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Name: | Cown Edge |
Hill number: | 16531 |
Height: | 411m / 1348ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2807 Kinder Scout |
RHB Section: | 36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | The Peak District |
County/UA: | Derbyshire |
Catchment: | Mersey |
Class: | Tump (400-499m), Ethel (Tu,4,E) |
Grid ref: | SK 02147 92030 |
Summit feature: | small cairn |
Drop: | 85m |
Col: | 326m SK023909 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 110 (1:25k) OL1W |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 140 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Snow covered. An easy walk from good parking area at road high point With B and R. | jenx | 19/01/2024 |
On a circuit from Hayfield with 10 others. | Phreerunner | 26/12/2023 |
From Matley Moor [Knarrs]. Ascended up good pah past Rocks Farm. Descended along path above Commbes Rocks to Rowarth and past Laneside Farm back to Hayfield. | KeithByTheC | 26/12/2023 |
Clockwise from layby on A624 south of Glossop. 13 mile bike ride. Mateley Moor->Cown Edge->Mouselow Castle->Shire Hill->Brownhill. 93rd Ethel. | steveb2006 | 15/12/2023 |
A Thirteen mile walk from the free car park in Rowarth taking in the Ethel tops of Cown Edge, Lantern pike and Chinley churn. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 12/11/2023 |
I had been here several times in the past but stayed by the edge and didn't go to the high point. | Alan Moore | 08/10/2023 |
On own. From lay-by on Monks Road known as The Nab/The Budgie Perch. Along road, over brow of hill then down road for about 300m to fingerpost on right. Up footpath to summit by end of derelict stone wall. A beautiful spring morning with fabulous views. | Beeliner | 25/04/2023 |
Parked at SK 01926 92393. Then a circular walking taking in Cown Edge, Robin Hood's Picking Rods, and Matley Moor [Knarrs]; around 6.5 miles. | justin_j_evans | 22/04/2023 |
From Simmondly, Glossop pre work in Manchester. 5.6 miles 1094 ft elevation | nell1583 | 18/04/2023 |
From parking area just W of 379 SH. Over gate opposite and across grassy field to summit. | PGCE | 27/02/2023 |
Parked at 01932 92395, Over a gate and up pasture keeping left of the wood. | clivevilla | 14/02/2023 |
From Rowarth | The Playful Pig | 11/02/2023 |
From Charlesworth alomng RoW's to Coombes Edge, through open gate, then across grass round N side of rectangular plantation to low-lying summit rock. No sign of cairn shown in summit photo on hill-bagging. | KeithByTheC | 06/01/2023 |
Short walk with Nell | Glenelg | 05/12/2022 |
From parking spot at Rowarth. Cown Edge and Matley Moor (Knarrs). Good paths. Cold and dull November day. | Lazylizzie | 30/11/2022 |
From Rowarth (good parking) then to Lantern Pike following Barry Smith's route | climbingkershaw | 03/11/2022 |
C and C carnival fell race | PepandJen | 09/07/2022 |
Ethel and trig walk with R+R. Circular from layby on A624, Cown Edge, Lantern Pike, Mill Hill + Harry Hut trig. | Dan Baddeley | 05/03/2022 |
Cown Edge [Cown Edge Rocks S2639] from GR: SK 01924 92397 | ronaldo333 | 22/01/2022 |
Cown Edge [Cown Edge Rocks S2639] from GR: SK 01924 92397 | Hippster | 22/01/2022 |
Circular walk from Broadbottom. | HillyBuckles | 12/10/2021 |
With H. | Chris Ellis | 22/10/2020 |
Layby to NW at SK 0192 9239 - Over brow of hill & down road for about 300m to fingerpost - Over stile & up RoW to summit; this is marked by a couple of stones on top of the remains of a wall which is now mostly grassed over. (S) | gerrybowes | 19/10/2020 |
Last ascent of the day, about 10pm and still light. From popular parking spot to north. | Wycombe Wanderer | 15/06/2020 |
From Rowarth car park, up via Rocks Farm, down via Near Slack. | Peter_W_Mitchell | 13/06/2020 |
12.7 mile circular from layby on A624, followed footpaths onto Cown Edge, walked along the edge then headed for Knarrs (very easy to bag with no walls/fences in the way), descended to road then followed path to Kinder Reservoir, climbed steeply up onto Sandy Hays, then went to the downfall which was completely dry, turned back up to The Edge trig point then across dry moors, descending Kinder and onto Mill Hill (4th time bagged), then headed back to the layby via Mill Hill plane wreck and Harry Hut trig. Clear and sunny but hot, plenty of people about, good views north to the South Pennines, Pendle Hill and you could just make out Ingleborough on the horizon, views west over Manchester and towards the Clwydians in Wales. | DanTrig | 02/06/2020 |
