Loading...
| Name: | Minninglow Hill |
| Hill number: | 16583 |
| Height: | 372m / 1220ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2812 Shining Tor |
| RHB Section: | 36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | The Peak District |
| County/UA: | Derbyshire |
| Catchment: | Trent |
| Class: | Tump (300-399m), Ethel (Tu,3,E) |
| Grid ref: | SK 20950 57285 |
| Summit feature: | tumulus in copse |
| Drop: | 45m |
| Col: | 327m SK225557  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 119 (1:25k) OL24E |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
N.B. Some hill summits are on private property or on land where there is no public right of way. Permission should be sought from the landowner where access to a hill summit is through private land.
Please report via the contact page any logs you see below which describe or encourage acts of trespass. Please quote the hill number and hill name.
| Logged Descriptions (logged by 93 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| A 2h chat /circular walk with John & Becks from the (now paying) car park. Good to catch up on a windy but dry morning before the forecast rain came in. 2nd visit, during our cat sit at nearby Parwich. | Chris Pearson | 21/01/2024 |
| From Minninglow CP along High Peak Trail diverting left on the concessionary path to the summit. Beautiful atmospheric place, deserted on the winter solstice. | Lazylizzie | 22/12/2023 |
| Enjoyable walk from Minninglow car park to NW. | PGCE | 07/09/2023 |
| From Minninglow CP along High Peak Trail then divert left on the concessionary path to summit area, Vicki & Missy. Dry bright day. | alwaysinshorts | 20/08/2023 |
| As RoguePulsar. On own. Big clear up operation in progress following festival. Great views on walk up to summit although at summit area trees obscure any distant views. | Beeliner | 11/08/2023 |
| From Minninglow CP along High Peak Trail then divert left on the concessionary path (not marked on OS maps) to summit area. Co-incided with the Y Not festival so there were literally thousands of people camped out on the fields near the CP! Nice area. With Felix and Evie. | RoguePulsar | 29/07/2023 |
| Parked at car park and then went down a path which went on a viaduct in between two fields where a festival was happening, continued down the path for no more than a mile then went left off the path up a hill where there was a circle of trees in those was the top. With whole family but Dad and Evie did tump. | speedyclimber | 29/07/2023 |
| A 23 mile walk from the picnic area north of Brassington to reach five Ethel's Harboro rocks, Bolehill (Cromford moor), Blakelow hill (bonsall moor), Aleck low and Minninglow hill, with 3660ft of ascent, pub stop Winster after five hours. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 17/06/2023 |
| Solo walk from Nine Miles Plantation along the High Peak Trail first to Harboro' Rocks then back via Minninglow. | Glenelg | 01/06/2023 |
| E | tim747 | 23/04/2023 |
| Minninglow and aleck from minninglow car park. First to minninglow, then back past the car and easy up and down aleck. Muck recently spread on field, so smelling pretty ripe, but no problems. 1hr 30 return, but pretty pacey to get back for paddling! | Nicky C | 06/04/2023 |
| Parked among some trailers at 22503 56226 up the road east and then pastures to Slipper Low before coming back, going north on the other road and then row to due west of summit of Minninglow Hill from where there is a permissive path. Very interesting Neolithic tomb on summit mound. | clivevilla | 09/11/2022 |
| Minninglow Hill from GR: SK 19441 58156 | ronaldo333 | 19/10/2022 |
| Minninglow Hill from GR: SK 19441 58156 | Hippster | 19/10/2022 |
| Misty day with rain showers - views from summit not good due to weather | birder1951 | 25/09/2022 |
| Walked in along the High Peak Trail and then up on the concessionary path. Pleasant summit area but too busy on a sunny Saturday to be atmospheric. | JohnW | 17/09/2022 |
| Minninglow CP (free). Along High Peak trail past quarry to SK2057057540 then permissive footpath direct to top. | PeteF | 30/07/2022 |
| From P at SK 1947 5815. Up via one concessionary path and down via the other. | summitsup | 14/04/2022 |
| From minninglow car park. | Longwojo | 13/03/2022 |
| From Rockhurst to NE, along track to gate then SW along another track. Only wall to be crossed is near the summit and has a monkey bridge over it. Tranquil; wind rustling the trees. | Wycombe Wanderer | 07/02/2022 |
| From car park to north west. Nice hill and good paths. | Alan Caine | 08/08/2021 |
| With H. | Chris Ellis | 29/06/2021 |
| From the car park on the High Peak Trail near Pikehall (195583) easy walk along trail, then up to summit on permissive path. Extended to 7.5 mile circular walk via Royston Grange, then through lots of fields with lots of stiles. | JulieB | 23/05/2021 |
| From High Peak Trail to summit using permissive path from the west. Descended on permissive path to the south. Neither of these are shown on the OS maps. | KeithByTheC | 23/05/2021 |
