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Name: | Woodhouse Hill |
Hill number: | 16815 |
Height: | 147m / 482ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2087 Cadair Berwyn |
RHB Section: | 36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines |
County/UA: | Cheshire West and Chester |
Catchment: | Mersey |
Class: | Tump (100-199m) (Tu,1) |
Grid ref: | SJ 51021 75689 |
Summit feature: | no feature |
Drop: | 30m |
Col: | 117m SJ512756 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 117 (1:25k) 267 |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 107 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Walked past, wondered if it might be a Tump so went to top, checked later and it was! Helsby hill same day for trig point, primarily. | desperate dan | 20/03/2024 |
from Helsby up steep path from Woodhouse with new steps. Up short muddy path to summit. | Flatfield | 14/03/2024 |
6km loop from beacon Hill car park taking in Woodhouse hill. Beautiful views over Merseyside.1hr 30 | Nicky C | 17/12/2023 |
From Beacon Hill to the east. Good paths along Sandstone Trail. Paths lead all the way to top. Lovely walk. early morning. | Campbell Singer | 01/09/2023 |
A nice opportunity to enjoy Snidley Moor Wood, with a permissive path to the summit. | justin_j_evans | 19/08/2023 |
From Beacon Hill car park, across meadow then return along the sandstone rim with scramble up the buttress above ravine, to monument then indvertent short cut through hotel car park. Gorgeous day. Solo. | Nick Canute | 02/06/2023 |
From Beacon Hill along the Sandstone Trail. | sclater | 16/01/2023 |
Free walkers car park at Beacon Hill. Beautiful walk along the Sandstone Trail through woodland and meadows to the high point. Back same way. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 24/11/2022 |
Parked on lane to ESE by shepherds houses, along BW then FP and then path up to top. | PeterD | 17/10/2022 |
Roadside parking by Shepherds Houses for a circuit of Woodhouse Hill, Alvanley Cliff and Birch Hill. | PGCE | 22/09/2022 |
Beautiful early morning walk with Bryher and Rick. | jenx | 21/03/2022 |
From Forest Hills, the old Sandstone Trail around edges. Still lovely after all these years! | nordicstar | 21/03/2022 |
Beacon Hill, Woodhouse Hill, Hangingstone Hill | keithouk | 17/02/2022 |
A through walk from Frodsham to Helsby station. Hill 2, from Beacon Hill, across the golf course, and Sandstone trail path. | Minto | 13/11/2021 |
From Dobers Lane. Wonderful walking round here; I had no idea this area was so nice. Sandstone seldom disappoints. No sound but the wind in the trees. Could have stopped here for longer. Bag For Life sang Autumn Leaves on the way out, which brought a tear to my eye. | Wycombe Wanderer | 26/09/2021 |
On a 16km run from Frodsham | sturuss | 29/03/2021 |
HP is by a twin oak and birch tree in mixed woodland, no view, but pleasant place to wander. Approached via steepish steps from SW, then continued S to Birch Hill. | Denise | 29/11/2020 |
From the W up steep stepped path through Woodland Trust woods. High point next to path in mixed Oak and Birch woods. | RichardM | 29/11/2020 |
With Mike.. not 100% sure we reached the actual summit. | GaynorSeymour | 27/11/2020 |
Good parking on the lane near Shepherds Houses. 
