Parlick

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Parlick

Elevation	432 m (1,417 ft)
Location	Lancashire, England
Range	Forest of Bowland
Prominence	c. 34 m
Topo map	OS Landranger 102
OS grid reference	SD599453

Parlick (also known as Parlick Pike) is a cone-shaped steep-sided hill at the extreme south of the main range of Bowland fells in Lancashire, England. Its bog-free sides make it more popular with walkers than the shallow boggy hills to its north. Paths zigzag up this hill from the south, or for the more strenuous ascent a straight path can be chosen. This hill is usually green — different from the often thorny brown to red of the northern hills. A thin neck joins Parlick onto Fair Snape Fell with well worn paths linking the two. Gliders often use thermals from this neck to gain altitude, which can be watched from the neck as they pass just feet above walkers.

The summit consists of little more than a cairn, leaving the walker to look south at the view over to Preston and Winter Hill near Chorley.

The boundary between the boroughs of Wyre and Ribble Valley passes very close to the summit, with half of the hill lying within each borough.