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Name: | Great Hameldon |
Hill number: | 5321 |
Height: | 409m / 1342ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2820 Freeholds Top |
RHB Section: | 36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines |
County/UA: | Lancashire |
Catchment: | Ribble |
Class: | Hump, Tump (400-499m), Clem (Hu,Tu,4,Cm) |
Grid ref: | SD 79417 28928 |
Summit feature: | trig point |
Drop: | 107m |
Col: | 302m SD830291 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 103 (1:25k) 287 |
Observations: | cairn 100m away is lower |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 161 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
From the north Lane Ends. Could have driven further to a space for 3/4 cars. Christmas morning, dry to start, light mizzle on way down. | N.Morters | 25/12/2023 |
A revisit to formally bag the summit on a beautiful summers evening, I had the hill to myself. /D | meltdiceburg | 06/06/2023 |
From Clow Bridge, joined the Burley Way, then ATV track to trig and HP. Pendle and cloud topped Bowland Fells prominent in view. The ATV track was so muddy we kept just NE of it and picked up a grassy farmer's track to return to the Burnley Way. We visited Hameldon Hill top on the way back. Parking at 814285 now blocked off but it is only a 15 min walk from the good parking (also bus stop) on the A682. With Pete | pwheeler | 19/03/2023 |
From Lane Ends along the various ROWs. Is there any part of Lancashire that was not quarried or industrialised? Muddy near the top. | summitter | 31/10/2022 |
With L | Janet M | 15/09/2022 |
A dry breezy day, had a great walk with the pups and hardly saw a soul! | OneGirlAndHerDogs | 26/06/2022 |
On Cicerone Lancashire walk 29 from Accrington. Boggy, but managed it in trail shoes and kept feet dry! | Phreerunner | 18/05/2022 |
Parked near the end of the road to the east at 81429 28524, up the steepish road to the mast and beyond. A pleasant walk with a cold breeze. | clivevilla | 11/03/2022 |
From SD 8158 2856. Visited both TPs. | summitsup | 04/11/2021 |
From roadside parking on Burnley Rd, Lane end. A straightforward up and down on good tracks. | rhalstead | 26/09/2020 |
Up to weather station for Hameldon then back round via Great Hameldon. | NakedFellRunner | 16/09/2020 |
Good parking at New Laithe. Did the trig on Hameldon Hill first and then over to Great Hameldon. Under 90 minute return solo in hot conditions. | bolton | 16/06/2020 |
With Lucky (dog) whilst self isolating. Good parking at SD78529 28446 then N along fp to May Road Well then cairned fp leads NE to summit. Good views N to Pendle Hill | John Eley | 21/03/2020 |
From main road (A682) at Clow Bridge - Clow Heights - Road to the masts (Hameldon Hill) - Great Hameldon Summit (and trig) - Hameldon Common (Great Slack) - Quarry - Windy Harbour - past reservoir near May Hill Well - Higher Moor - Snipe Hole - Hameldon Hill (trig by Radar Station) then back along road to A682 | briandavies | 18/01/2020 |
Started from Clowbridge Reservoir to the trig on Hameldon Common before moving on to here | Wayne Mac | 28/02/2019 |
From Clowbridge res car park, with Ellie dog. | BLACKHILL | 02/02/2019 |
From Hapton, up the Lane to the col and followed a clear path to the top. Came down via the quarry workings. Tracks wet but some frozen so not to boggy. Great views of the surrounding hills. | Andrew Pearson | 17/01/2019 |
A beautiful day, chill and bright. Good from the road end at New Laithes. Belted Galloways showed no interest in us or the dog. Both trigs visited. | jenx | 08/01/2019 |
With Jenx and Bryher from by Clowbridge reservoir, then access road to point below masts. Track to those and the prosaic Burnley way to top. Both trigs collected | nordicstar | 08/01/2019 |
After Hamledon Hill and followed by walk to Peel Park above Accrington. Tough uphill return to car all the way back to the Met Station. | Nick Caunt | 19/12/2018 |
Large parking area W. of reservoirs at SD 78669 27322; quick & easy access from A56 Southbound - RoW down & across former quarry & then bridleways to junction at 787284 - E. along RoW to stile & gap in wall & then good path/ATV track to summit trig point. (S) | gerrybowes | 07/09/2018 |
visited when trigging | Nozzer | 26/07/2018 |
Parking near end of the road at New Laithe. Hameldon Common trig pillar first then on good track/paths until last 500m over rough tussock grass. | jonglew | 20/06/2018 |
HP c 24 P east of Trig, on grassy hummock but all fairly level tussocky grass- luckily frozen. From Clow bridge, parking at end of road | Denise | 24/02/2018 |
From road end an New Laithe where there's room to park a couple of cars. Stony track to Hameldon Hill then over frozen moorland to Great Hameldon. Clear skies and a cutting NE wind. Frozen ground 20m E of trig higher than base of trig today (Abney) Freeze effect? | RichardM | 24/02/2018 |
