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| Name: | Hopton Heath |
| Hill number: | 16822 |
| Height: | 141m / 463ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2825 The Cloud |
| RHB Section: | 36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines |
| County/UA: | Staffordshire |
| Catchment: | Trent |
| Class: | Tump (100-199m) (Tu,1) |
| Grid ref: | SJ 95258 27081 |
| Summit feature: | rise on NE side of forest track |
| Drop: | 37m |
| Col: | 104m SJ921275  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 127 (1:25k) 244 |
| Observations: | edge of wood at SJ 95260 27039 may be as high or higher |
| Comments: | possible alternative summit at SJ953268 |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 41 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
| From the SW. Parked in wide entrance to RoW & along tracks to high point, visiting the alternative summit en-route; this lies a few metres W. of track - From summit a short walk across to high ground at edge of wood; may be as high or higher. | gerrybowes | 27/01/2024 |
| From Salt headed south, along FP into woods, along track with HP just off it. Went to couple of other possible spots but no higher. | PeterD | 26/07/2023 |
| From SJ 9485 2643. Visited all lumps within the gateposts - but the nominated 'Summit feature' seems correct. | summitsup | 13/02/2023 |
| From S, also visited alternative tops on misty morning. | RobertP | 13/11/2022 |
| Parked on the historically named Battle Ridge in Hopton where in 1643 the Royalist cavalry had gathered to defend Stafford against the Parliamenatrians in one of the 76 battles of the drawn out Englsih Civil War. I marched expectingly northwards across the actual battlefield - hoping to trip over a rusting musket or pike perhaps -but no such luck -all just barley fields -350 years of farming has presumably ploughed up or down any relics. One of Stafford's several large MOD depots ironically covers a chunk of the battlefield -with supplies for battles worldwide -mostly in big sheds but some desert coloured air conditioning units lined up (neatly of course) inside the perimiter fence along with a Civil War info board which you have to read through the mesh fence. Surly dog encounted by summit with similar owner who replied with an non-reassuring ...errr when I asked if it was friendly. A 16ft pike would have shown it who was boss. | Chris Pearson | 14/05/2022 |
| From Salt. This suddenly feels like real hill country after the rolling arable land to the west. Never seen so many dandelions as in this surprisingly tranquil and scenic spot. Lovely woodland with bluebells but sadly the dreaded balsam is starting to proliferate so that will be the end of them. Included south top. | Wycombe Wanderer | 01/05/2022 |
| Walked up from Salt and through the woods. Agree with others that the top is in the woods near the track. | Moorponder | 25/02/2019 |
| From Salt as others. | clivevilla | 15/12/2018 |
| 3rd top of 7 today on an 18.5 mile route from Astonhill Farm bus stop to Little Haywood, climbing Peasley Bank then Upper Park taking the Fp past the monument to follow the Stone Circles Way, heading West onto the track then the summit, a few metres off the track next to conifers. Visited alternative top but got a lower reading, it also being a few metres off the track in an attractive mixed copse. Fp past the M.O.D site then bland road to the A538 heading for Satnall Hills.. | Dazingdale | 24/11/2018 |
| Parked in Salt then followed Stone Circles Challenge path S into woods, then W past small cave and then back onto PRoW leading S. Link to Streetmap using grid reference puts the summit outside of the woods but it is definitely somewhere in them, just off the track. | Wheelsy | 22/07/2018 |
| With my dad on a very hot day. | TLBW | 22/07/2018 |
| From Salt on good paths, lot of friendly signs... | rhalstead | 11/03/2018 |
| Drive all way to top | carole engel | 04/02/2018 |
| Start from Salt. 57m ascent. Followed Stone Circle Challenge path, then through woods past the small cave. With the boys. | RoguePulsar | 26/01/2018 |
| I was with my family. It was a 57 metre ascent. | speedyclimber | 26/01/2018 |
| Pleasant sunny circular walk from Salt village. HP is within mixed woodland near to track/ RoW- two possible nearby points of similar height with no line of sight between | Denise | 25/10/2017 |
| Circular walk on field paths and tracks from Salt. | RichardM | 25/10/2017 |
| First of 3 tumps on a pleasant enough circuit today. Accessedvia Within lane then permissive track through woods. Summit is nothing to write home about though. | stig_nest | 19/03/2017 |
| As for Aye Jimmy. | arranc | 07/03/2017 |
| Parked at start of lane to SW (SJ 94842 26452). As for Aye Jimmy. | David Evans | 04/03/2017 |
| Second of two 11km walks today. Figure of eight loop from Salt taking in Hopton Heath and Upper Park. Summit in woods close to track. | davidpettit84 | 31/07/2016 |
| Footpath went through a field of lively cattle. Had to watch my back. From Salt. | Campbell Singer | 11/07/2016 |
| Approached from Salt. | Adrian | 02/04/2016 |
| Parked at start of lane to SW. Lane NE then track NW through wood to above horsey fields. Highest point seems just off track to NE at SJ 95261 27080, or maybe at edge of wood. Field itself seems lower. | Aye Jimmy | 20/03/2016 |
| From lane to south. | ngthack | 25/11/2015 |
| With Cabe. | simon and co | 16/08/2015 |
| With dad | Cubags | 16/08/2015 |
| Walked up from Within Lane. Nice walk through the trees, to find a large grassed area by the summit. | Alancache | 21/05/2015 |
| Approx date. | RHW | 01/06/1990 |
| mae | 19/12/2021 | |
| climbingkershaw | 20/09/2020 | |
| Martin R | 08/03/2020 | |
| Smog | 29/12/2019 | |
| Alan Caine | 09/02/2019 | |
| Mark Sims | 01/04/2017 | |
| Neil Haslewood | 18/08/2016 | |
| andrew brown | 14/06/2016 | |
| stevent0809 | 28/05/2016 | |
| GordonAdshead | 05/08/2014 | |
| PeteF | 11/07/2014 | |
| robmurray | 14/09/2013 |