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Name:Winter Hill
Hill number:2819
Height:456.5m / 1498ft
RHB Section:36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines
County/UA:Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire
Catchment:Mersey
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Tump (400-499m), Current County/UA Top, Clem
(Ma,Hu,Tu,4,CoU,Cm)
Grid ref:SD 65991 14943
Summit feature:no feature: 12m NE of trig point
Drop:215.1m
Col:241.5m  SD 7852 2531  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 109
(1:25k) 287
Observations:ground by trig point, ground 20m W at SD 65973 14947 and ground 30m SE at SD 66013 14925 are all of similar height
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Notes:
  • Blackburn with Darwen current county/UA top

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easy park bwlch to the north horden stoops very wet ground no views at tp then winter hill boundry bolton council top 3.8 ks 1 hr 5 minsunderhill03/02/2024
Parked at the Wilderswood car park to the SSW - best access road is from the SE. There is some additional parking higher up the dirt road, where the fp begins. After the fp it's a long walk up the tarmac mast access road to the mast area for both the boundary and trig main hp. Returned over Two Lads. Cold but sunny in the late afternoon. Solo.richard6913/12/2023
A foggy November Sunday - quite boggy up to the summit.justin_j_evans05/11/2023
Bit of a boring hill, good to do on a low cloud day to hide the many masts.tallblond24/09/2023
Short diversion off route to Bolton UA Top. Visited all the alternatives.PGCE30/08/2023
From Wilderswood parking. Pike Cottage, Two Lads, Winter Hill BT, Winter Hill, Rivington Pike, Pigeon Tower, Through the gardens to Tigers Clough and Crooked Edge waterfalls and back to the car.Dan Baddeley09/07/2023
Accompanying IWC, with relatives and friends, for his 700th poly-bagging ascent aged 70. Parked at Wilderswood (free) car park at SD 65132 12431. Ascent over Wilder's Moor and Rotary Way to the summit, and descent via Two Lads 389m.Man of Kernow116/06/2023
Met friends & family at Wilderswood to celebrate my 70th birthday with my 700th ascent on a warm sunny afternoon.IWC16/06/2023
Saturday wander on a warm busy morning. Down over Counting Hill which is exceptionally dry. Ascent 699.IWC03/06/2023
A revisit on a walk with Alma Aurea and /D.meltdiceburg20/05/2023
Busy, warm, sunny Saturday morning. Wander on Winter Hill, enjoying being out, pretending to be a fell runner again. Ascent 698.IWC13/05/2023
Wander from Burnt Edge Lane. Bright, breezy, sunny morning & not many people were about. Ascent 697.IWC18/04/2023
Winter Hill wander from Sheephouse Lane on cool, dull, busy afternoon. First of the year for ascent 696.IWC01/04/2023
Fell run up Rivington Moorw1ght21/03/2023
Parked at Belmont Road car park and walked up the lower track to Rivington Pike. Then crossed Rivington Moor to the TV transmission tower, and followed the road to the trip point. Descended via Hordern Stoops and Belmont Roadgbeniston08/03/2023
Fell run up Rivington Moorw1ght27/02/2023
Bagged whilst taking part in the LDWA's Anglezarke Ambledazedemon11/02/2023
Walk up from Rivington Lane taking in Two lads, Winter Hill, Noon Hill, and Rivington Pike. Descending via the Pigeon Tower and Terraced Garden. With Midge's and Lilla. Clear dry though very wet underfoot.Lykewake4201/01/2023
Bright, cool, busy morning when, it seemed, all those not shopping were on Winter Hill. From Burnt Edge and back passed the Tresspass Stone for ascent 695 and the final one of 2022.IWC24/12/2022
Up through the quarries on a cold morning, snow on the ground, fluffy white clouds overhead. Very pleasant, Ascent 694.IWC16/12/2022
Up from Blackrod, back down to Boltonburwellian29/11/2022
From Burnt Edge on a cool bright, particularly clear morning. Ascent 693.IWC04/11/2022
From Burnt Edge on a cool morning watching rain showers crossing Manchester city centre. Ascent 692.IWC10/10/2022
