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Name: | Cartridge Hill |
Hill number: | 5322 |
Height: | 402m / 1319ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2819 Winter Hill |
RHB Section: | 36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines |
County/UA: | Blackburn with Darwen |
Catchment: | Mersey, Catchment Boundaries, Ribble |
Class: | Hump, Tump (400-499m), Clem (Hu,Tu,4,Cm) |
Grid ref: | SD 67127 19911 |
Summit feature: | no feature: ground 4m from fence and 25m NW of cairn |
Drop: | 111m |
Col: | 291m SD664192 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 109 (1:25k) 287 |
Observations: | cairn is at SD 67147 19896 |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 173 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
From Tockholes car park, looped on around Darwin Moor to the tower after. With Ted. Pie and cuppa at the caff. | Jim T | 16/03/2024 |
From the car park at SD6640 2029. Short way along the road to the track, taking a right hand ATV track higher up, crossed a fence at a stile, then around along the fence line to the summit. Continued to follow the fence back to an earlier gate on the main track. | LizH | 13/01/2024 |
Anticlockwise circuit from Crookfield Rd car park (SD665191) with the final stretch along the road, fortunately fairly quiet on Christmas Day. | Tony J | 25/12/2023 |
Parked at 66425 20291 and followed the path. | clivevilla | 12/09/2023 |
From Tockholes CP, after excellent coffee and cake in ramblers' cafe. Path via Stepbath Brook up to moor gave fine scenery. ATV track got us to summit area. New bbw fence meant we had to cross where the fence turns N and there are stones placed either side. The cairn and a well-used path are on this side but the HP is on the N side. Excellent views on a fine afternoon but they included Blackpool Tower disappearing as rain approached. Down to road which was busier than when we started so we went over a wall to use ATB/infromal tracks on the woodland side to return to start. A very good 3.5 mile walk. With Pete | pwheeler | 20/03/2023 |
From Trockholes Road. Easy walk up track zigzag. Then fence line over summit and cairn. Clearing after light rain. | N.Morters | 25/12/2022 |
From Splitters Lowe CP open on Sat in Oct, at least. Easy hill, especially if you're bored with living in Preston. | Eddie | 08/10/2022 |
From Pt. 298 | summitter | 01/09/2022 |
From Visitor center parking over Splitters Edge and Winter Hill, from Belmont on Wittin Weavers Way to High Pasture Barn ruin then north on track below Turn Lowe to stile at SD673196, then up slope to summit. Descended east to stile and path leading north to row over Darwen Moor. Visited Jubilee Tower before heading back down to carpark | Flatfield | 07/06/2022 |
Easy ascent on the footpath opposite the Slipper Lowe carpark - only open at peak times. | JohnW | 24/04/2022 |
A loop from Crookfield car park. Very straightforward other than trying to decide where the top was. | fasgadh | 17/11/2021 |
As Peterd, carefully negotiating way through bovine herd (cows, calves and one bull) at gate after first field. Took direct route down, favouring fence crossings as herd were more tightly drawn near gate. | henryfm | 27/06/2021 |
Parked at Crookfield Road UU car park, then walked a line of benchmarks onto Darwen Moor before heading to White Hill Darwen OS block before heading back to my car over Cartridge Hill. | Dugswell2 | 22/04/2021 |
Entwistle - Turton Heights - Winter Hill (boundary) - Winter Hill - Spitlers Edge - Cartridge Hill - Winter Hill (Darwen) - Darwen. | Mark Jackson | 15/04/2021 |
Loop of Winter Hill and Darwen Moor from Belmont | davidpettit84 | 11/04/2021 |
Parked in car park to SW, just off A675. Quick up and down along W side of wood. | PGCE | 19/02/2021 |
2nd visit. Boggy flat summit area. | Alan Caine | 30/01/2021 |
12.8km run around Darwen Moor | sturuss | 04/01/2021 |
With J | GCW | 17/11/2020 |
across Darwen Moor from Tower on rights of way, then s along track to fence & due w to summit. Easy to cross the fence, despite loose barbed wire. Fence damaged by recent extensive moorland fire on this hill. New firebreak has been created next to fence. | KeithByTheC | 20/06/2020 |
Figure of 8 from Ryal Fold to Polish aircraft crash site above Cadshaw valley. Very busy as lockdown eases. 2nd ascent. | IWC | 30/05/2020 |
Great hill with easy access from all directions. Loads of people about for a holiday season walk on a sunny day. With Alfie. Climbed the Jubilee Tower on Darwen Hill by the trig. Lovely afternoon walk. | Dangerous Dave | 30/12/2019 |