From layby on A679 to the north by the Burnley Way. Followed this which was wet,boggy and muddy in places | mart0797 | 02/02/2018 |
1st of four hills today on my Topo section R01 completion walk (The South Pennines from Liverpool to Nottinhgam). This walk started at Hapton station (Train from Blackburn) on a cold icy day, walking through village then continuing South on track to quarries, a fp ascends through the quarry workings and I then found a track continuing South towards Hameldon Hill until I arrived at the Trig, at first exploring the high ground to the East as it looked higher than the Trig. I calibrated my GPS at the trig and then wandered around again but still got a higher reading 60m S-East of trig, I got 411m at SD 79462 28913 and SD 79468 28896. Pretty cold and visibility reduced by lower snowy clouds so i continued South-south-west on a defined stony track heading towards Cribden Hill with an empty reservoir to the Nnw. Pretty Stark solitude! | Dazingdale | 10/12/2017 |
Parked on large pavement next to Hameldon Woods. Enough room for 2/3 cars. Walked through woods on bridle path. Meandered my way up through the crags. From here the summit is obvious, the path isn't. At the top the path down is obvious. Wandered back down the crags the same way I came. 60 mins there and back. | Longwojo | 29/09/2017 |
From Clowbridge Reservoir car park. Solo. Hameldon Hill/Common & Great Hameldon. | ADT | 02/09/2017 |
From Lane Ends to north . Followed track ( Burnley Way?)which became path and veered steeply right to back end of quarry and picked up thin boggy path all way to trig . Good views. | Mark Sims | 03/08/2017 |
Circular walk from Clowbridge Reservoir on a bitter snowy day. Fantastic 360 degree panoramic views of the Lancashire Hills. Nice Chinese restaurant at near the reservoir for a warm meal afterwards. | Lazylizzie | 10/02/2017 |
K Quick hill fix on an FA Cup weekend heading to Bolton this afternoon. Quarries on N edge of hill are major earthworks. | crazy | 04/12/2016 |
Easy parking at the final bend on the road north of Stone Fold (OL287 787274) at an altitude of 928ft. This is a public road, though if approaching off the A56 you may need to open a gate. To find the path north, head 50m west from this bend and you will clearly see it leading off the road. Waymarks and signs lead to May Road Well from where a path leads up to the summit. 3.32 miles return 90 minutes, 626ft ascent. | moorsman | 20/10/2016 |
From the N - the quarry was much more interesting than the summit. | Chris Peart | 17/07/2016 |
5/6 Fifth of Day County Tops and others (Withins Height/Withins (Boundary)/Whernside/High Pike/Great Hambledon/Thievley Pike) | Fergalh | 15/05/2016 |
With K. After five hills in mist, it was wonderful when the weather cleared for this. Views to Wales. We parked in layby on dual carriageway - walking along dual carriageway not recommended. | Ashley | 02/05/2016 |
Dodging trial bikes on the way up to the weather station, otherwise a pretty enjoyable jaunt before dropping down to Burnley and my train home. | Alex C | 19/03/2016 |
The bleak moors above Accrington have there own beauty. Started ascent from Hapton. | dazedemon | 10/10/2015 |
Solo | simon and co | 02/09/2015 |
With Jo, from Clow Bridge: Burnley Way (BW) to Hameldon Common Trig, then onto Great Hameldon, returning via Hameldon Scouts Quarry and BW. Weather; cloudy, sunny intervals, mild, good visibility. | amblerbob | 23/05/2015 |
From the north along Burnley way, then strike off west over very tussocky ground. Back down through quarry & ramp.Warning. Path shown on OS map at 794295 does not exist. Goes over a sheer drop. | ngthack | 18/03/2015 |
Walked up from Burnley Road. Nice obvious summit with a trig point. Bit marshy in places. | b2dan | 06/07/2014 |
visited while caching | bardolph | 04/02/2014 |
Walked up from reservoir via weather station road then (thanks to recent weather)incredibly dry path.Hot but misty so limited views.With Oscar | catman | 22/07/2013 |
With Catman. | oscarrosie | 22/07/2013 |
Parked in the car park in Childers Green. Followed Burnley Way then unmarked path to summit. Descended via quarry. | Sprog | 14/04/2013 |
Marsh thrashing almost all the way. Farmer said that in the annual fell run the winner takes 38 minutes - there and back! I took three hours from a housing estate in Accrington! | arranc | 04/11/2012 |
From New Laithe road end 2km to east. Followed the Burnley Way then up tussocky grass. return same way at a jog and added the lower 2nd trig of the outing on Hameldon Hill | Chris Pearson | 19/05/2012 |
Set off from New High Riley and followed the obvious straight-ish track to the summit. Very wet underfoot after last nights rain, yet bizarrely Hameldon resi was empty. The plug must have come out! Great views to the North from the summit. | hillhiker | 27/04/2012 |
some cloud, sunny periods, from Dunnockshaw res. | joseph mitchell | 23/07/2011 |