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| Name: | Bee Low |
| Hill number: | 16529 |
| Height: | 413m / 1355ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2807 Kinder Scout |
| 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: | Tump (400-499m) (Tu,4) |
| Grid ref: | SK 09280 79306 |
| Summit feature: | quarry banking |
| Drop: | 45m |
| Col: | 368m SK090807  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 119 (1:25k) OL24W |
| Observations: | ground 12m WNW at SK 09269 79311 may be as high |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 58 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Parked to W near railway tunnel for a circuit of Bee Low and Dove Holes Hill. Tracks to near summit of Bee Low. Backtracked, then ROW to near Dove Holes Hill before following old quarry track. Returned through Ridgeclose Farm. | PGCE | 27/06/2023 |
| Bike from Smalldale - nice track leads up close to top. Nip over fence to the banking forming the high point | steveb2006 | 27/02/2023 |
| From Higher Barmoor Farm on ProWs and then up the track. Highpoints appear to be on earthwalls so visited highest ones. | JK | 24/09/2022 |
| Parked in Dale Road opposite the sewage works. Followed paths until joining the track going round the quarry. Jumped over fence at high point of track to find high point of hill. With Lotty | Dave | 22/05/2021 |
| From Sparrowpit along RoW's through Higher Barmoor Farm, then on good track round eldge of Bee Low quarry. Diverted to summit over gate close to the high point after a sharp right-hand bend in the track. | KeithByTheC | 12/12/2020 |
| Parked where the donkey sanctuary driveway leaves the quarry track. The quarry track goes almost to the HP which is obviously man made but may cover the natural HP. | clivevilla | 24/11/2020 |
| Parked on grass verge by entrance to donkey sanctuary at SK 0953 7847 - Up track & over a piece of wooden fencing just beyond the high point at 093793 - Over embankment & then across rough ground to opposite embankment & unmarked summit. WNW along embankment to ground which may be as high. (S) | gerrybowes | 19/10/2020 |
| 10:30, 15 degrees, bright, strong SW breeze. From Olive Tree pub at Sparrowpit via Higher Barmoor Farm with Bag For Life. | Wycombe Wanderer | 13/09/2020 |
| If you do drive-in, be advised that the road coming in from the east is a lot kinder to your suspension than the one from Dove Holes to the east. The farmer was surprised I had managed to get in the latter way. He confirmed it is a public road. | Martin R | 03/12/2019 |
| From the TP bus at Blackwell Road end, via Pennine BW, Tunstead and Smalldale. Gate at top now replaced with fence, and warning signs in place. Agree that the natural top is beside the southernmost of the earth-bunds. | Moorponder | 20/08/2019 |
| As part of 15k circular with Ed from Sparrowpit. Gautries Hill - Slitherstone Hill - Bradwell Moor - Bee Low. | John Eley | 04/01/2019 |
| Cloudy and grey walk uo after parking near the entrance to the donkey sanctuary. Visited the edge near where the trig used to be too. | Dugswell2 | 10/01/2018 |
| This high point is on grassy embankments on apparently disturbed ground next to Bee Low quarry. We walked up the track from the donkey-less donkey sanctuary but you could have driven on a new gravel track all the way to the road col. It is then a short hop over a gate to rough grass where you can pick your highpoint. Bright but cold. | Denise | 05/11/2017 |
| Gravel road from Donkey Sanctury (but with no sign of any Donkeys) then over fence into small field of rough grass. Natural high point feels to be below the 2m high bank on the SW side of the field. Farmland and quarry views. | RichardM | 05/11/2017 |
| From NW. | jimbloomer | 06/10/2017 |
| From the Donkey Sanctuary I walked up the new realigned road to near top then crossed metal gate to access the summit. Very easy indeed. If you wish you can drive to the metal gate. | Neil Haslewood | 17/07/2017 |