From Tockholes CP, along reasonable FP and tracks around trees and then up the bank to the top. Wet on top. Left the top on a good track north following the wall and back down to the road. | Andrew Pearson | 09/12/2019 |
From Roddlesworth visitor centre. | summitsup | 25/11/2019 |
Morning fell run to Darwen Tower from the Belmont Road via Cartridge Hill. | ssstevesreeves | 27/10/2019 |
Parked in small lay-by to NW, walked south along road to FP and farm track that headed up the hill. At top then followed fence south along a faint track that led to the HP and cairn. | PeterD | 24/09/2019 |
Parked in layby to NW at 6639 2065 - S. along road to start of RoW - Up RoW, a stone track, to fenceline at 671203 - Path alongside fence to unmarked summit. (S) | gerrybowes | 08/08/2019 |
Good car park to the SW at SD665191. | David Evans | 25/02/2019 |
After Winter Hill as part of a 10k fell run with my dog. Great moorland and views. A visit to the Jubilee Tower is a must. | John Eley | 24/02/2019 |
From Crookfield Road car park, with Ellie dog. | BLACKHILL | 19/02/2019 |
From CP at South road junction with Jenx and Bryher | nordicstar | 28/12/2018 |
Misty murk meant no views today. | jenx | 28/12/2018 |
With Chris on circular walk from Roddlesworth Visitor Centre (Vaughns cafe). Continued to Darwen Tower which is open to ascend. | citygent | 04/10/2018 |
Started walk to this hill from the car park on the side road near Catherine Edge. A wet day after 40 years of sunshine, which only started to brighten up as we finished the walk | Wayne Mac | 13/07/2018 |
As usual car park on west side gated and bolted. 
Layby 300m further north was used. Easy tracks to summit on solo walk. 50 minute return. | bolton | 29/03/2018 |
Walked from Winter Hill | IanHHill | 24/03/2018 |
Car park marked on my 1:25k map was closed. Layby 350m further N. Took a direct line up to the top over partially frozen ground. | jonglew | 25/02/2018 |
Solo. Car park next to Royal Arms. Cartridge Hill then Jubilee Tower above Darwen. | ADT | 25/02/2018 |
Climbed on ascent to jubilee tower above Darwen. Started from Belmont road then dropped through woods to Royal Arms pub and info centre then went up path from there. | Magellan76 | 19/02/2018 |
6th tump plus 1 boundary of the day, climbing Haigh Hill, Blackrod, Roscowe Lowe Hill, Winter Hill boundary, Winter Hill and Spitler's Edge then wild traverse across Bromiley pastures to pick up track to Belmont road, taking minor road up to edge of access land, a track leads to fenceline with eassy access then rough climb beside Coneyrigg plantation climbing over the 1st barbed wire fence making my way directly to the summit. Explored high point indicated plus other side of the fence, it is fairly flat for about 25m but cairn is lower. It was very cold on top and had started to snow so didnt dally. I continued Nnw on edge of access land picking up footpath to New Barn then cut across pasture to intercept road to Rydal fold, heading for Winter Hill.... | Dazingdale | 25/11/2017 |
Wander in bright sunshine from Crookfield Road car park. Glorious views of Winter Hill | IWC | 29/10/2017 |
Quick up and down from layby a few 100m beyond closed car park. | rhalstead | 20/08/2017 |
With Rosie from Royal | Longwojo | 09/04/2017 |
Parking place to NW closed and securely gated off but managed to squeeze onto the verge alongside the barrier (alt 1000ft) . A good path leads all the way to the summit cairn without having to cross any virgin moor. 1.85 miles return, 42 mins, asc 324 ft | moorsman | 21/10/2016 |
Parked by Sunnyhurst Woods and took in Darwen Hill and the Jubilee Tower on the ascent. Most of the paths around the area are cobble stone or gravel but the bridal paths around the summit were quite boggy. Was a bright day but quite windy. | Stormcrow | 12/09/2016 |
3/9 Third of Day County Tops and others (Howden Edge/Horse Stone Naze/Cartridge Hill/Scholes Height/Bull Hill/Cowpe Low/Hail Storm Hill/Hail Storm Hill (Boundary)/Cribden Hill) | Fergalh | 14/05/2016 |
From Belgrave park curving track up to trig pillar and folly tower. 25 concrete steps to first platform. 40 further spiral stone steps up to final tight 17. metal spiral up to top. Hill summit is further 2km further sw | vegibagger | 07/04/2016 |
With K. After hazy/misty day visibility improved as we reached the summit at sunset with views to Snowdonia, the Peak District and the Forest of Bowland. | Ashley | 26/03/2016 |
Beautiful Good Friday walk from Tockholes taking in Darwen Hill and Tower, Cartridge Hill and Hollinshead Hall. | Lazylizzie | 25/03/2016 |
With Jo, from Information Centre: Darwen Moor Trig and Jubilee Tower (great views from top), then followed paths onto Cartridge Hill. Weather; generally sunny, cold wind, good visibility. | amblerbob | 13/02/2016 |