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Name: | Dow Low [Brier Low] |
Hill number: | 16514 |
Height: | 437m / 1434ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2812 Shining Tor |
RHB Section: | 36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines |
County/UA: | Derbyshire |
Catchment: | Trent |
Class: | Tump (400-499m) (Tu,4) |
Grid ref: | SK 09320 67569 |
Summit feature: | rocks on quarry edge |
Drop: | 39m |
Col: | 398m SK085687 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 119 (1:25k) OL24W |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 99 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Circuit from PRoW/road crossing to the S of Hind Low Quarries on B5053. 
Hind Low -> Upper Edge -> Dow Low [Brier Low] | JK | 24/11/2023 |
Parked by church. Followed road to west, path up to summit through a wonderful rock garden, part of a house garden, with easy access from road. Something you wouldn't expect. | Malcvolm | 08/07/2023 |
1st of a very warm day.. Walked up from the church. Thats a big hole!! | Deego | 10/06/2023 |
8th of 9. From the good track running SE from the B road. Have to climb over tall fence to get to high point at edge of huge quarry | steveb2006 | 02/03/2023 |
A nine top anti-clockwise tour from Earl Sterndale ... High Wheeldon, Dow Low, Hind Low, Upper Edge, High Edge, Chrome Hill, Parkhouse Hill and its North Top, then Aldery Cliff. A really good 4 hour walk. | summitter | 21/05/2022 |
From church in Earl Sterndale up good paths. Nipped over high fence to HP by quarry edge. | PeterD | 03/12/2021 |
Parked by the church in Earl Sterndale. Circular route om footpaths via Dow Low and Hind Low, returning via the lane past Harley Grange. With Lotty. | Dave | 19/09/2021 |
From church in Earl Sterndale using ROW. Where ROW turns right you can just continue straight up for 
a short cut, no fences in the way. Great views of the quarry, if you like that sort of thing. With the boys. About 112m ascent. | RoguePulsar | 22/05/2021 |
Path up to the top can see quarry clearly not hard went with Dad and Ptolemy. | speedyclimber | 22/05/2021 |
Parked at the church in Earl Sterndale for a circuit of 8 Tumps. Along ROW, with a quick nip over the high fence for the summit. 1/8. On to Hind Low. | PGCE | 17/04/2021 |
Large parking area alongside minor road to W. at SK 0897 6748 - Down road for about 40m, up concrete steps through rockery, over stile & up RoW to pedestrian gate in field corner at 091678 - Through gate & SE along track to the high point which lies just the other side of the 6ft high BWF. (S) | gerrybowes | 13/11/2020 |
Parked by road to south in ex quarry at 08989 67457. The FP has a finger post but it starts with concrete steps and looks like it is part of somebody's garden. Steeply up pasture with uninterested cattle to track. The first of the two bwf's at the summit is six feet high but, luckily, it is quite tight so not a problem. | clivevilla | 28/10/2020 |
From High Wheeldon. Starting to rain. On to Hind Low. | Wycombe Wanderer | 29/08/2020 |
With the 3 girls. Nice dry, but generally grey day. 18Km round of ten with a bit of running. | davechaffey | 20/06/2020 |
2nd visit - to get photos for the Hb Eds of the P30+ spoil heap in the middle of the out of bounds active Hindlow Quarry - discovered on the JNSA sweep. Thankfully although big its crumbly/semi-vegetated state means it does not count yet and it may well change as the quarry works develops. Check again in 5 years? | Chris Pearson | 01/06/2020 |
Parked at Earl Sterndale and headed up from there. | Wheelsy | 01/03/2020 |
Parked at Earl Sterndale, ticked off 3 hills (Dow low, Hind Low, Upper edge) on a cloudy but warm summers day. | Joel451 | 30/07/2018 |
Edge of steep working limestone quarry on track but actual HP is over double fence. Hazy views. Back to Hartington via Sheen Hill. | Denise | 04/06/2018 |
Remaining high point is on very edge of old quarry face guarded by 2 friendly BWF's. Great views of the extensive operational quarry. | RichardM | 04/06/2018 |
Part of a circuit of hills south of Buxton Lime Quarry. Starting and finishing at Brandside Parish Hall. | BobHancock | 20/11/2017 |
Earl Sterndale circular with Steve G. | Smudge | 04/11/2017 |
climbed over wire fence. with Gill S. | Adrian | 20/08/2017 |
Large parking area where the footpath starts just south of west of the hill (alt 1164 feet). After passing through the fence half way up, it is possible to cut diagonally across the field directly to the summit, where a gate gives access to the fencing alongside the edge.0.75 miles return. 20 minutes. | moorsman | 19/01/2017 |
Parking: Lots of room at SK 08983 67478, about 30 yards from start of public footpath. | David Evans | 31/12/2016 |
Parked at side of road- Thirkelow Rocks, High Edge, Hollins Hill, Chrome Hill, Nab End, Parkhouse Hill, North Top, Aldery Cliff, High Wheeldon, Dow Low, Hind Low, Upper Edge. On overcast day with Mart & Daisy | John Eley | 03/12/2016 |
21km/13 mile walk with John & Daisy. Thirkelow Rocks, High Edge, Hollins Hill, Chrome Hill, Nab End, Parkhouse Hill, Parkhouse Hill North Top, Alderley Cliff, High Wheeldon, Dow Low [Brier Low], Hind Low, Upper Edge. Missed Booth Hill. 