| Drove up, as Moorsman. | David Evans | 10/04/2017 |
| Chose the drive up option. | Alan Caine | 11/03/2017 |
| As moorsman. Good vehicle track all the way to a few mts from top accessed over gate. | Campbell Singer | 05/01/2017 |
| Followed a path from Peak Forest towards the Donkey Sanctuary. Headed north along the new quarry track, and was ignored by what I presume was the farmer fixing his fence, so the route must be OK to follow. The high point seemed to be right next to the quarry face about 50m or so from a metal gate. | Wheelsy | 29/12/2016 |
| Important notice! Due to quarry extensions the road beyone the Donkey Danctuary has been realigned. It now continues to the north and passes within 20m of the summit. You can now drive all the way to alongside a gate (locked and barred)of which the highest point is just behind. A doddle, no crossing farmland, scaling walls, just drive to it!. No prohibitive notices either. | moorsman | 27/01/2016 |
| Three new Tumps on 36km loop around Buxton today. Ascended via good track from Middle Barmoor Farm. Descended SE to join footpath north of donkey sanctuary. | davidpettit84 | 23/01/2016 |
| 3/15 Third of fifteen on a wet and very windy day (Fir Hill/Foredales Head/Bee Low/Chelmorton Low/Nether Low/Dow Low (Brier Low)/High Wheeldon/Revidge/Merryton Low/Wolfscote Hill/Wetton Hill/High Edge/Upper Edge/Thirkelow Rocks/Sir William Hill) | Fergalh | 29/11/2015 |
| 1st of four hills from Doveholes to Hope using public transport. Train from Beeston to Matlock then Transpeak bus to Doveholes. Beautiful sunny day.From Doveholes i took footpaths climbing through the bumpy terrain eventually climbing onto plateaux and then on service track. Climbed over fence and scrambled up first artificial bank and from there i got my highest reading. Climbed up secondary banking and walked on top before scrambling down to then follow edge of quarried hill. Amazing views of rugged cliff face with trees hanging on precariously and the shimmering waters of Dove hole limestone quarry in the distance. Returned to track and then took fp through huge field-full of Friesians en_route to Sparrowpit where i had lunch at the 'Wanted Inn'. | Dazingdale | 19/09/2015 |
| 4/12 Parked at 095784 at end of track to donkey sanctuary. Gravel track from here leads up along the side of the quarry, then a second track partially blocked off by boulders leads up to the top. Not sure if access is allowed up here, but no gates or keep out signs | the_adam | 30/07/2015 |
| From layby on road to NNE, route not recommended. Public f/p sign at start, paths marked on map, but not obvious and no further clues. Walls, fences and across hay meadows. Accosted by two farm hands on top looking for 'the bugger who'd been cutting their barbed wire fences'! Not guilty guv... | Aye Jimmy | 27/04/2014 |
| Parked on minor road at end of track to donkey sanctuary. | Anton | 19/02/2014 |
| From east off path to quarry edge. Travelling S,port to Sheffield to see friends having moved south for work last summer. Exact date in Aug uncertain. | Chris Pearson | 20/08/2006 |
| added by ClemC, quarry encroaching on summit, TP long gone. | RHW | 24/11/2002 |
| holtsd | 18/02/2024 | |
| stevedixon | 17/06/2023 | |
| andy63 | 01/04/2023 | |
| Barry Smith | 14/11/2022 | |
| Matt | 24/01/2022 | |
| pwithnall | 22/09/2021 | |
| phil101 | 12/12/2020 | |
| Ben Rinnes | 01/12/2020 | |
| Bag For Life | 13/09/2020 | |
| BaggerGutt | 10/08/2020 | |
| mcbiydw2 | 12/04/2019 | |
| davechaffey | 12/04/2019 | |
| Andy West | 31/03/2019 | |
| Nick Canute | 09/02/2019 | |
| andrew brown | 31/01/2018 | |
| mae | 04/11/2017 | |
| carole engel | 26/10/2017 | |
| malcorbett | 27/08/2017 | |
| Archie | 23/07/2017 | |
| KathW | 23/07/2017 | |
| IainT | 11/12/2016 |