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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 (1:25k) OL24W |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 186 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
maknipe | 16/03/2024 | |
ringo | 16/03/2024 | |
Used PRoW from the W and then climbed up from NE | JK | 15/03/2024 |
Mark Jackson | 02/03/2024 | |
Kevin ball | 24/02/2024 | |
Dmeakin3 | 29/12/2023 | |
johnkenyon | 16/09/2023 | |
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. /D | meltdiceburg | 05/09/2023 |
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. | Lazylizzie | 03/09/2023 |
Walk with family | visionset | 26/08/2023 |
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 Trigpoint | Deego | 10/06/2023 |
Cheeky Bag! From layby opposite NT footpath. Up and down in 10 mins. 0.5 miles. | Patrick Molloy | 29/05/2023 |
ianwkitson | 19/04/2023 | |
gavinbonsall | 07/03/2023 | |
AndyS | 26/02/2023 | |
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. | Beeliner | 23/02/2023 |
joeewilliams | 11/02/2023 | |
DFRYER | 23/01/2023 | |
Parked in Earl Sterndale four Five Ethels High Edge, Hollins hill, Chrome hill, Parkhouse hill and High Wheeldon a Nine mile outing. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 10/12/2022 |
Quick up and down from the road to the ne, 20 mins tops | Nicky C | 26/11/2022 |
PM | 13/11/2022 | |
High Wheeldon [S4154] from GR: SK 10242 66247 | ronaldo333 | 29/10/2022 |
High Wheeldon [S4154] from GR: SK 10242 66247 | Hippster | 29/10/2022 |
Halfdecent | 24/09/2022 | |
davert123 | 02/09/2022 | |
malcorbett | 08/08/2022 | |
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. | Glenelg | 13/07/2022 |
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. | summitter | 21/05/2022 |
With Chris, Susannah, Sebastian and Theo to complete a Cub's challenge for Seb. A very wet day | climbingkershaw | 13/02/2022 |
Matt | 26/01/2022 | |
ACorner | 05/01/2022 | |
From Earl Sterndale . High Wheeldon, Parkhouse , Chrome Hill, Hollins Hill, High Edge, Hitter Hill, Aldery Cliff back to Earl Sterndale. 4 hrs. | Longwojo | 12/12/2021 |
12k from Longnor, Parkhouse, Chrome, Hitter, High Wheeldon | AvidSockWearer | 24/10/2021 |
SteveC | 30/09/2021 | |
Beautiful sunset across the moors | Kniverbee | 26/08/2021 |
Mark Sims | 11/07/2021 | |
geoffreycurnock | 19/06/2021 | |
See Kamoot entry for full details/gpx download: 
https://www.komoot.com/tour/386310712 | outlawcatcher | 06/06/2021 |
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. | manilena | 06/06/2021 |
Parked just S of Wheeldon Trees. Steep ascent from N. With the boys. Nice hill in a picturesque area. | RoguePulsar | 22/05/2021 |
Steep path to the top with foot holes in not that hard though went with Dad and Ptolemy. | speedyclimber | 22/05/2021 |
GreatandPowerful | 22/05/2021 | |
Barry Smith | 21/05/2021 | |
Nice steep little hill. Good view | climbingkershaw | 27/04/2021 |
Verge parking to E, near junction. Quick up and (even quicker) down. | PGCE | 17/04/2021 |
Circular walk from Earl Sterndale Chrome Hill then Parkhouse Hill. Went out and back to High Wheeldon after. | Dan Baddeley | 17/04/2021 |
Tufty | 17/04/2021 | |
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. | SueJ | 29/03/2021 |
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) | gerrybowes | 13/11/2020 |
Craig67 | 15/10/2020 |