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Name:Higher Shelf Stones
Hill number:2809
Height:621.8m / 2040ft
Parent (Ma):2807  Kinder Scout
RHB Section:36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines
Nuttall/Wainwright area:The Peak District
County/UA:Derbyshire
Catchment:Catchment Boundaries, Mersey, Trent
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:Nuttall, Ethel, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge
(N,E,BL,Bg)
Grid ref:SK 08890 94793
Summit feature:boulder 4m W of trig point
Drop:19.8m
Col:602m  SK 0909 9534  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 110
(1:25k) OL1W
Observations:boulder 25m S at SK 08891 94767 is of similar height; ground 30m NW at SK 08907 94815 is lower
Survey:Abney level/Leica RX1250
Comments:col at SK 0906 9519 is of similar height
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Notes:
  • B29 Superfortress wreckage at SK 09041 94897

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Parked on the side of the road at Snake Pass. Followed PW to Bleaklow Head and then wandered over several peat hags in the clag, which all seemed to be of similar heights. Cloud began to lift after Wain Stones and Hern Stones on the way to Higher Shelf Stones, such that the Kinder plateau could be seen. Pleasant path along the top of Crooked Clough back. Blustery with showers/overcast. Solo. Original plan was to approach from the north but all the laybys on the A628 had been temporarily closed.richard6912/07/2023
Afternoon walk from Old Glossop to Higher Shelf Stones after heavy snow. Walked via Yellowstacks, no previous use of path, waist deep in places but amazing views.meltdiceburg10/03/2023
from snake pass higher shelf stones > b29 site > bleaklow head (small cairn) > bleaklow hill > bleaklow stones (anvil stone) return on high ground and hern clough snake pass > featherbed top return to pass good snow dayunderhill20/01/2023
Parking at the top of the snake pass, it was short walk to the higher shelf stones coming across the B29 superfortress that crashed in 1948.Buckleymon14/11/2022
Parked on Snake Pass and took Devil's Dyke up the mountain and went back via the B-29 crash site. Poured with rain, I was soaked to the skin but luckily a warm day.SootAndShale24/07/2022
Reached from the A57 on a Nineteen mile loop taking in the Five Ethel summits of Higher shelf stones, Bleaklow head, Alport moor, Mill hill and Featherbed top. 2800ft of accent on good paths throughout and taking Eight and half hours.WAYNE ROWLETT19/06/2022
Fell run in the peaksByronHaywood09/06/2022
On own. From A57 Snake Pass summit along Pennine Way then footpaths to Higher Shelf trig point and Higher Shelf Stones - Bomber Crash Site - Bleaklow Head - Hern Clough - Alport Moor summit - Hern Clough - Pennine Way.Beeliner23/05/2022
From Old Glossop with BleaklowRockdoctor18/04/2022
Diversion off Pennine Way, from Hern Clough. Passed aircraft crash site, and visited trig, summit and alternative highpoint (clambered to top).PGCE06/04/2022
Bleaklow Head, Higher Shelf Stones, Shire Hillkeithouk27/03/2022
https://www.komoot.com/tour/625307953Modestas05/01/2022
After Bleaklow Headsimonjallen26/10/2021
19.17 miles 2538ft walk. Start at Crowden campsite, Pennine Way to Bleaklow, Higher Shelf Sones, Roman Road to Glossop and Hadfield, return by Trans Pennine Trail back to Crowden campsite.stephenbuda15/10/2021
Started at Snake Pass. It was sunny and cool perfect walking weather. This was primarily a revisit to Bleaklow. Last time I was here was nearly 30 years ago on a wet and windy day with zero visibility. I remember spending ages trying to find the summit and being uncertain hence the revisit. Today was a simple walk along the Pennine Way to Bleaklow. On route I saw plenty of Red Grouse, Meadow Pipits and Ravens. As I arrived at the large cairn I saw Golden Plovers and a beautiful Short Eared Owl. I must have got lucky as with the early start I was on my own. I visited the large cairn and found the tiny cairn marking the true summit. I visited the neighbouring vegetated peat hag as well. Great views to Manchester and north to the South Pennines and Yorkshire Dales. On the way back I went via Higher Shelf Stones where I saw a few lone walkers. There were lots of Wheatears and Meadow Pipits in the rocks. I headed back to the Pennine Way via the crashed Superfortress. When I got back to the isabelle03/08/2021
Bleaklow Head and Higher Shelf Stones from Old Glossop (Nuttalls route)Gary Heath02/08/2021
Walked up via Plane crash site (B-29)Deego31/07/2021
Walking the first section of the Pennine Way from Edale to Hadfield with detours for hill tops and trig points. Scorching hot day and got rather burnt. Left the main path in search of the trig and hill top. First found the aircraft crash site. Stopped for a while to see the great view from the top.MysteriousSue15/07/2021
