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Name:High Wheeldon
Hill number:16523
Height:422m / 1384ft
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 10037 66120
Summit feature:grassy mound 4m NW of trig point
Drop:35m
Col:387m  SK105660  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 119
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 186 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
maknipe16/03/2024
ringo16/03/2024
Used PRoW from the W and then climbed up from NEJK15/03/2024
Mark Jackson02/03/2024
Kevin ball24/02/2024
Dmeakin329/12/2023
johnkenyon16/09/2023
An evening walk to High Wheeldon (422m, summit and trig), Pilsbury Hill (summit, 395m) and Carder Low Hill (summit, 380m). Beautiful views. Great summit, which is a revisit for me. /Dmeltdiceburg05/09/2023
Quick 1 mile circular walk from the nearby green lane and back down to the road. Great little top with fantastic views. Steep ascent on a very hot day.Lazylizzie03/09/2023
Walk with family visionset26/08/2023
No2 of 4.. Only Ethel of the day. Came up from the NE and went back past the Fox hole Cave and back to the road. Was up here 28/08/04 for the TrigpointDeego10/06/2023
Cheeky Bag! From layby opposite NT footpath. Up and down in 10 mins. 0.5 miles.Patrick Molloy29/05/2023
ianwkitson19/04/2023
gavinbonsall07/03/2023
AndyS26/02/2023
With E. Parked on minor road at St Michael and All Angels Church, Earl Sterndale. Circular walk to Parkhouse Hill > Pilsbury Castle Motte and Bailey Norman earthwork remains > Pilsbury Castle Hill > High Wheeldon and return to Earl Sterndale.Beeliner23/02/2023
joeewilliams11/02/2023
DFRYER23/01/2023
Parked in Earl Sterndale four Five Ethels High Edge, Hollins hill, Chrome hill, Parkhouse hill and High Wheeldon a Nine mile outing.WAYNE ROWLETT10/12/2022
Quick up and down from the road to the ne, 20 mins topsNicky C26/11/2022
PM13/11/2022
High Wheeldon [S4154] from GR: SK 10242 66247ronaldo33329/10/2022
High Wheeldon [S4154] from GR: SK 10242 66247Hippster29/10/2022
Halfdecent24/09/2022
davert12302/09/2022
malcorbett08/08/2022
Solo walk. Parked at 107650 first High Wheeldon then to the valley bottom past Pilsbury Castle to Carder Low. Back to Pilsbury Hill and along the top of the escarpment to the car.Glenelg13/07/2022
A nine top anti-clockwise tour from Earl Sterndale ... High Wheeldon, Dow Low, Hind Low, Upper Edge, High Edge, Chrome Hill, Parkhouse Hill and its North Top, then Aldery Cliff. A really good 4 hour walk.summitter21/05/2022
With Chris, Susannah, Sebastian and Theo to complete a Cub's challenge for Seb. A very wet dayclimbingkershaw13/02/2022
Matt26/01/2022
ACorner05/01/2022
From Earl Sterndale . High Wheeldon, Parkhouse , Chrome Hill, Hollins Hill, High Edge, Hitter Hill, Aldery Cliff back to Earl Sterndale. 4 hrs.Longwojo12/12/2021
12k from Longnor, Parkhouse, Chrome, Hitter, High WheeldonAvidSockWearer24/10/2021
SteveC30/09/2021
Beautiful sunset across the moorsKniverbee26/08/2021
Mark Sims11/07/2021
geoffreycurnock19/06/2021
See Kamoot entry for full details/gpx download: https://www.komoot.com/tour/386310712outlawcatcher06/06/2021
Circular hike from Longnor town centre - High Wheeldon (trig point) - Parkhouse Hill - Chrome Hill - Tor Rock - Hollins Hill - Longnor town centre. Parking: Car park in the centre of town. Cafe and toilets by car park.manilena06/06/2021
Parked just S of Wheeldon Trees. Steep ascent from N. With the boys. Nice hill in a picturesque area.RoguePulsar22/05/2021
Steep path to the top with foot holes in not that hard though went with Dad and Ptolemy.speedyclimber22/05/2021
GreatandPowerful22/05/2021
Barry Smith21/05/2021
Nice steep little hill. Good viewclimbingkershaw27/04/2021
Verge parking to E, near junction. Quick up and (even quicker) down.PGCE17/04/2021
Circular walk from Earl Sterndale Chrome Hill then Parkhouse Hill. Went out and back to High Wheeldon after.Dan Baddeley17/04/2021
Tufty17/04/2021
1/60 60@60 Trigs - good trig but a bit weathered with steep assent up to it. Weather sunny, very cold winds. Part of a run out with Emily Mellor.SueJ29/03/2021
Small parking area by Wheeldon Trees Farm at SK 1035 6617 - Down road for about 100m to the farm's bottom entrance where there is a waymarked pedestrian gate - Through gate & down path into access land - A short climb to the trig point & summit. (S)gerrybowes13/11/2020
Craig6715/10/2020