Only on a 7 hour walk today - unlike the last time I came up here 36 years ago when it was on a 9 hour walk! Today with L and the spaniels on a circular from the door in Bredbury -all glorious countryside-on this urban/ rural fringe surrounded by old mill towns and their terraced houses in the deep valleys. Looking at the vast magnificence of Kinder and Bleaklow from here you can see why they became a magnet for the workers from Manchester at weekends in the 1930s and the freedom to roam campaign. | Chris Pearson | 15/05/2020 |
HP apparently large stone in grassy field, great views east over the Cown Edge. Thirsty and weary after first walk for 7 weeks due to lockdown. | Denise | 14/05/2020 |
Path from N crosses the ridge line. Fine weather and views. No sign of the cairn the top of the large gritstone rock higher than all surrounding ground (Abney) | RichardM | 14/05/2020 |
From Knarrs. Sunny, really clear. | davechaffey | 22/12/2019 |
From Monk’s Road with EA, AG , Auntie Wendy and Uncle Mike | victimofmathema | 20/04/2019 |
17,2 miles, 2638ft Pennine Bridleway and Cown Edge Way walk. | stephenbuda | 10/10/2018 |
From lay-by on Monks Road, up through pasture to HP | PeterD | 06/10/2018 |
Supervising DofE | JK | 13/05/2018 |
Lantern Pike, Matley Moor, Cown Edge and Robin Hood's Picking Rods. From Rowarth car park. | BobHancock | 13/03/2018 |
3 of 4 today lantern pike, Matley moor, cown edge, robin hoods picking rods | The-Z-Man | 31/10/2017 |
A lovely evening stroll from the north, where it is possible to park. Along the top of Cown Edge and out to RHPR. The clocks went back two days earlier and it seemed much later than it really was. Dark at five pm! The lights of Greater Manchester looked good in the distance with a regular stream of aircraft on the descent path to the airport. Somebody was having an early firework display in the city. | thenomad | 30/10/2017 |
Solo. Wandering about and killing time. | Aimless Rambler | 23/09/2017 |
Car Park on Monks Road for about 8 cars, SK 01924 92392. Walk on road for a few minutes then track (start SK 02187 92242) straight to summit. | David Evans | 23/04/2017 |
From layby on Monks Road up slopes to summit. Thick fog so nothing to be seen. With Mart. | John Eley | 19/02/2017 |
Good parking a few mts to the west of the high point of minor road. Superb views of the pollution over Manchester and the clear air over the Pennines. | Campbell Singer | 05/01/2017 |
With Jo, circular walk from Rowarth mainly on rights of way and by-roads: Robin Hood's Picking Rods, Cown Edge, Matley Moor (Knarrs), Lantern Pike (and nearby trig). Weather; mixed day of sunshine and showers, cool breeze with good visibility. | amblerbob | 09/08/2016 |
With Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 14/07/2016 |
From road to east (easy parking) along Penine B/way to Robin Hoods PR then back and along Cown Edge way to Cown Edge summit. | mart0797 | 01/05/2016 |
9/12 Long but pleasant day Ninth of twelve (Wold Newton/Normandby Top/Saxby Wold/South Field/Great Wold/Wooley Edge/West Nab/Idle Hill/Cown Edge/Robin Hoods Picking Rods/Mellor Moor/Eccles Pike) | Fergalh | 23/01/2016 |
With G. From Glossop > Whitfield > Gnat Hole > Chunal > Matley Moor (Knarrs) > Robin Hood's Picking Rods > Cown Edge > Glossop via Hobroyd Fm. | RT1970 | 28/12/2015 |
2nd hill of four today on a linear route from Hayfield to Glossop, climbing Matley Moor (Knarrs) then visiting the Robin Hood's picking rods and following Cown edge way to where a bridleway drops down across the hill and I walked up past the quarry to the fenceline and across to the summit. Lovely views to the moors. Returned to the Cown Edge way, following it all the way to Charlesworth. | Dazingdale | 19/10/2015 |
Walked up Cown Edge way from Gun Road on the way to via Robin Hoods Picking Rods. Glorious sunny day. Great views of the high peaks. | W111KYB | 27/09/2015 |
Park near Butchers Piece Farm - we climb up to the Cown Edge summit - follow ridge of hill to Rowarth - then onto the slopes of Lantern Pike turning to contour the hill taking the track to Brookhouses - then round the edge of the common back to Butchers Piece Farm. | briandavies | 19/07/2015 |
Nice edge, really enjoyed exploring the disused quarries | Mypoorblisters | 21/06/2015 |