From lay-by W of Alport Bridge on A57. The Tower, Alport Moor, Bleaklow Head and Higher Shelf Stones included before roughly following road back using permissive paths and footpaths. Good walking, even the parts tracing the road.welshyboyo04/07/2021
Nice walk from Kinderscout, great views, good weather.Taz3820/06/2021
Parked at Birchin Bridge Car Park and bivvy'd at alport castle. Followed ridge round past the trig and on to alport moor, then up to bleaklow stones, on to Bleaklow Head and High Shelf stones to admire the crash site. Headed over to overwood moss before descending back to the car 25km 5.5 hrs excluding the sleep!Nicky C16/06/2021
With Smudge.Clachaig11/06/2021
Circular hike from Snake Pass following the Pennine Way to Old Woman - Devil's Dike - Hern Clough - Bleaklow Head (cairn) - Wain Stones - Hern Stones - - Higher Shelf (trig point and Higher Shelf Stones) - Bomber Crash Site - Hern Clough - Devil's Dike - Old Woman - Snake Pass. Parking: Layby on Snake Passmanilena30/05/2021
From Snake Pass. More direct path west of PW beside Crooked Clough and around waterfall. Continued on to Bleaklow.Nick Caunt18/05/2021
Weather better than forecast, both high bouldersRobertP09/05/2021
From A57 up the Pennine Way to summit then higher shelf stones on the way backPanda202109/05/2021
First mountain after lockdown so had to pull Daddy up it.Mollyb18/04/2021
Higher Shelf Stones, Bomber Wreckage and Bleaklow HeadMountainTerrier03/04/2021
And also the plane wreck. Awful conditions for walkingsturuss12/12/2020
19 miles from kinder Reservoir on the Pennine Waystephenbuda17/10/2020
Walk from Glossop via Doctor's Gate path. onto Pennine Way which is easy walking due to the paved walkway and then short cross country bit to top. Onto Featherbed Top and Mill Hill, returning to Glossop via trig on Harry Huttrimarc215/10/2020
From Snake Pass, very boggy but lovely sunsetSez11/10/2020
Followed route at https://peakdistrictwalks.net/higher-shelf-stones-walk-plane-crash-site/ as far as Higher Shelf Stones. Summit has recently been reclassified as a sub-Hewitt.peter4lc21/09/2020
With the kids - From snake pass lay-by, up Pennine way via b29 overexposed crash site, back down to the Roman road and pennine way. Very foggy!thecoopers13/08/2020
From Snake Pass to Higher Shelf Stones to Hern Stones to Wain Stones to Bleaklow Summit and then back along Pennine Way to Snake Pass.JK29/07/2020
14:40, warm, sunny, humid, easterly breeze, obvious route from Snake Pass with Bag For Life. Surprisingly popular. On to Featherbed Top.Wycombe Wanderer14/06/2020
A figure of eight walk from A57 taking in High Shelf Stones, Bleaklow Head, Featherbed Top and Mill Hill on a beautiful September day.Ramblingpaul19/09/2019
From Doctor's Gate on the way to Bleaklowmags8705/08/2019
With ScottB. RB-29A 44-61999 Wreck Visit. From A57 Snake Pass. masmith04/08/2019
Normal route from Drs Gate then onto bleaklow. Headed back across the moor to the Superfortress and Higher shelf Stones.Waylander29/03/2019
With LjB. After flypast in Sheffield we travelled up to Snake Pass with the objective of visiting the crash site of the Superfortress Overexposed. What a sombre spot. Fine margins, maybe another 10m of height and the accident wouldnt have happened. Climbed the boulders with the ancient grafitti. A great wee top.stig_nest22/02/2019
Bleaklow Walk from Snake passjmistry8615/02/2019
Followed Route 13.1 from Nuttall's book. Started at Old Glossop, path past Blakemoor Plantation and joined the Penine Way at Clough Edge (there's no clear route on the very last bit after the grouse butts and I had to scramble through the heather a little). Great cloud inversion here, rest of day was misty with no views. Didn't fall for the trick of assuming the Bleaklow peak was the one with the pile of stones with the wooden post, it's the hump next to it with one tiny stone on top. Route to Higher Shelf Stones was surprisingly unboggy. Loved the graffiti. Doctor's gate back to starttsharp11/01/2019
From layby on Snake Pass following the Pennine Way on way out to Bleaklow Head, returned via Higher Shelf Stones. Frosty but barely icy ground made the walk a lot easier than if was just the mud underneath.muzza209/01/2019
Repeat with Jenx and Bryher after Bleaklow, amazing aircraft wreckage on way downnordicstar09/01/2019
From Bleaklow. Better views than on PW.jenx09/01/2019
With Ben to see b52 crash site after wild boar Clough scramble.axoree08/01/2019
G,Mn, MyIdris29/12/2018
G,Mn, Mymaryjdavies29/12/2018
with Bleaklow and the aircraft WreckageJephcote8318/11/2018