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After a long Hike to the summit of Clougha Pike, a well earned rest was deserved in a little shelter off the beaten track. Clougha Pike is a hill located in the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire, England. From the west it looms over the Conder Valley, the city of Lancaster and Lancaster University. It is visible from as far away as Barrow-in-Furness, South Lakeland mountains such as Old Man of Coniston, and Blackpool Tower. From the west it appears to be a large dome shape with a cliff like section at the very top. From the south-west a series of notches or Cloughs are visible in its flanks giving this hill its distinctive name. It can be accessed from the west by a nice path that travels up its slopes and then diagonally up the final steep broken rock section. It can also be accessed from the east from Grit Fell along a muddy path over bog land that is difficult to distinguish sometimes. A small car-park is also available close to Clougha Pike, just off Rigg Lane. Its summit furniture includes an Ordnance Survey trig point and a wind shelter. The view west from the top is over Morecambe Bay.