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Name:Freeholds Top
Hill number:2820
Height:454m / 1490ft
RHB Section:36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines
County/UA:Calderdale
Catchment:Catchment Boundaries, Aire, Mersey
Watershed:Humber Estuary, Ardnamurchan Point to Lowestoft, Cardiff to Cape Wrath, Dover to Cape Wrath, Lowestoft to Duncansby Head, Land's End to John o' Groats, Liverpool Bay, The Lizard to Dunnet Head
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Tump (400-499m), Clem
(Ma,Hu,Tu,4,Cm)
Grid ref:SD 90600 21881
Summit feature:trig point
Drop:155m
Col:299.3m  SD 8856 2144  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 103
(1:25k) OL21S
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 368 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
parked sd 8914 2413 then Limers gate path to and return 6ksunderhill29/02/2024
Parked on the main road in Shawforth to the SW, like the locals do. Took the NE running fp up onto Rossendale Way and followed for a short while before cutting across on access land to join a fp near the field corner. Needed to cross 2 bwf where the fp is supposed to cross. Trig can be accessed from either side of the subsequent fence. Top was in cloud so no views. Interesting collection of gates and catches on the inital fp - particularly liked the horseshoe catch. Solorichard6914/12/2023
I had an evening walk up from Millgate. A longer route up with better scenery avoiding the tracks, a more direct descent. Very boggy on the approach to the top. A pleasant spot. /Dmeltdiceburg29/08/2023
Parked off main road on Eagley Bank. Easy parking there. I spoke to a local lady and she advised to make sure the car was tucked in well as tractors come down the wide lane. Easy way up on footpaths to the top. Rain came on as we ascended but still great views and dry feet. On return we had a good half hour chat with the farmer at the farm near the start and he was very friendly and gave advice on the nearby Hail Storm Hill some of which is also his land.KevPalmer22/08/2023
From Walsden. Baking hot but a stiff breeze saved the day.JohnIvor13/06/2023
Taking the road up at billy gate in Shawforth. Only a 3 mile walk but the weather was glorious so really took my time spending a good half hour at the summit in the sunshine. Marilyn no. 72The-Z-Man03/04/2023
Rossendale Round bagging hills and Marilyns, with drifting snow on the Moors.PhilipChaston11/03/2023
Final Lancashire Marilyn solocolinfielding15/02/2023
Parked in Shawforth on Eagley Bank; followed ROWs to the open access land on the ridge, then fence/county boundary to summit. Back down past Shackleton Farm to make a round trip. Wellies still a good choice for Pennine winters, even on a sunny dayRockdoctor05/02/2023
From Cowpe. MC alone. Very industrial. Not great.Martin6624/12/2022
Good, icy track from NW starting at the A681 car park.summitter09/12/2022
With LJanet M14/09/2022
from northjef26/08/2022
Watergrove reservoir, Rushy Hill, Brown Wardle, over Hades Hill to fence, left along good path to summit, returned to fence and down past new turbine track to path below Rough Hill to Ratcliffe Hill.Flatfield09/07/2022
Parked just above the observatory and used the path on the nice shingle path out and back. A bit of drizzle but not too bad and easy walking.nickywood105/06/2022
Parked off the A681 and followed the fairly level track along Limers Gate to the end and then up to the trig. Lovely pond at the top. Found a geocache and listened to the skylarks before returning the same way to drive to Bolton to pick up Lucy and her mom from a theatre trip. Nice short walk for the afternoon.robphys07/05/2022
Climbed as part of the Calderdale Hike 2022davepeel09/04/2022
Parked at school in Shawforth. With Seb.Stevooo11/09/2021
From Shawfair, RoW track up Billygate past Shackleton Farm, thereafter the way ahead is not as obvious as 50k map implies.Topographer5701/09/2021
From Shawforth. Harder going than I expected on top, mainly due to the lack of paths (or my inability to find them)paulhilder09/08/2021
Up and down from Shawforthtomd417/07/2021
Paul Hannon Calderdale Walk No.10AJWSmith14/07/2021
From Seaforth. Up Freeholds Road, then followed ROW to stile onto Rossendale Way then another FP to Trig and top in the clouds which cleared on way back down.PeterD10/07/2021
From Gauxholme via Foul Clough Rd and back down Gorpley CloughMountainTerrier22/03/2021
With Jenny, James and Julie from Walsden. Inchfield Road, Foul Clough Road and then Todmorden Centenary Way to summit. Cattle in early part of descent didn't appreciate having us in their field.peter4lc15/08/2020
Very nice circular walk from public CP at Watergrove resv, returning via Rossendale way. Cloudy but rain held off.steve_a14/07/2020
Freeholds Top rom GR: SD 89148 24135ronaldo33309/05/2020
Freeholds Top from GR: SD 89148 24135Hippster09/05/2020
From layby on Bacup Road high point. The Rossendale Way was boggy and hard going. Return via the much easier roughly parallel track.squeegs02/02/2020
Loop from school at Shawforth. Chat with Knowsley farm owner. Sunny, warmish, no wind. Rounsfell30/12/2019
From Seaforth up Freeholds Road then over a couple of fences to trig. Cattle with large horns grazing at the top.NormanW10/10/2019
1 of 5 today on linear walk from Walsden station to Rose Grove station. Class 142 'Pacer' 013 brought me to Walsden whereafter a walk up Inchfield Road and up to Freeholds on well-marked paths was made in sunny conditions; all was to change however!JOHNS10/08/2019
Opportune Friday day trip over to Todmorden today for a few quick hills in between the heavy rain showers.Alex C09/08/2019
12km trail 12km trail runsByronHaywood30/07/2019
With Val. Good weather. From Shawforth. Parked on the A6066 and followed track high onto the hillside. A path then leads upwards and a detour around a fence line and on to the summit. Returned the same route.mike.hoult22/07/2019
Parked to the SW in Moss Side Street SD892203. Calderdale completed.David Evans22/07/2019
With MikeVal Deisler22/07/2019
lovely daymags8716/07/2019
Ascent with dog from Brown Wardle Hill dodging the cattle with calves in the summit field! Parked at Watergrove Reservoir.John Eley29/05/2019
Revisit on Todmorden Centenary WayBramley06/05/2019
Solo from car park at Trough Gate, then as per Lazylizzie's route.ADT17/01/2019
Lunch run from Holden Gate up mainly track to trigpoint with pool.N.Morters16/01/2019
From Shawforth. Descended to mines on east side and continued to Brown Wardle Hill.Nick Caunt08/01/2019
From Shawforth. Misty on top.gettingonabit06/01/2019
From the A681 (SD 890 242) along the ridge track to the summit trig. A 7km round trip, taking 1h40m.silveracorn_alan24/12/2018
With my daughter from Shawfoth, had trouble finding beggining of footpath. From dissused workings (quarry) on map to Knowsley Farm (nice people showed us how to go through, NOT being sarcastic)to Rosendale Way. Along top then small footpath to top, rain and strong winds but brightened at the top. Same way down, due to styles needing repair good views.Walkingthedog19/11/2018
on an 18 mile walk from walsden, miserable weather for mostAvidSockWearer16/09/2018
From Walsden train station on the way up to the Yorkshire Dales.Mark Jackson30/07/2018
From Ramsden Wood Road, up a side valley,eventually onto the Long Causeway and over Rough Hill to the top,Path straight down and return by the delightful Ramsden Wood Clough.reaper06/05/2018
From Shawforth following same route as Jon Glew mentioned.assynt_bob02/05/2018