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Name: | Holden Moor [Whelp Stone Crag] |
Hill number: | 16586 |
Height: | 371m / 1217ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2814 White Hill |
RHB Section: | 36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines |
County/UA: | Lancashire |
Catchment: | Ribble |
Class: | Tump (300-399m) (Tu,3) |
Grid ref: | SD 75947 59144 |
Summit feature: | rock outcrop c4m S of trig point |
Drop: | 67m |
Col: | 304m SD759609 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 103 (1:25k) OL41E |
Survey: | Abney level |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 66 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
From Bowland Knotts on an undulating and wet path skirting the N and E of Gisburn Forest. Nice rock formations and views in all directions. Long walk out via the Gisburn Forest trails (made even longer by some poor navigation involving fording Bottoms Beck). | Vulcan | 01/03/2024 |
Walked from Tosside. The direct route is very wet. Most of the non-track rows in the forest are completely overgrown so stick yo thr big tracks and cycle trails. Great view. Nice Crag. | HardenC | 11/01/2024 |
Pleasant stroll up from the Whelpstone Lodge old deserted house (but serviced farm). Misty day in Forest of Bowland when sunny all over Yorkshire. hey Ho! | nickywood1 | 13/11/2022 |
From carpark by Stocks reservoir, followed tracks and bike routes as some of the row's are overgrown or lost. Great views from summit. | Flatfield | 04/08/2022 |
From east up to abandoned farmhouse then FP through fields up to trig and HP. Visited other lower top as well. | PeterD | 15/07/2022 |
From road to E, parking about 650m E of road end. Took path from Whelpstone lodge, first visiting NE top of similar height and then to Whelp Stone Crag | RobertP | 31/12/2021 |
From Giggleswick, Walking Country: Bowland #21. With Tammy and Fudge. | Hippo | 12/06/2021 |
Holden Moor (Whelp Stone Crag S5620) > Cross Hills > Scoutber Crag from GR: SD 77273 59601 | Hippster | 30/05/2021 |
Holden Moor (Whelp Stone Crag S5620) > Cross Hills > Scoutber Crag from GR: SD 77273 59601 | ronaldo333 | 30/05/2021 |
5/5 Tump day in the Forest of Bowland. From the minor road up to the ruined farm at Whelpstone Lodge. Parked on verge in open land at SD 773 596. Followed FP through fields (gates available) then inclined up to gateway in wall over ridge. Good view from trig. Two groups of mountain bikers on the purpose built trail through the forest directly below. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 20/12/2020 |
Good parking in farmyard of Whelpstone Lodge. House abandoned. Take the almost invisible gras track in the middle of two more distinctive paths. Easy despite thick early morning mist. Navigational problem on return route in thick mist. Probably 300 mts out before I corrected matters and gave myself a rollicking for navigational complacency.. | Campbell Singer | 13/07/2020 |
From Tosside. Direct route on path on east edge of the main Gisburn Forest. Explored all of summit plateau (recommended). Retuned by farms path to the east side. Outstanding views in every direction. N | Nick Caunt | 20/06/2020 |
From Cross of Greet bridge, faint path and shepherds quad bike track directly up to Hailshowers Fell (tiny cairn), on to Bowland Knotts and Whelpstone Crag. Descent through Gisburn forest. Very windy cool May day. | Lazylizzie | 23/05/2020 |
From stocks res carpark | Katehenry36 | 13/04/2019 |
MTB | ssstevesreeves | 06/02/2019 |
With Jo, from Tosside following cycle tracks/paths. Weather: generally sunny with cold wind, good visibility. | amblerbob | 28/10/2018 |
Whelpstone Lodge Whelp Stone Crag Whelpstone Lodge from lane | Andy Hirst | 24/09/2018 |
Solo. | Aimless Rambler | 15/09/2018 |
Detour up from The 8 mountain bike trail | PeteF | 15/07/2018 |
From Tosside. The walk from Heath Farm to the summit is horrendously boggy. Took a route through the woods and along the access roads back. Much better. | Longwojo | 11/04/2018 |
Solo. From the public car park at Tosside. A vehicle track to Heath Farm, then challenging underfoot! Good car park, good summit. | ADT | 29/03/2018 |
A 13 mile walk (30,000 steps on the pedometer!) with L from / to our pet sitting cottage on the north Bowland fells. Followed totally quiet tracks and footpaths through the gritstone walled fields and past upland sheep farms where time has stood still. Dark clouds with shafts of sunlight and golden autumnal leaves.We decided (in our dreams) to buy and renovate the abandoned Whelpstone Lodge. My cold and aches a lot better today after 14 hours sleep! | Chris Pearson | 26/10/2016 |
Did the same as Jim Bloomer. Park on left just beyond first gate. 
