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Name: | Featherbed Top |
Hill number: | 3634 |
Height: | 544m / 1785ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2807 Kinder Scout |
RHB Section: | 36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | The Peak District |
County/UA: | Derbyshire |
Catchment: | Catchment Boundaries, Mersey, Trent |
Watershed: | Humber Estuary, Ardnamurchan Point to Lowestoft, Cardiff to Cape Wrath, Dover to Cape Wrath, Lowestoft to Duncansby Head, Land's End to John o' Groats, Liverpool Bay, The Lizard to Dunnet Head |
Class: | Dodd (500-599m), Dewey, Ethel (Tu,5,Dew,E) |
Grid ref: | SK 09053 92089 |
Summit feature: | no feature |
Drop: | 33m |
Col: | 511m SK088928 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 110 (1:25k) OL1W |
Observations: | large flat summit area |
Survey: | Abney level |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 265 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
lenman | 29/02/2024 | |
peter ault | 07/02/2024 | |
oliversalmon | 24/09/2023 | |
Matt | 17/08/2023 | |
Janice Barker | 30/07/2023 | |
Stephen Hall | 30/07/2023 | |
Parked on Snake Pass, walked up. Wind and pouring rain. | justin_j_evans | 15/07/2023 |
beckybags | 14/06/2023 | |
A Peckish | 14/06/2023 | |
gavinbonsall | 06/06/2023 | |
victoriaemmah | 13/05/2023 | |
raymondwilkes | 09/04/2023 | |
ChrisShaw1993 | 02/04/2023 | |
ACorner | 26/03/2023 | |
Diversion off PW on way from Mill HIll to Snake Pass. Remarkable how featureless this hill is. Uniformly wet grassland but not too wet anywhere after snow melt and showers. Featureless isn't so bad when it means no peat hags! With Pete. | pwheeler | 18/03/2023 |
PW then a beeline for the summit of Featherbed Top then linked up with PW further in before heading to Mill Hill. The PW is paved all the way which makes it quick but detracts somewhat too. 1h 54m 5.87 miles. | clivevilla | 14/02/2023 |
From parking spot on Snake Pass on a windy December day with great visibility. Diverted off Pennine Way to Featherbed Top then aimed for east side of upper gate clough to pick up shooters path down to the Snake Path to Mill Hill. Pennine way back to the start. | Lazylizzie | 29/12/2022 |
In a circuit including Alport Moor (not a Tump) from A57 at Upper North Grain | steveb2006 | 20/12/2022 |
10th and highest of 13 Tumps on a circular drive from Kilnhurst. | Mark Jackson | 01/08/2022 |
Rob50 | 27/07/2022 | |
From the Snake summit with Nell the dog. Along the PW to 08455 92161 then up to top (marked with a small stick) via a faint path to the south of a stream. Back to the PW and along to Mill Hill then back to the Snake. | Glenelg | 09/07/2022 |
arjh | 11/06/2022 | |
chrisbien | 25/05/2022 | |
On own. From A57 Snake Pass summit along slabbed Pennine Way then across moorland to indistinct summit. | Beeliner | 23/05/2022 |
A short stroll across the bog, close to the slabbed Pennine Way, from Snake Pass (roadside parking). HP- indistinct tussock. Sheep and lambs. Not too wet today. Wild views. | Denise | 07/05/2022 |
From Snake Pass initially S along the paved Pennine way before heading SE over rough but smooth grass to the gently domed summit. High point marked by short cane with red and white tape. | RichardM | 07/05/2022 |
From Snake Pass. Took direct route, followed vehicle tracks but no real advantage as just as boggy as everywhere else. Nice spot on a sunny day, but very windy due to Storm Malik | RoguePulsar | 29/01/2022 |
From Snake pass, after Mill Hill, with Rick and dogs. | jenx | 16/01/2022 |
With jenx and pups. From parking on Snake pass road. PW to Mill Hill, return w diversion over Featherbed Top. Cloudy all way but generally dry. | nordicstar | 16/01/2022 |
Roadside parking where PW intersects Snake Pass (SK 0880 9290). PW south for short distance then across the moor. On to Mill Hill. | jonglew | 23/11/2021 |
Up in Leeds for a hen-do and decided the best way to shake off a hangover was via some walking in the peaks on the way home. Did a few miles north of the reservoir at Crowden before driving south to pick up this hill. Heavens opened just as I got out the car with sideways icy rain, and stopped just as I returned soaked to the core. Oh well, another hill done. | MysteriousSue | 03/10/2021 |
davefh | 22/08/2021 | |
Started at Snake Pass. It was sunny and cool perfect walking weather. This was primarily a revisit to Bleaklow. Last time I was here was nearly 30 years ago on a wet and windy day with zero visibility. I remember spending ages trying to find the summit and being uncertain hence the revisit. Today was a simple walk along the Pennine Way to Bleaklow. On route I saw plenty of Red Grouse, Meadow Pipits and Ravens. As I arrived at the large cairn I saw Golden Plovers and a beautiful Short Eared Owl. I must have got lucky as with the early start I was on my own. I visited the large cairn and found the tiny cairn marking the true summit. I visited the neighbouring vegetated peat hag as well. Great views to Manchester and north to the South Pennines and Yorkshire Dales. On the way back I went via Higher Shelf Stones where I saw a few lone walkers. There were lots of Wheatears and Meadow Pipits in the rocks. I headed back to the Pennine Way via the crashed Superfortress. When I got back to the | isabelle | 03/08/2021 |
On way back from Silver DofE 
Climbed from Snake Pass | JK | 14/07/2021 |
Bagged on route whilst completing my 3 Peak challenge. 35km bagging Black Hill, Bleaklow and Kinder | dazedemon | 10/07/2021 |
GreatandPowerful | 23/06/2021 | |
Directly up easy ground from high point of Snake Pass. | KeithByTheC | 12/06/2021 |
K Nothing on the boggy summit apart from birdlife (a pair of golden plovers); some pools and the remnant of a single post nearby. Up from summit of the Snake. | crazy | 29/05/2021 |
Barry Smith | 21/05/2021 | |
Glossop-Doctor's Gate- Higher Shelf Stones-Featherbed Top (easy walking) - Mill Hill - Harry Hut - Glossop | trimarc2 | 15/10/2020 |
taff | 17/08/2020 | |
With Mel and Helen. | Chris Ellis | 14/08/2020 |
On return from mill hill | Longwojo | 26/07/2020 |
From Snake Pass on the way to Mill Hill | climbingkershaw | 21/07/2020 |
Plenty of roadside parking where PW crosses A57 (SK 087 928). Along PW to approx SK 084 921, then E over moor to Featherbed Top to tramp around on all possible high points. Back to PW and along the paved route to cairn at track junction at summit of Mill Hill. 10km with only 120m ascent in 2 hours. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 22/06/2020 |
Wycombe Wanderer | 14/06/2020 | |
Bag For Life | 14/06/2020 | |
From roadside parking on snake pass to the North East, just under Six miles in Two hours using the Pennine way and a little diversion to pick up Featherbed top, continued onto Mill hill. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 23/05/2020 |
Nick Canute | 02/03/2020 | |
Solo, on the West Bromwich MC coach day trip to the hills. These outings once a month, great value. Long may they continue! | JtwoUD | 08/12/2019 |