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Name: | Wetton Hill |
Hill number: | 5333 |
Height: | 371m / 1217ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2812 Shining Tor |
RHB Section: | 36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | The Peak District |
County/UA: | Staffordshire |
Catchment: | Trent |
Class: | Hump, Tump (300-399m), Ethel, Clem (Hu,Tu,3,E,Cm) |
Grid ref: | SK 11295 56598 |
Summit feature: | grassy tumulus |
Drop: | 132m |
Col: | 239m SK112592 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 119 (1:25k) OL24W |
Survey: | Abney level |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 200 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Went up from Wetton church. Lost glasses so had to back track. Thankfully found them just off the path along the wall to S of hill. 
Plans to go onto Wolfescote thwarted. | robphys | 24/03/2024 |
Ecton Hill, Wetton Hill and Thor's Cave Walk 
New Year Trip with Simon to Hulme End Dec-23/Jan-24 | dancingqueen101 | 01/01/2024 |
From Wetton Hill SW Top, Via the Barn to the south (Looked better from a distance but not far out of the way and was in no rush. | Deego | 28/08/2023 |
From Wettonmill and and the SW Top. Returned down to Manor House, and back along the pleasant track to the mill. | LizH | 20/08/2023 |
Parked in the center of Hartinton village for a Nineteen mile walk reaching Six Ethel tops Wolfscote hill, Wetton hill, Ecton hill, Revidge, Pilsbury hill and Carder Low, finishing in under Nine hours with about an hour in the pub at Warslow. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 14/05/2023 |
From Wetton village carpark: Wetton Hill, Ecton Hill and Wetton Hill SW top. Lovely spring day, 5 Ethels bagged. | Lazylizzie | 22/04/2023 |
With E. From Carr Lane car park, Wetton (free and toilets). Through village and onto Wetton Hills NT land. Up to summit tumulus then down and up to Ecton Hill. Through Broad Ecton Farm, into grassy dale leading to Dale Farm. Along Manifold Trail as far as footbridge below Thors Cave then up valley and back into Wetton. Great walk. | Beeliner | 02/03/2023 |
10.8 mile circular from Alstonefield. Across field footpaths to Wetton. Over Wetton Hill SW Top and Wetton Hill steeply descending to Gateham Grange, then along ridge to Narrowdale Hill. There is a fairly new barbed wire fence on the narrow neck of access land between Narrowdale and Gratton Hills now. Up and down Gratton Hill then we took the footpath to north end of Wolfscote Dale and walked the the length of the dale down to Milldale taking the steep path back up to Alstonefield. 626m ascent. Sunny with a very cold breeze. Saw a few people about. 2nd time ascending all hills. | DanTrig | 26/12/2022 |
Wetton Hill > Wetton Hill South Top > Wetton Hill SW Top from GR: SK 11646 56932 | ronaldo333 | 20/10/2022 |
Wetton Hill > Wetton Hill South Top > Wetton Hill SW Top from GR: SK 11646 56932 | Hippster | 20/10/2022 |
The last of 8 hills, using bike between hills. Other hills are Gratton Hill, Narrowdale Hill, Stanshope Pasture, Ilamtops Low, Wetton Low (incl trig point), Wetton Hill SW Top, Wetton Hill | steveb2006 | 05/09/2022 |
soetime in the late sumer, bagging on a friday evening. lovely weather | davert123 | 02/09/2022 |
From Wetton village, main street parking acceptable, church cafe/car park closed, on holiday. Up lane at north of village. | iangalbraith | 07/07/2022 |
Direct ascent from East up steep hillside. Focused on HUMP. Will need to return to finish neighbouring hills | cjo | 29/05/2022 |
The two Wetton Hills from Wetton. Thankfully, although rain did threaten, we did not get wet on. | summitter | 15/05/2022 |
from Wetton village; afterwards did the other Wetton Hill [Tump], its SW Top. | IanHHill | 08/05/2022 |
Circular from Ecton lay-by. Ecton Hill - Wetton Hill SW Top - Wetton Hill, back via Manifold Trail. With R+R. | Dan Baddeley | 26/03/2022 |
Wetton Hill and Ecton Hill round from Wetton Mill | Longwojo | 26/02/2022 |
From 09846 55702 up Wetton Dale then after gate turn right up the path to the col and along the ridge to the NE top. Then follow path to springs at 105570 onward to gate 103572 and follow path to Ecton Hill trig continue to mine building then down the left side of the building to the valley floor and back along the path to start point. | Glenelg | 08/02/2022 |
On the way back from Thor's Cave to the campsite with Louise | JessKnights | 21/08/2021 |
We parked on Buxton Road at a bit of off road parking. We followed the path to the access land and visited the concreted up shaft which was pretty deep and then in to summit. Views were superb. Saw Brown Hare,Wheatear, Goldfinches and a Redstart. Returned the same way. Hang gliding group were in action on the hill to the south west. Weather cloudy with a bit of sunshine and coolish.Time 52 minutes for 1.03 miles | isabelle | 01/08/2021 |