| From Biggin with Phil | climbingkershaw | 06/05/2021 |
| With Caleb | simon and co | 29/10/2020 |
| wow, what an atmospheric place, i wouldn't want to be here at night! Parked at Minninglow car park and walked along the High Peak Trail and permissive path to reach summit | dazedemon | 19/09/2020 |
| A circular walk from Elton, via the Green Low burial chamber. Initially freezing cold and grey, by the time we got to Minninglow the sun was shining and it was glorious afternoon. I've wanted to come here for 20+ years, delighted to have finally made it. We had the site to ourselves for the whole visit. After reluctantly saying goodbye, we headed west down the permissive path, before following Gratton Dale back to Elton. A terrific day. | thesweetcheat | 18/09/2020 |
| From Biggin via High Peak Trail | climbingkershaw | 14/08/2020 |
| From the NW. High peak trail then permissive path. Interesting and atmospheric place. | RichardM | 28/01/2020 |
| Circular walk from very muddy Minninglow car park under clear blue skies.With Oscar. | catman | 30/12/2019 |
| With Catman. | oscarrosie | 30/12/2019 |
| Lovely late afternoon. With Janet | steveb2006 | 29/11/2019 |
| Monday night run from Parwich - bit misty, but been up in daylight on a previous run or two | davechaffey | 15/10/2018 |
| Great summit. From High Peaks Trail. Full day running from Cromford to Matlock (35k) with hill tops inc Harboro Rocks, Longcliffe Hill, Slipper Low, Minninglow Hill, Blake Low, Blakelow Hill, Masson Hill. With L1bby. | Fionalevey | 14/08/2018 |
| Followed the concession footpath from the High Peak Trail by the quarry on the High Peak Trail. Very atmospheric summit, especially on a hot and sunny day like today. Took the other concession footpath SE onto the BOAT. | Wheelsy | 07/05/2018 |
| Parked in Minninglow car park to the north (alt 323m). Very fast walk along the totally flat High Peak trail as far as the concessionary footpath which starts at 20552 57577. This leads straight up to the summit. Access is gained through bridlegates. 4.1km return. 50 Minutes. 95m ascent. | moorsman | 10/03/2018 |
| Great Hill with a good few burial sites around the summit. Just over 4 km walk after parking to the NW in 42 minutes. I will be back again on a warm summer day. | Dugswell2 | 12/01/2018 |
| Part of a late night summer cycle on the high peak trail in July! | Joel451 | 05/07/2017 |
| Parking: Car park on High Peak Trail SK 19442 58150. Route: Easterley on High Peak Trail then concessionary path to spooky summit with its chambered tombs. Time taken: 65 minutes. | David Evans | 14/04/2017 |
| Making the best of a foul day. Ran up from the High Peak trail. I have no idea why I haven't been up this hill before, it's almost on the doorstep. The chambered cairn is brilliant. | Gill | 15/01/2017 |
| Along the High Peak Trail from large car park to new of hill. Bike would have been useful. Amazing structures on the disused railway line. Interesting summit. | Campbell Singer | 26/09/2016 |
| Took the dog, Smudge here today. A very interesting summit. | Clachaig | 08/12/2015 |
| Very unusual and atmospheric summit with tumulus surrounded by trees and a wall . From permissive path off High Peak Trail to south. | Mark Sims | 14/11/2015 |
| Jogged along the flat High Peak Trail from Pikehall car park across the impressive railway embankments to the distinctive clump of trees crowning the hill with its round barrow containing Neolithic stone burial chambers (which you can see). In the fields alongside, the clean up operation was underway following the 'Y Not' annual music festival (quite a few abandoned popup tents sticking out of a skip!). Sadly (?) I was a day too late to hear the likes of Snoop Dog , Basement Janx, and Primal Scream blasting out from the main stage. Had to make do with just the skylarks singing. | Chris Pearson | 10/08/2015 |
| Certainly not the most challenging walk, but a very special place | Mypoorblisters | 24/05/2015 |
| Bagged as part of a circular family walk from car park to northwest. Also shinned up Roystone Rocks on way back. Roystone Rocks looks Tumpish on the map but doesn't have the required drop. | David Gradwell | 30/03/2015 |
| From large car-park to NW. Old Victorian railway then f/p to copse on summit and tumulus. Area of great interest from point of view of neolithic archaeology through to industrial archaeology. | Aye Jimmy | 10/02/2015 |
| From Wirksworth along the High Peak trail, with the White Peak Marathon running at me (!), and after 6 or so miles up the concessionary footpath from the trail to the stones at the top of this wonderful archaeological site. Kudos to whoever owns it for making it so accesible! | DanHolme | 18/05/2013 |
| Used permissive path from Pennine Bridleway on my first leg of the trail. Found it to be quite an atmospheric place that the trees did not detract from. This trail provides many opportunities for bagging minor tops that can really add to the mileage. I also went up Harboro rocks on the same walk. | Dazingdale | 02/03/2013 |