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Name:Harrop Edge
Hill number:16649
Height:305m / 1001ft
Parent (Ma):2810  Black Hill
RHB Section:36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines
County/UA:Tameside
Catchment:Mersey
Class:Tump (300-399m)
(Tu,3)
Grid ref:SJ 98336 96369
Summit feature:levelled ground by fenced compound
Drop:58m
Col:247m  SJ985966  
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 46 users)ByDate of Ascent
2 of 3 starting on mottram old road. From hough hill through market. Absolute bog fest. Up through fence very messy area before cutting through hedge near oddly placed sandwich can. Private signs quick cut up through fieldThe-Z-Man19/02/2024
I stopped off at sunset on my way home from work, parked near the pub on Mottram Road and took the ROW that runs up the back of the hill. Some unofficial paths lead around towards the summit with just one fallen wall to cross. Typically despite failing light two men were on the mast so I waited for them to leave and went up in the near dark. But no bad thing, a beautiful night view over Tameside. /Dmeltdiceburg24/11/2023
Parked in pull-in at junction of Matley Lane & Harrop Edge Road - Up Harrop Edge Road for about 150m to first gate on left & then ESE along N. side of wall to SJ 98414 96515 where bottom strand of bwf has been cut - Stepped over broken wall, up to SW corner of field, stepped over another low wall & around W. side of compound to high point by compound fence on S. side.gerrybowes17/09/2023
Avoided Private Road from Harrop Edge Road by climbing to mast direct from gate to westhenryfm22/05/2022
Layby to north, start up public footpath, contour to west side of hill then up to high point which is in sight of house/garden.Nick Canute28/03/2022
Approached from the north and went to the west side of the aerial enclosure via horse field from fp. Houses nearby. Aerial enclosure has gap. Disturbed ground. Superb views in a setting winter's sun, particularly of Wildbank Hill, cnetral Manchester and high snowy moors.Denise 05/12/2020
W across field with disinterested horses on N side of summit. Over low stone wall and up rough grass to summit with comms. tower enclosure. Good views of Wild Bank Hill to the N.RichardM05/12/2020
summit area is private landandy6307/06/2020
Garden centre still closed. Drove up to start of private road. Loads of parking next to old quarry. Walked up to mast compound in worsening weather.Campbell Singer11/11/2018
Parked near pub and followed FP up and then across field and up to mast compound, which walked around to HP. Track to mast alternative ascent.PeterD06/10/2018
From road to former garden centreBramley02/08/2018
Access notes - see John. Great views of surrounding hills being bagged and area overall. With John & DaisyRotorslap11/03/2018
Parked nr junction of Harrop Edge Road and Matley Lane. Took fp towards summit but contoured round the house at the top whilst hiding behind a large muck heap. Then accessed summit area.good views and descended West to Harrop Edge Rd. With Mart and DaisyJohn Eley11/03/2018
Closed garden centre track to west has several private road signs. Returned direct to car from mast via gate on top.carole engel01/01/2018
Garden Centre now closed due to retirement. Parked outside the gate on Harrop Edge Road at SJ 98177 96325 and simply walked up the road, then track to the summit.David Evans23/04/2017
Parked at layby in Matley Lane then walked up the minor road till WSW of compound before heading uphill over moorland to the compound.Dugswell219/02/2017
As per Aye JimmyMark Sims01/11/2016
3rd hill of 5 today on a route from Hattersley station to Stalybridge via Idle Hill and Mottram Hill dropping down to Mottram and then using an overgrown public footpath heading Nw and out into fields and then Edge lane using fp that then rises up towards Harrop Edge. Climbed onto track leading to Garden nursery. The Garden centre was closed and the gate had a private sign on. I climbed the heathery bank over fence and kept out of sight until reaching the fenced compound and level area where it is the highest reachable area. Quite a strange summit with equipment and rubble lying around. I took a wild descent to reach an overgrown track to reach a lane that drops down to meet the main road (A6018). A good place to frequent the pub that was conveniently planted here!Dazingdale10/09/2016
from Green Lane, Hollingworth, walk around Mottram Hill-Harrop Edge (Mottram)-Hough Hill, Wild Bank Hill (Hollingworth Moor)joseph mitchell05/08/2016
The top buildings are a garden centre! Why be furtive when you are simply visiting a garden centre? Quite simply drive up to the top. Parking available just before the gates into the buildings. If you park on the final bend before the road levels out you can climb the gate and walk up to the mast.moorsman28/01/2016
Climbed at 8am before garden centre yard on summit opened. However worries unfounded as fp from N and skirting around to mast possible without being visible from summit buildings which sit in a small quarry .Chris Pearson06/08/2015
Golden spring garden supplies on summit along with masts and great view across to the big Hump plateau of Werneth Low Idle hill.vegibagger17/05/2015
Not the most exciting hill.Flipperfeet24/04/2015
Parked at layby in Matley Lane just off main road near Public f/p sign. Followed this to top skirting around below house/scrapyard. High point S side of mast.Aye Jimmy22/08/2014
From NNE: comms mast at summit in small fenced compound: ground has been levelled off; fenceline just as high; unclear where natural HP is/was. Seems to be a plant hire firm immediately next to summit.RHW26/04/2014
out on an evening strollAvidSockWearer15/06/2013
Looped up the track from Bardsley Gate as far up as I could get. Quite a prominent hill when heading east on the M67.Jake99404/10/2009
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