Parked on roadside grass approx SK 0496 6939. 6°C AVG, 7 km/h AVG, overcast. 
Entered concrete bunker on High Edge which provided 3 great framed views. I was unaware of the water res. underneath Upper Edge, John boldly started to walk across fibreglass roof & hurriedly ran off with at the loud sound of cracking. | Rotorslap | 03/12/2016 |
Good parking adjacent to start of fp opposite Jericho Farm. Fp starts in beautifully kept garden. Owner has built attractive steps through a rockery. Steeply upwards and onto track along the edge of well fenced huge quarry. | Campbell Singer | 11/10/2016 |
There is now a new 6 foot high barbed wire fence running all the way along by the side of the track so the broken wall with cairn is now, to say the least, difficult to get to! | Alan Caine | 05/08/2016 |
Part of a hill bagging session around Earl Sterndale in cold & clear weather. | Dan Unwin | 28/02/2016 |
Up track from village and over a couple of fields to fence line top by quarry track. | Mark Sims | 04/12/2015 |
6/15 Sixth of fifteen on a wet and very windy day (Fir Hill/Foredales Head/Bee Low/Chelmorton Low/Nether Low/Dow Low (Brier Low)/High Wheeldon/Revidge/Merryton Low/Wolfscote Hill/Wetton Hill/High Edge/Upper Edge/Thirkelow Rocks/Sir William Hill) | Fergalh | 29/11/2015 |
Walked up the track from the B5053. Great views to the west of Chrome Hill and Parkhouse Hill. Don't bother looking east at the quarry. Dropped down into Earl Sterndale. | W111KYB | 06/04/2015 |
On bus-pass day walk from Earl Sterndale to Buxton. Pleasant start to day but more excitement in view. | Martin R | 17/02/2015 |
3RD hill of 9 today, after High Wheeldon and Aldery Hill We Took Track from Earl Sternedale leading to Track overlooking quarry and summit is on wall (a few stones mark the 
position). Really interesting view into quarry and Track from village has great views of Chrome &Parkhouse Hill looking back. | Dazingdale | 04/10/2014 |
Large parking area at Earl Sterndale at NW end of village near Jericho Farm. F/p leads up hillside, the start of which is covered in profusion of beautiful strongly scented flowers. Across field at top of slope to track along head of quarry. Raised grassy banking on quarry side of track. | Aye Jimmy | 22/06/2014 |
Parked SK089675 large parking area just to right of house and footpath. | Anton | 19/02/2014 |
Along the track from road, heavily eroded by the variious groups of bikers speeding past... Third summit of the day, fine views of the whole Upper Dove Valley. Walked out onto the big spoil heap too in case it was higher (it wasn't). | DanHolme | 16/02/2014 |
Parked in Earl Sterndale opposite the Quiet Woman at SK 09046 66992. A fabulous Peak District walk taking in some fine shapely hills. Hitter Hill - Parkhouse Hill - Chrome Hill - Parkhouse Hill N Top - Brier Low - High Wheeldon. | David Gradwell | 26/06/2011 |
Up from Earl Sterndale. What would have been a fine hill half destroyed by the quarry. Quite sad. | Jake994 | 05/10/2005 |
Finished D of E work at Thorbridge so went bagging 400m tops around Buxton. Beautiful colours and light. 
Quarry interest. | Chris Pearson | 21/03/2003 |
green lane from NW, driveable to col | RHW | 21/12/2002 |
maknipe | 16/03/2024 | |
ringo | 16/03/2024 | |
Mark Jackson | 02/03/2024 | |
PM | 14/10/2023 | |
Halfdecent | 19/04/2023 | |
Richard Gunn | 20/08/2022 | |
Alex C | 20/08/2022 | |
Matt | 25/01/2022 | |
lifeathighaltitude | 07/11/2021 |