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| Name: | Woolley Edge [Beacon Hill] |
| Hill number: | 5555 |
| Height: | 176m / 577ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2810 Black Hill |
| RHB Section: | 36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines |
| County/UA: | Wakefield (UA) |
| Catchment: | Aire, Don (Thorne), Catchment Boundaries |
| Class: | Tump (100-199m), Current County/UA Top (Tu,1,CoU) |
| Grid ref: | SE 30675 13433 |
| Summit feature: | no feature 10m SSE of trig point |
| Drop: | 56m |
| Col: | 120m SE298138  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 110 111 (1:25k) 278N |
| Observations: | ground along escarpment is of similar height; tree cover |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 126 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Parking is available near the trig at 30568 13547, for the quick bimble into the woods. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 24/05/2020 |
| Warm slightly humid, breezy, sunshine and cloud, obvious route through lovely wood with Miranda. | Wycombe Wanderer | 17/05/2020 |
| Woolley Edge (Beacon Hill) from GR: SE 30557 13558 | ronaldo333 | 19/01/2020 |
| Parked at view point, walked through the woods | johnkenyon | 27/10/2019 |
| Logged hill No: 1,000. Parked to the NW in lay-by, SE305135. | David Evans | 14/10/2019 |
| Nice bit of natural woodland. A 5 minute walk. With B and R. | jenx | 06/09/2019 |
| With Jenx and Bryher from good parking on main road below. Couple of alternate high points covered. | nordicstar | 06/09/2019 |
| Parked at viewpoint to N then quick walk up through woods to trig. Surprising good view from the view point given the modest height of the hill. | Wheelsy | 29/08/2019 |
| On own. From viewpoint car park a short walk through woods to trig point and adjacent hp. | Beeliner | 11/08/2019 |
| Plenty of roadside parking 150-200m N. HP a few metres S of the trig pillar, in woodland. | jonglew | 23/07/2019 |
| I was driving past so popped up. It seems to be higher further south along the wall. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 31/12/2018 |
| Took 5mins from car to trig point! Ideal place to watch the sunset- and see Emley Moor transmitter. Made sure we salvaged something from a disappointingly wet start to the day as we left the Lakes for home. | Peak Rambler | 26/09/2018 |
| Simple walk up from the lay-by | MountainTerrier | 08/07/2018 |
| Pleasant stroll through woodland to top of this hill. | RobertP | 03/06/2018 |
| Parked in a layby walked through the wood to trig and summit | jmistry86 | 19/03/2018 |
| Emley Moor mast part shrouded in mist. Imagine this must be an incredible sunset spot. | jedthehumanoid | 11/03/2018 |
| From viewpoint, easy access on woodland track to trig. | rhalstead | 02/12/2017 |
| From the car parking along Woolley Edge. A delightful viewpoint in autumnal sunshine. Pleasant walk through woods to trig. Met a lady collecting chestnuts for her mother who claims she owes her longevity to them. Amazing what one learns when out hill bagging. | Campbell Singer | 02/11/2017 |
| From carpark through wood to the trig | Ramblingpaul | 24/10/2017 |
| From the viewpoint where there is plenty of parking. Short but pleasant stroll through wood on well defined path to summit. | mart0797 | 24/03/2017 |
| Quick stroll up from Woolley Edge viewpoint lay by. Cold! | Nick | 13/02/2017 |
| Walked from Kettlethorpe, round the edge of Newmillerdam woods and through Woolley village to reach the top, total climb about 150m. | IanHHill | 29/12/2016 |
| From layby - a quick stroll to the trig point. My last Wakefield UA top with all 5 completed in just over 2 hours and that was with getting stuck in traffic in Featherstone. | PeterD | 26/10/2016 |
| 4th hill of 5 today starting from Dodworth station and climbing Dodworth hill, Pool hill easily on road to Hoyland hill and then down over Motorway and upto crossroads. Took Track through woodland to reach trig and agree that highest point is on ridge about 10m away. | Dazingdale | 08/10/2016 |
| With Alfie. Pleasant walk up through the openly accessible oak woods to the trig. | Dangerous Dave | 22/04/2016 |
| 6/12 Long but pleasant day Sixth of twelve (Wold Newton/Normandby Top/Saxby Wold/South Field/Great Wold/Wooley Edge/West Nab/Idle Hill/Cown Edge/Robin Hoods Picking Rods/Mellor Moor/Eccles Pike) | Fergalh | 23/01/2016 |
| Yet another rainy day, looking for destraction headed for the Yorkshire Sculpture Park but could not resist this current County Top (of Wakefield)on the opposite side of the M1 just above - Parked at the viewpoint and headed up through the mature blackened rain soaked woodland (Oak and Sweet Chestnut we think) to collect the trig and nearby summit. | briandavies | 02/01/2016 |
| Wakefield tump day under dark skies and sometimes drizzle.Mix of town and country.Up from lay-by.Looked to be some good views from road further south.With Oscar. | catman | 29/10/2015 |
| With Catman. | oscarrosie | 29/10/2015 |
| 10 minute ascent through the woods from the view point lay-by. | Newton Maximus | 21/09/2015 |
| Parked in the layby near the cross roads. A short solo stroll of 10 minutes to the trig point. | bolton | 24/07/2015 |
| Easy parking on the road. The summit is in the woods rather than the nearby field. | destaylor | 29/09/2014 |
| Short walk into woods by lay by easy point to find trig at summit. | Haygalzer | 17/08/2014 |
| Up to trig from road. Best views from road. | arranc | 21/04/2014 |
| Stopped on the way home from Yeadon, Leeds | magirob | 27/03/2014 |
| Easy parking available at the viewpoint shown on the map. Walk across the road and into the trees. After 20m turn right on the obvious track which leads to the summit trig point | moorsman | 16/08/2013 |
| Nipped up whilst on a bike ride | Jwestead | 19/06/2013 |
| Short walk from viewpoint on a very windy day. | Aye Jimmy | 13/05/2013 |
| Another visit, this time to justify this entry. Have visited many times before. | jcb1705 | 02/01/2013 |
| climbed from services on the way back from honeymoon (on my own!) | mr bounce | 09/08/2012 |
| A short stroll through the woods from the viewpoint car park after working nearby. Clear and sunny. | PaulH | 09/06/2011 |
| Up from the lay-by same as the rest | simon and co | 24/05/2011 |
| Parked at crossroads and walked thru woods to trig. Best view is now from road below since trees block the view now. | citygent | 18/01/2011 |
| Easily accessible from viewpoint car park. | stever | 25/09/2010 |
| From good view point to trig in trees, clear wide views. | Dugswell2 | 01/04/2010 |
| Climbed solo from nearby road. | dhbond | 18/02/2010 |
| Shame it was so foggy today as there could have been a good view from up here! At least there was a definite high point! | signyred | 19/01/2010 |
| lovely viewpoint.found trig point in trees | steven ruffles | 21/05/2009 |
| 5 minute walk from the layby. | The Team | 13/04/2009 |
| easy walk up from lay-by. | asbown | 14/03/2009 |