With H. | Chris Ellis | 20/07/2021 |
A walk from Alstonefield, Wetton Hill, Narrowdale Hill and Gratton Hill, with Gerry and Trevor. | Lou | 27/06/2021 |
From parking by Wetton Mill. Early start to avoid the crowds. Visited Thor’s Cave then continued up to Wetton Hill where we had a picnic on the summit, lovely and peaceful. | Jephcote83 | 19/06/2021 |
Circuit from Wetton Mill car park. Wetton Hill, Ecton Hill, manifold trail return | Lancylass | 13/04/2021 |
Part of a 4 wainwright loop from Alstonefield. Cracking views on top | Joel451 | 02/04/2021 |
15km circuit from Alstonefield: Gratton Hill - Narrowdale Hill - Wolfscote Hill - Wetton Hill. | Tony J | 04/11/2020 |
Great day out! 4 Green triangles have gone red! Nice loop Wetton Hill, Wetton Hill sw top, nice trig point on Ecton hill and final summit of ossoms hill. Popped onto thor's cave en route back to Wetton (3:45) | Nicky C | 17/10/2020 |
Setting out from Wetton village followed northward footpath to base of Wetton Hill tump. Bagged that then back track up the slope on footpath for easy stroll to Hump to the east. Splendid views from both. Cut down southwards via disused shaft to pick up low level footpath returning to village. With Geraldine & Tiarnán. | Pete West | 30/07/2020 |
Monday night run from Hulme end - beautiful clear evening after rain cleared | davechaffey | 27/07/2020 |
Good parking at the reservoir in Wetton. Followed a route west of the walls to the summit. Headed to the Tump. Solo. | bolton | 11/03/2020 |
From Wetton via SW top. on to Narrowdale Hill. | PeterD | 01/12/2019 |
From free car park in Wetton at SK 10911 55189. Circular walk including a visit to Thor's Cave | David Gradwell | 08/07/2019 |
From Wettonmill car park with Mart + Lucky. | John Eley | 02/06/2019 |
Great hill to climb from the Manifold valley. | twg27 | 16/04/2019 |
Starting at Wettonmill, a circuit of Ossoms Hill, Wetton SW Top, Wetton Hill, Narrowdale Hill, Gratton Hill and Wolfscote Hill. Returned via Wolfscote Dale and the villages of Alstonefield and Wetton. With Jon Collingwood. | BobHancock | 23/03/2019 |
Route Wetton Hill. With Mike and Norma | fellowsa | 20/03/2019 |
With Jenx and Bryher from good parking at reservoir feature above Wetton. With the other Wetton Hill Tump. All Section 36 Humps compete | nordicstar | 15/02/2019 |
Good little amble round over both of the Wetton hills. | jenx | 15/02/2019 |
Parked at the Village Hall in Wetton, left up the track where the road bears right. After a couple of walls I bore right making directly for Wetton Hill before going to Wetton Hill SW Top and back to the Village Hall. A couple of walls have low holes in them for the sheep to pass through and I found it easier to crawl through these than climb the walls. | clivevilla | 24/01/2019 |
From Wetton, parking at reservoir, with Ellie dog. | BLACKHILL | 15/01/2019 |
From Alstonefield on the way to lunch at the Royal Oak Wetton | climbingkershaw | 24/12/2018 |
As Moorsman. | PGCE | 23/11/2018 |
On sunny clear, but chilly day with Chris D, Dean,Chris & Mel, Sue from Bassetlaw Hill & Mountain Club. From Ecton Hill. On way to Wetton Hill (SW top). | alwaysinshorts | 18/11/2018 |
From Hulme End parking-pricey-should have parked elsewhere, along old valley rail line ?Manifold way to Wetton Mill then up into impressive Thor's cave for lunch, up through Wetton track to reservoir then mixed path/heath to top- Wetton Hill. same again down to Manor ho then mettaled road then grassland to top/trig Ecton Hill, down via mines to Ecton, rail line back to parking, some cloud & sunshine but cold, nice day.. | apricorum | 29/10/2018 |
From Wetton Mill on glorious autumnal day.Path to Manor House,then paths and sheep trods easily to summit.Then down to wall corner and over stone stile to pasture containing SW top.Both fine little hills.With Oscar. | catman | 10/10/2018 |
With Catman. | oscarrosie | 10/10/2018 |
As moorsman mentions, easy parking by reservoir at SK 10768 55656 - Along RoW for about 200m & then headed NE to enclosures - Along SE side of enclosures & then a short climb to summit tumulus. (S) | gerrybowes | 19/09/2018 |
Followed Moorsmans's tip and parked by the reservoir. Plenty of space to park; good call, thanks. | DC11main | 06/07/2018 |
Save yourself a walk and a climb if you turn off down a minor road in the centre of Wetton and park by the reservoir where there is a large parking area (alt 327m). Good access all the way to the summit. 3.35km for both hills. Under an hour. 113m ascent. | moorsman | 09/03/2018 |