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The track on to Clougha Pike is popular with cyclists too

The track casts about to ease the gradient, and offers a splendid range of views that improve with every step. Follow this for 2km (a little over a mile) to its highest point as it reaches the 400m contour near another small quarry area. This is where you now leave the track by simply stepping into the adjacent heather, heading in a roughly southwest direction to locate and cross a low step-stile in a fence, about 300m to the east of Clougha Pike. The heather is not especially deep, and a rash of gritstone boulders ease progress a little, but this is trackless walking and care should be taken.

Over the stile, bear right now to the trig pillar and shelter that mark the top of Clougha Pike. On most days you can see the fells of Lakeland, and the peaks of Yorkshire, the Isle of Man and the Clwydian Hills of North Wales.

Set off from the top of Clougha Pike by following a broad peaty path, punctuated by gritstone, that roughly follows the edge of the escarpment on the left, and aims first for a large cairn. Then descend, again on a clear path, with a fenceline converging from the right.