Nice hill. Visited twin top & my Satmap 10 said it was 2 m higher. Just an observation Mr Gradwell - not casting aspersions against your Abney. | ngthack | 27/04/2016 |
Drove too far and had to reverse back. Park before walls rejoin road. | jimbloomer | 16/03/2016 |
Parking available before the wall starts at the end of the Whelpstone Lodge road (alt 925ft). A clear series of tracks across the moor. Visited both tops .... just in case a future survey proves the other is higher! | moorsman | 23/10/2015 |
Tackled this with a couple of Bowland minor tops (Cross Hills & Big Hill) on a five mile circular walk from the minor road near Dubs Beck bridge at SD 77659 61591. Visited both tops and was able Abney between them - trig pillar top is definitely higher. Rock outcrop c4 south of trig is highest point at SD 75946 59145. | David Gradwell | 29/12/2013 |
Christmas day in the forest, very peaceful | bardolph | 25/12/2013 |
As there are two 371m tops it is recommended to go to both. The one with the trig is much more attractive though. Almost like a real hill. Don't throw stones at the mountain bikers below. | Martin R | 31/08/2013 |
Walked in from road to ENE with Martin Richardson and Charles Everett to bag this craggy trig and its twin top. Also met work colleague Clare Wild who was out for a fell run. | Dugswell2 | 31/08/2013 |
With Douglas Law and Martin Richardson before the Marhofn dinner. | vegibagger | 31/08/2013 |
From Tosside through the forest and back. The path direct from Heath Farm is extremely wet so ended up taking bike trails back. | Jake994 | 10/11/2012 |
Part of planned bespoke coast to coast walk (yet to be completed). Stage 4 (re-run): Slaidburn to Settle. Slaidburn > Stocks Reservoir > Whelp Stone Crag > R Ribble > Settle. W/- TM, IG. | gary.jones4 | 15/08/2010 |
Part of planned bespoke coast to coast walk (yet to be completed). Stage 4: Slaidburn to Settle. Slaidburn > Stocks Reservoir > Whelp Stone Crag > R Ribble > Settle. W/- TM | gary.jones4 | 25/04/2010 |
Approached via a lane from the E past Whelpstone Lodge (had a 'Top Withins' look about it). Couple of high points, one with trig was a superb viewpoint. | Aye Jimmy | 26/04/2009 |
On several occasions walking through the forest | mick | 03/04/2006 |
Passed over this fine tump whilst walking down to Slaidburn to stop in the YHA, from Stainforth. Did the North Bowland Traverse next day! | DanHolme | 20/05/2005 |
fine rocky summit, fine views. from road to E, park just W of gate; forest roads look driveable | RHW | 20/02/2005 |
Hannon walk from Giggleswick station on glorious sunny day.Good views throughout but wet underfoot.With Peter. | catman | 15/08/1998 |
mae | 14/09/2022 | |
Rambling Ray | 15/06/2022 | |
softsquare | 06/03/2022 | |
Adventurers5 | 12/12/2021 | |
coldfeet7 | 28/04/2021 | |
David84 | 12/08/2020 | |
Adrian | 27/11/2019 | |
Dusty | 23/11/2019 | |
RichardM | 22/11/2019 | |
AdyGray | 30/06/2019 | |
Andy West | 03/06/2019 | |
Jockey1974 | 22/04/2019 |