Up through the quarries on a sunny Thursday morning. Plenty of other walkers and runners out enjoying the sunshine too. Ascent 691.IWC08/09/2022
Walk up along Burnt Edge between showers on a dull, grey day. Ascent 690.IWC04/09/2022
From Hordern Stoops.summitter01/09/2022
Quick up and down from the car park. 6.5km in just over an hourNicky C01/09/2022
Way too hot to run so MTB meander from home for ascent 689.IWC12/08/2022
Along Burnt Edge then shortest route to the summit for ascent 687, down The Ramp to Belmont Road and back up for ascent 688.IWC04/08/2022
Along Burnt Edge on a bright, breezy, busy morning dragging a heavy head cold (at least, that is how it felt). Good to be out. Ascent 686.IWC03/08/2022
Up through the quarries and down by Heather Hall on a cool breezy morning and between the rain showers for ascent 685.IWC26/07/2022
Walk from Rivington through the Japanese Gardens to Rivington Pike, Two Lads and the Trig Point. Down passing Dangerous Corner for ascent 684.IWC13/07/2022
Walk up between the quarries for ascent 683. Bright sunny Saturday morning, plenty of people out enjoying Winter Hill.IWC09/07/2022
Run up between the quarries for ascent 682 on tired legs during a breezy morning before the rain arrivedIWC28/06/2022
Run up between the quarries on a bright morning. Ascent 681.IWC14/06/2022
From Visitor center parking below Jubilee Tower. Through woods and across A675, up path to Great Hill. Then south on flagged path over Spliter's Edge to Rivington Road. Up obvious path to summit. Back down to Belmont on good path to Horden Brook carpark and Ward's Reservoir. Crossed dam of Belmont Reservoir and followed path and tracks to Higher Pasture Barn ruin. Took track north below Turn Low to a stile at SD673196, then up rise to Cartridge Hill. Followed fence east to stile and path north to row over Darwen Moor. Visited the fenced off Jubilee Tower before descending back to start.Flatfield07/06/2022
Run up between the quarries on a bright breezy morning. Ascent 680.IWC11/05/2022
Knees struggling, back to cycling. From home, on tarmac. Ascent 679IWC03/05/2022
Cycle over to watch The Pike fell race and it seemed rude not to go to the summit first. Ascent 678.IWC16/04/2022
1/2 Climbed this with the Winter Hill Boundary Hill too - as Part of LDWA joint History and East Lancs Group walks which were extremely interesting with history of the Lost Gardens of Rivington amongst many other factoids.nickywood116/04/2022
MTB meander from home on a mild, dull morning. Fairly busy especially on Rivington Pike but nothing like tomorrow's Good Friday Fun Fair or Saturday's Pike fell race. Ascent 677.IWC14/04/2022
Run up between the quarries, down by Two Lads & Heather Hall. Ascent 682.IWC28/02/2022
Ascended from col to the N, then onto the other topJK12/02/2022
Walk up from Burnt Edge Lane on a cool, claggy morning. Through Holden Plantation on a path that lasted about 200m then open moorland in 5m visibity until the mast. Ascent 676.IWC11/02/2022
From north. Probably a single ascent of this one will suffice.Nick Canute30/01/2022
Run from home for the first time since April 2018, legs tired now. Ascent 675.IWC26/01/2022
Winter Hill (boundary) > Winter Hill [Rivington 2999] > [Two Lads] from GR: SD 65127 12448ronaldo33320/01/2022
From George's Lane between the quarries to the Mast Road and down over the Two Lads on a snow-less but otherwise perfect winter morning - cold, gentle breeze, bright blue cloudless sky. Ascent 674IWC20/01/2022
From George's Lane between the quarries to the Mast Road and down over the Two Lads on a cool, raw, claggy morning. Ascent 673IWC13/01/2022
Start Rivington High school, head past the dove tower, up Noon Hill to winter hill trig point, follow road past mast, turn where public foothpath sign is and head to Two Lads then down towards Pike Cottage, right until gate then head down across farmland (sheep present) back to the start, about 6-7 milesUnruly Julie29/12/2021