. Out again only local hills. 😃
All the best mate and thanks for watching as always.
Small car park mind and a place I have heard of but never been, so interesting to see what it was like. Nice views from the top and a perfect pitch for the setting sun too, cheers Alan
@@AlanMETALMAN Haha, yes mate, and it was even smaller when I got back the following morning and there was another camper van squeezed in! 🤣
It brilliant mate, I love the Forest of Bowland so quiet. The base of the trig made a perfect seat for me and a table for the stove! 👍
Thank you so much for watching as always mate, it really does mean a lot.
All the very best 😀⛰🥾
Nice pitch Dave. ⛺ Big open hillside. Sunset 😍
Hi Kev. Yeah it’s the western most fell in the Forest of Bowland so everything drops off down to the coast. Always a good sunset from up there. 😃👍
All the best pal.
Nice views there mate. Really enjoyed that.
@@thepeakdistrictviking Thank you Stu. The Forest of Bowland is very like the Peak District in some ways, pathless boggy and peaty terrain. In another way, totally the opposite, it’s so quiet, you can walk for miles and not see a soul! 😀
Hi Dave,
What a lovely yomp in the beautiful forest of Bowland! Well worth the last minute decision to go for a camp. That pitch by the trig was immense! 🤩 🏕👌. Gorgeous sunset too, doesn't get any better than that for a cheeky mid week camp! Great stuff, thanks for taking us along👍
All the best,
Shell and Pete 😊👊👍
Hi Pete, Hi Shell.
It was a cracking evening and the base of the trig made an ideal seat and table for the stove. I was treated to a great sunset over Morecambe Bay as you say. The walk out in the morning was amazing too, which you will see on the next video.
Have a great week, all the best
Dave 😃🥾⛰🏕️
What a boss camping spot and the sunset 🌅 looked amazing mate. I need to get up here for a camp ⛺️ 👍
Morning mate, it was a belter I must admit. Fingers crossed for something similar this evening. 😀⛺🌄
Lovely sunset over Morecambe Bay Dave 🌇Never been up that way but looks well-worth a visit one day. All the best. Ian and Meg 🙋♂🐶
Hi Ian, Meg. The Forest of Bowland is brilliant. It's so quiet, you can walk for miles and miles and not see anyone. Definitely if you are ever in the area plan a walk, you won't be disappointed.
All the best and thanks for taking time to watch as always. 😀
Looks like a good one out there😁😁
The sky looked a little hazy.
It was a walk old evening Age so that will explain the haze. Every now and then we get them here in England! 🤣
All the best mate 👍🥾🏕️🇨🇦🏴
35 min drive, a one hour walk. From home to camp. Awesome. I wonder if you went to work the next day? You'd probably have time to get home, shower and breakfast maybe even shave. Watching part two now.
Hi Niall. I was walking for 6, home for just after 7 and sat by the computer, showered and shaved and the other for 7.45. Haha.
All the best mate
We did a winter camp here, lovely place😁👌👍
Hi mate. Thank you for taking time to watch and subscribe. I have returned the compliment and look forward to watching your videos.
The Forest of Bowland is a cracking place, always so quiet. You can walk for miles and not see another person.
All the best mate
Dave
@@DAoutdoors thankyou sir, it was a snowy cold camp when we was there, loved it, I'd like to get bk there in warmer weather, awsome area, thanks for the sub😁👌👍👍
Fantastic sunset, Dave, you really did get your reward. seemed quite a remote area with faint paths, and lots of Heather. Glad you got your summer, ours ended very abruptly again today. Regards, Ashley
Morning Ashley. Yeah paths are a luxury in the Forest of Bowland. It’s very much off piste bog trotting. It’s so quiet though compared to the lakes or the Peak District.
Thanks for watching as always, have a great week. 😃
@@DAoutdoors Pouring with rain here today - summer!! - can't even get outside to clean the car for MOT tomorrow never mind get a good hike in. It's got to change soon.
You sure you were close enough to the trig never mind my beer while here you should have some pop ontop haha😂love this place excellent camping opportunity all over here hope you had a good un dave brilliant sun there buddy
Haha, it pretty much was the only place to pitch mate, but there was never anyone else coming up there. And the base of the trig made a cracking seat and table for the stove. 🤣
There’s a second part too as completed a circuit in the morning.
Was up Sca Fell today…..saw feck all! 🤣🤣
@DAoutdoors mate it was a top notch pitch couldn't get any better and yeah nice bit for ya stove yeah it did say the weather was coming back clouds down there shame like mate arr well at least you still got out tho marra
@@Butchyboysadventures It was a belting walk. The views before I went in to the clouds and again when I dropped out of them were amazing. So it wasn’t all bad and I didn’t expect to not get rained on so that was a massive bonus. 🤣👍
@@DAoutdoors hahahah
Beautiful sunset right enough mate, does the sun just follow you around 😂😂 I’ve just packed my tent away from last weeks adventure and itching to get it out again 😔
Steven ⛺️🥾⛰️🏴🏴
@@outofayrshire143 Haha, it’s seems so at the moment mate. The forecast is good for tomorrow too! 🤣🤣
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