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Name:Featherbed Moss
Hill number:5610
Height:541m / 1775ft
Parent (Ma):2810  Black Hill
RHB Section:36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines
Nuttall/Wainwright area:The Peak District
County/UA:Derbyshire, Oldham
Catchment:Mersey
Class:Ethel
(E)
Grid ref:SE 04643 01173
Summit feature:trig point
Drop:10m
Col:531m  SE051014  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 110
(1:25k) OL1W
Observations:ground 100m SE is about 50cm lower
Survey:Abney level
Comments:Mistakenly thought to be a joint County Top
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 169 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
From Black Chew Head. Path shown on 1:25000 map from Laddow Moss is now very watery due to the creation of flood prevention bunds. Easy enough to get round these new ponds. Descended to Crowden via very muddy path on W bank or Hollins Clough. KeithByTheC07/03/2024
With finn loop from dovestones car parkWhiteFeather01/01/2024
A 9 mile circuit from Dovestone Reservoir: Ashway Moss and Featherbed Moss. Still snowy day, grey skies but pleasant.Lazylizzie03/12/2023
Ascended cross-country from eastern end of Chew reservoir. Quite difficult to see the trig until the last 100m or so.Vulcan09/08/2023
Via Oaken Clough which is a decent scramble, albeit very wet today. Even wetter on the plateau as it rained torrentially. Final Ethel.Nick Canute09/05/2023
Parked at Dove Stone car park (£4 all day). Circuit of Ashway Moss, Featherbed Moss trig, Hoarstone Edge and Alphin Pike. 18km, 5 hours.PGCE27/02/2023
Park CrowdenPennine way to Laddow moss out and back to Featherbed moss tp then black chew head return to the Pennine way to Black Hill then return south surprising good path but navigation still required very flat top to white low and hey edge tp return path on edge of quarry.underhill11/01/2023
With Rob and Frances 4th top of a very wet walk.colinfielding12/10/2022
Reached from Dove stone reservoir car park £4 all day on a Twelve and half mile walk taking in the Ethel summits of Ashway moss, Featherbed moss, Black chew head, and Alphin pike. The ROW over the moor to Chew reservoir is hard to follow so probably best to follow the edge round to the reservoir.WAYNE ROWLETT09/10/2022
From Crowden via Lads Leap to Featherbed Moss then on to Black Chew Head back on the Pennine Way with Mary and Nell the dog.Glenelg29/07/2022
Did Featherbed Moss and the County top of Greater Manchester with my cousin. Started very late at midday due to the 9 and a half hour walk the day before doing South Yorkshire's County Top. Quite technical going up one of the little streams and up a crag to get on the plateau. Very boggy walk as well walking too 4 Spot Heights towards Black Chew Head.DavidHiner30/06/2022
4/5 From Wessenden Head we walked along the road to collect West Nab then back onto the Pennine Way up to Black Hill (Revisit) and followed it down towards Crowden to use as a ramp up onto Black Chew Head and along easy path to Featherbed Moss. Then back u to Black Hill (Revisit of the Revisit) and out on the Footpath South West to get White Low which looks miles but walks out and back very well in under an hour. So therefore we Revisited the revisit of the revisit of Black Hill (getting a bit silly now) and finally decided to go home. A lovely round in a very cool June wind.nickywood104/06/2022
From Black Chew Head, much better going than expected, a path of sorts all the way.RichardM08/05/2022
Alphin Pike - Hoarstone Edge - Featherbed Moss - Black Chew Head. With R+R.Dan Baddeley02/04/2022
2 of 3 starting at dovestones car park on 8.5mile hike. After black chew head could see the trig from crossroad so straight upto itThe-Z-Man14/11/2021
19 miles 2960ft walk. Start at Crowden campsite, to Hay Edge, White Low, Black Hill Black Chew Head and Featherbed Moss, back to Crowden campsite.stephenbuda10/10/2021
From Crowden on Pennine Way,then left onto Chew Reservoir path.From stile in fence,good paths north to Black Chew Head and south to Featherbed Moss and trig.With Oscar.catman06/09/2021
With Catman.oscarrosie06/09/2021
From Crowden, up onto Peninne Way to Laadow then up to Black Chew Head. Next cut across the Moor to Featherbed Moss then back down to Crowden. 10km loopdazedemon05/09/2021
round from Crowden with Em #500holtsd30/08/2021
From Dovestones Reservoir, past Chew Reservoir towards Laddow Rocks then doubled back over Featherbed Moss, then over wimberry Moss to Hoarstone Edge and Alphin Pike.Longwojo20/06/2021
From Dovestones carpark, via Chew Reservoir. Path all the way. NNick Caunt08/06/2021
Black Chew Head and Featherbed Moss from Crowden car park. Bone dry apart from the boggy bits!tim74702/06/2021