Lovely walk through woods and summit easily found. Solo. | bolton | 07/11/2020 |
Solo from Helsby quarry car park. Helsby Hill, Woodhouse Hill & Overton Hill Memorial. North Cheshire Way Helsby to Woodhouse Hills, then Sandstone Trail to Overton War Memorial. Helsby & Overton summits are excellent view points. Woodhouse was covered with trees and carpeted in bracken making it difficult to locate the exact summit. | ADT | 19/07/2020 |
Parked in business park on Tarvin Road opposite footpath. Short but steep walk on clear paths and steps to hilltop then following GPS through woods to high point. | Argentum66 | 06/03/2020 |
Easy parking down the lane to the east starting at Shepherds Houses. Lane drivable until the bend before the woods. Easy walk along good paths to the summit | moorsman | 05/03/2020 |
With Jo, circular walk from Helsby Quarry car park: Helsby Hill and Woodhouse Hill. Weather, sunny, warm, good visibility. | amblerbob | 17/10/2019 |
Up from Shepherds Houses. Pleasant woodland. | fasgadh | 12/10/2019 |
From car park near Overton at SJ 51887 76580, past the hotel, to join the Sandstone Trail, then path up to wooded summit. Then a loop on overgrown footpaths via Shepherds Houses back to the start. With BC, SB and MH. | Man of Kernow1 | 11/07/2019 |
From Shepherds Houses to the east. Path goes within a few metres of the summit. | Adrian | 03/06/2019 |
A 9km circular walk starting from the car park by Frodsham Parish Church at 521773. Approached high point from the East, taking path up through the rampart & continued up to the unmarked summit. (DB) | gerrybowes | 11/05/2019 |
A circuit of Helsby Hill and Woodhouse Hill, from Helsby Quarry car park. After a site visit in Irby. | BobHancock | 08/03/2019 |
Helsby, Helsby Hill, Sandstone Trail, Overton Hill, Frodsham. | WaggaWagg | 24/02/2019 |
A Walk along the Sandstone Trail from Frodsham on a very mild afternoon.With Oscar. | catman | 15/02/2019 |
With Catman. | oscarrosie | 15/02/2019 |
From Helsby Hill with dog | John Eley | 20/01/2019 |
From Frodsham, overton hill, woodhouse hill, helsby hill, alvaney | Lancylass | 11/01/2019 |
Parked in the business centre car park (SJ 5052 7570) on Tarvin Rd. Good track leads up; several 'flights' of wooden steps and finally a steep scrambly bank to the woodland top on old hillfort ramparts. | jonglew | 23/11/2018 |
Cross country from Helsby Hill, clockwise circuit of hill, permissive path over summit from Sandstone Trail. | CreakingHiker | 14/08/2018 |
From road to west | Moorponder | 18/06/2018 |
I walked up to the summit after finding a nearby geocache | Alancache | 23/04/2018 |
From Ridgeway. 45 minute round | Longwojo | 23/03/2018 |
Parked in a very small industrial estate at 50537 75705 and went up from the west. Steepish with wooden steps but not long. | clivevilla | 30/11/2017 |
Along the Sandstone Trail then through the woods to the top | Colin Crawford | 06/10/2017 |
From Ridgeway lane South. Easy if not a tad muddy. Lots of folk about though not on the summit. No views from summit, except trees.. 
This completes CheshWest save for the irksome Mt.Manisty.. | stig_nest | 23/07/2017 |
On the Sandstone Trail from the south. Lovely walk through woods. | Mark Sims | 14/07/2017 |
Solo | simon and co | 13/03/2017 |
5th and penultimate hill of 6 today on a route from Tarporley to Helsby, climbing Summerhouse Bank, High Bilinge, Pale Heights and Birch Hill,crossing Manley road to take fp down steeply to link with Sandstone trail that then climbs up on the edge of Snidley Moor wood and then branched off to climb upto the summit, past information board. Summit is between a young birch and Oak tree. Descended to pick up the fp that drops steeply past Sandstone outcroppings onto the North Cheshire way which I followed towards Helsby Hill. | Dazingdale | 04/03/2017 |
Parking to the South SJ 50776 74784. Followed Sandstone trail Northwards until description of hill fort (set in a large boulder), then head uphill Westish. | David Evans | 07/01/2017 |
From Helsby Quarry car park via Helsby Hill. | Tony J | 01/08/2016 |
Fabulous early morning walk up from the west | vegibagger | 27/07/2016 |
Walk across the sandstone ridge, including Helsby Hill and Woodhouse Hill on a clear spring day. Bluebells and beautiful views. Convenient half-way stop at the Belle Monte Hotel for a pint. | Lazylizzie | 23/04/2016 |
Solo - Weather lovely | dentalchimp | 10/04/2016 |