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| Name: | Grin Low |
| Hill number: | 16517 |
| Height: | 434m / 1424ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2812 Shining Tor |
| RHB Section: | 36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | The Peak District |
| County/UA: | Derbyshire |
| Catchment: | Trent |
| Class: | Tump (400-499m), Ethel (Tu,4,E) |
| Grid ref: | SK 05397 71751 |
| Summit feature: | small rock outcrop at W base of Solomon's Temple |
| Drop: | 48m |
| Col: | 386m SK040717  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 119 (1:25k) OL24W |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 199 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Walked up from the Premier Inn while on a benchmark hunt. | Dugswell2 | 11/03/2024 |
| Trip to Buxton with Simon Feb/Mar-24. Walked up in the snow. | dancingqueen101 | 01/03/2024 |
| Trip to Buxton with Simon Feb/Mar-24. | dancingqueen101 | 27/02/2024 |
| Walked up from Poole's Cavern car park at dusk. Mist slowly beginning to rise with the last remnants of the day disappearing behind Axe Edge. With Gillian, Helen, Peter and Fergus | richard69 | 04/01/2024 |
| With E. From Green Lane, Buxton across Temple Fields, into woods then open land to summit. Climbed steps of Solomon's Temple just before rain came in. Returned via Poole's Cavern calling in at cafe - recommended. | Beeliner | 14/11/2023 |
| With MGT, LJT & PDT from Poole’s Cavern CP (£2). Followed the yellow way markers. No views today, low cloud. | ADT | 18/08/2023 |
| 16.30 Gentle great climb up from road to South fine but looks like might rain more, but it didn't. | vegibagger | 17/07/2023 |
| Grin Low, High Edge and Hollins Hill. Ethel bagging with R+R. | Dan Baddeley | 13/05/2023 |
| E | tim747 | 25/04/2023 |
| From the car park. A quite out and back with Nell the dog. | Glenelg | 06/04/2023 |
| From Grin Low & Buxton country park cark park. A nice 1.2 km walk there and back, with little ascent. We were able to go up Solomon's temple and get an impressive view of Buxton and its suurounds. With brother, Pete | pwheeler | 16/03/2023 |
| With Jackie,Chris, Susannah, Sebastian and Theodore | climbingkershaw | 04/02/2023 |
| Circular walk from Buxton: Burbage Edge and Grin Low. Beautiful day with snow all around and blue skies. | Lazylizzie | 22/01/2023 |
| Many ascents | mike__riley | 21/12/2022 |
| A single Ethel from Grin Low & Buxton country park cark park to the west, a short walk to Solomon's temple and the summit. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 10/12/2022 |
| From the Country Park CPark. | summitsup | 07/12/2022 |
| Ian's final Ethel /Peak 75. A misty Peak District day. | chriswatson | 14/11/2022 |
| A nice walk up from the Cavern CP. Autumn colours and interesting limestone history. With B and R. | jenx | 08/11/2022 |
| Morning stroll through woods from cavern CP with Jenx and pup | nordicstar | 08/11/2022 |
| Twice on consecutive days | rum doodle | 15/10/2022 |
| walk around axe head moor and over to the temple at buxton | davert123 | 29/08/2022 |
| Walk up from the campsite in the evening | Havenchris | 15/07/2022 |
| A visit to Buxton and a hill in the bag with Bryony | Smelly socks | 09/07/2022 |
| No. 1 in the Seven Hills bike ride | steveb2006 | 04/07/2022 |
| An educational trip to and from the cafe. | summitter | 20/05/2022 |
| With Darren & Ted | Tracey173 | 01/05/2022 |
| Geat top with a good view | climbingkershaw | 29/04/2022 |
| From Portland Hotel. Up directly in a southerly direction, return via Poole’s Cavern. | Nick Caunt | 26/04/2022 |
| From Poole's Cavern, then back to Buxton. With Pat. Very windy. | WaggaWagg | 22/02/2022 |
| Grin Low from GR: SK 04875 71985 | ronaldo333 | 05/02/2022 |
| Grin Low from GR: SK 04875 71985 | Hippster | 05/02/2022 |
| From Grin Low Road. | Longwojo | 01/01/2022 |
| 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. | mavero10 | 31/12/2021 |
| Up FP from SW in the dark | PeterD | 03/12/2021 |
| With H. | Chris Ellis | 19/10/2021 |
| First visited Pooles Cavern and then a circular walk from car park to Solomons Temple and across to caravan site and back through woods with Naomi. | Kniverbee | 16/10/2021 |
| Parked by the Pavilion in Buxton. Across the park and up from Poole Cavern. very hot day. With Nathaniel and Lotty. | Dave | 17/07/2021 |
| Parked at Poole's Cavern CP. Quick scoot up through woods. Climbed Solomon's Temple. Logged at 424 m on Garmin. Sunny Day 17 o | Patrick Molloy | 23/06/2021 |
| Just a small TuMP and a repeat at that, but a big hill for me following straining Achilles on Ben More Assynt last 10/05. Short walk up and down from Buxton Caravan & Motorhome Club Site without any adverse affects. | mntainman | 23/06/2021 |
| From Grin Low CP. With whole family and the Thompsons. Climbed the tower. Nice views of Buxton. | RoguePulsar | 29/05/2021 |
| Wasn't long tower on the top great view from the tower very hot went with whole family and the Thompsons. | speedyclimber | 29/05/2021 |
| Grin Low & Buxton Country Park at SK 0487 7199 - Pleasant walk up to Solomon’s Temple; plenty of evidence of the lime quarrying & lime burning that took place in the area. (S) | gerrybowes | 13/11/2020 |
| Many Times first 16/08/2006 for the bolt on the top of the tower | Deego | 04/10/2020 |
| Quick bag from south. | Wycombe Wanderer | 30/08/2020 |
| Staden industrial estate - Fox Low - Grin Low - Buxton station. | Mark Jackson | 08/09/2019 |
| Walked up from Central Buxton | gbeniston | 15/08/2019 |
| Parked at 05200 71482 on road to the south and up path. A couple of long-horned cattle but gave them a wide berth. Climbed to the top of Solomons Tower. | clivevilla | 23/07/2019 |
| With Ernie | NottsOutdoorLad | 02/03/2019 |
| With Jo, from Country Park cp. Continued through Grin Plantation and Buxton to Corbar Hill top and Trig. Weather; sunny and warm on Grin Low, cloudy with cold wind on Corbar Hill. | amblerbob | 01/10/2018 |
| Parked at Poole Cavern CP. Up and Down from there | dazedemon | 30/09/2018 |