From Tunstead Lane, Black Chew Head, Featherbed Moss and Hoarstone Edge.rhalstead09/05/2021
loop from Crowden car park. Thankfully not as wet as forecast. White Low, Black Hill, Black Chew Head and finally Featherbed Moss. All on decent tracks and paths, with a few damp bits, but nothing too wet. 17.2km, 4hrs 15 minsNicky C08/04/2021
Parked at Woodhead Reservoir car park at SK 08178 99347, as A628 closed. Walked down into Crowden and around the campsite, taking an old road SW up to join the Pennine Way north. After Oaken Clough, headed east up onto the plateau to the summit post on Black Chew Head. Then followed a bit of a path SW to the trig point on the summit of Featherbed Moss - an insurance policy in case of LIDAR tampering! Then headed back to join a RoW down to re-join the Pennine Way south back into Longdale. Solo. 13.3km, with 465m of ascent. 5hrs 0mins.Man of Kernow101/10/2020
From Crowden (Longdendale) climbed Featherbed Moss, Black Chew Head, Black Hill and White Low.mavero1014/07/2020
From Black Chew Head. ATV track made it easier than feared. Sandwiches then on to Hoarstone Edge.Wycombe Wanderer09/06/2020
New chew fell racesimonshrewsbury16/02/2020
Black Chew Head, Featherbed Moss, Hoarstone Edge, Wild Bank Hillkeithouk19/01/2020
From Dove Stone Resr car park (a reasonable £1.30 all day). Tarmac road up to Chew Resr, good track along S side Chew Resr, thereafter a bit rubbish to Black Chew Head. Then on to here over some rough and trackless moorland. On to Hoarstone Edge -> Alphin Pike before a steep descent back to car park.jonglew04/12/2019
Parked at Crowden SK072993 for Black Chew Head, Featherbed Moss and Hoarstone Edge.David Evans02/09/2019
With greg from Crowden, featherbed moss, county line letterbox, Didsbury intakes, reservoir back to crowden.AvidSockWearer28/08/2019
Black Chew Head > Featherbed Moss from GR: SK 07206 99182ronaldo33309/06/2019
As part of lovely snowy trek with DazzJoolz50002/02/2019
On own. Parked at Dove Stones Reservoir car park. 60 pence for 3 hours, £1.30 all day. Chew Road > Chew Reservoir > Black Chew Head Oldham UA summit > Featherbed Moss trig point > Hoarstone Edge Tameside UA summit > Alphin Pike trig point > Dove Stones Reservoir car park.Beeliner24/10/2018
Up from Crowden on the Pennine WayTigger424223/08/2017
Crowden, Hoarstone Edge, Featherbed Moss, Black Chew Head, meteor crash site, Black Hill, White Low, Crowden. In snow flurries, frozen ground and thick cloud with Mart & Daisy.John Eley22/01/2017
From Dovestone - we bag Oldham UA top (Black Chew Head) then the trig / summit of Featherbed Moss before descending via the chew reservoir.briandavies20/01/2017
Final home county hill of 141 - easier walk from Black Chew Head than we expected. With Neil HMark Sims10/10/2016
From Black Chew Head. Followed fence line SW to public footpath where small often indistinct track leads to trig.mart079719/03/2016
8/8 Last of great day in peak district (Chinley Churn/Chinley Churn Old GR/Mount Famine/South Head/White Low/Black Hill/Black Chew Head/Featherbed Moss)Fergalh19/03/2016
2nd hill of 5 today, starting from Mossley, to reservoir, on bearing to Hoarstone edge and then exploration of Stable stones brow and high land in between Hoarstone edge amd Alphin pike. Took bearing to near Chew Hurdles then Se to avoid worst of the cloughs and then on bearing to Featherbed moss. Beautiful white trig appeared in the wind and rain!Dazingdale08/02/2016
Spine Race 2016 - Pennine WayRichCranswick09/01/2016
On a walk from Marsden to Hadfield.alistairpooler25/10/2015
I parked at Crowden and then followed the Pennine Way, then North West to Laddow Moss, then Black Chew Head from there, there is no path!, so it is a time to test your map reading and walking on a bearing skills, particularly, when is pouring with irain and your are lost in cloud! Pillar good condition, very exposed at the base, no views at all today.griefmiester21/09/2015
Crowden -> Featherbed Moss -> Chew Reservoir -> Hoarstone Edge -> Black Chew Head -> Black Hill -> White Low. Not recommended in anything but dry weather, very boggy in places once off the paved path! From Featherbed moss I'm certain that heading north to the track by the reservoir rather than trying to cross over Windgate Edge saved a bit of time/discomfort, also allows you to walk along the edge itself which is far more interesting :)the_adam18/07/2015
With Black Chew Head from Crowdon via Pen WayPepandJen05/07/2015
Solo.Dangerous Dave04/06/2015
Done with Claire. Sunny day without any complications. This trig point is rarely visited and the location benefits from it. You have gotta like moors and bog trotting though.Aimless Rambler22/03/2015