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Name:Combs Head
Hill number:3646
Height:503m / 1650ft
Parent (Ma):2812  Shining Tor
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 04064 75728
Summit feature:no feature
Drop:40m
Col:463m  SK053764  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 119
(1:25k) OL24W
Observations:large flat summit area; ground 400m NW at SK 03734 76015 is lower
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 186 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
From Erwood, loop of Comb's moss detouring to Corbar HillWhiteFeather24/03/2024
Mark Jackson02/03/2024
Corbar Hill, Black Edge and Combs Head Walk. Trip to Buxton with Simon Feb/Mar-24.dancingqueen10125/02/2024
Walked from. Buxton on snowy day up midshires way with M. Gate and gap in wall to reach top.Low cloud.PeterD03/12/2023
22 mile bike ride from just NW of Buxton. NW along Mishires Way to walk up Combs Head. Little scramble up wet chinmey. On towards Whaley Bridge and Eccles Pike and Whaley Moor.steveb200621/11/2023
A walk out of Buxton bagging Corbar Hill, Combs Head, Foxlow Edge, Cats Tor and Shining Tor. Misty but no rain, very wet underfoot.PhilipChaston18/11/2023
PM21/10/2023
rainonthewindows02/09/2023
rachelcawley19/08/2023
Despite my dislike of narrow country lanes,started from Castle Naze on the extremely narrow Dove Holes to Combs road.Circular walk round the edge of the moor taking in Black Edge and Combs Head.Cool wind and low cloud for first half of walk.No sun at all.catman31/05/2023
With Nell from SK055740 through Corbar Woods to Corbar Hill. Onto open access land at SK048750 then via the eastern edge to Black Edge. Back to the wall and across the moor to the shooter hut at SK051768 and round the north and western edge to Combs Head top. Back via Corbar hill.Glenelg05/05/2023
Walk with the Wife before DofE extraction visionset30/04/2023
kev6515/02/2023
from end of lane like others over gate and break in wall 0397 7581 30 mins up and downunderhill15/01/2023
DFRYER01/09/2022
With E. From Buxton. Through Corbar Woods, onto Corbar Hill then Combs Head and Black Edge.Beeliner23/08/2022
From Buxton, through Corbar Woods, over Corbar Hill, Black Edge, Combs Head and Corbar Hill again. Moody skies and showers but quite a warm late summer day.Lazylizzie30/07/2022
Berkscire87427/05/2022
chrisbien27/05/2022
gavinbonsall08/05/2022
Corbar Hill, Black Edge, Combs Head. Circular Ethel/trig bagging with R+R.Dan Baddeley10/04/2022
From Midshires WayLongwojo11/02/2022
hhjj28/01/2022
Matt24/01/2022
thenomad19/01/2022
Our second attempt. First attempt visibility was 0 due to fog so we decided not to bother. This time we made it from the layby to Combs Head. Wind and rain rough so turned back, next time we will complete to Black Edge and back.Kniverbee02/01/2022
Sunny, warm but very windy day. From Buxton over Corbar Hill, Black Edge, Combs Head and Corbar Hill again. Followed up with walk up to Grin Low.mavero1031/12/2021
ianwatson20/11/2021
From old road. Coombs Head and Black Edge. Direct across moor to ruined shelter, then to trig and third possible top. Back by wall and more direct to start point. With B, B and R.jenx19/11/2021
Parked on old Roman road to SW of Coombe Head. With Jenx and dugs up grassy slopes and over wall to gain summit. Thence direct across the moors on reasonable going plus vehicle and animal tracks to wall by old building, possible high point of Black Edge. Out to trig and spot beyond to make sure of summit. Back down trail leading SW of top and round to near start point. Wall hop then direct down to car.nordicstar19/11/2021
Rambling Ray05/09/2021
ACorner25/08/2021
davefh21/08/2021
Parked on A5004 in layby at SK042747. Walked along Midshires Way almost 1 mile to stile to Access Land then up track to gate at SK039758. Followed path by wall to Combs Head then all the way to the trig on Black Edge. Returned the same way an went over the first stile onto path which goes through Light Wood to Buxton. Returned to car along A5004climbingkershaw07/07/2021
Ascended from the Buxton RoadJK30/06/2021
holtsd25/06/2021
Parked on Roman Rd (SK 0411 7523) as far up as was reasonably navigable, prob could have driven further but road gets very bad after. Took the 'road' for ~320m before hopping the fence, and then a wall a bit higher up. On to Black Edge.jonglew22/06/2021
With H.Chris Ellis15/06/2021
Ethel bagging walk starting at Errwood ReservoirHanPen7112/06/2021
Barry Smith21/05/2021
Sprog25/04/2021
GreatandPowerful24/04/2021
3/4 Dewey day. Parked in the lay by on the A5004 at SK 042 747. Walked up the Midshires Way to the Access Land, then aimed for gate in wall at approx SK 039 758, there picked up the clear path which follows the wall all the way to Black Edge Trig, deviating off it to bag the summit of Combs Head en route. Returned back along the wall to gate at top corner of field at SK 048 750, where headed S by wall to Trig at Corbar Hill and down RoW through Corbar Woods to A5004, which was followed uphill back to the car. 12km with 330m ascent in 2h50m. (S)silveracorn_alan15/04/2021
There is no direct way from Longhill Farm despite it being shown as Access Land on my map. Best to access it from the Midshires Way using the gate near SK 03918 75931 or from the White Hall Centre by taking the RoW to the NE to near SK 03478 76516 and going up on the east side of the big wall.Alan Moore02/04/2021
Parked to W on A5004. Combs Head and Black Edge.PGCE25/12/2020
10:30, 8 degrees, sunny spells, south-westerlies,cloudy later. From White Hall Centre with Bag For Life.Wycombe Wanderer22/10/2020
Bag For Life22/10/2020
steve1856623/05/2020
Parked at the official end of the minor road from the A5004 which is also the Midshire's way, it is possible to drive further along this track but you will need a 4x4. Walked up Mid shire's way to access land on my right leading up to North West off Combes head, summit is just of path in heather then continued to follow path for well over an hour to reach the trig on Black Edge. Navigation is simple as the path sticks to the wall all the way only cutting into the moor when a stream is crossed. Seven and half miles in two hours forty minutes.WAYNE ROWLETT22/02/2020
Nice run over from Black Edge along wall on W of Coomb Moss avoiding the bogsdavechaffey13/11/2019