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Name:Bleaklow Head
Hill number:2808
Height:633m / 2077ft
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:Hump, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Ethel,
Buxton & Lewis, Bridge, Clem
(Hu,Tu,Sim,Hew,N,E,BL,Bg,Cm)
Grid ref:SK 09462 96068
Summit feature:tiny cairn on peat hag
Drop:128m
Col:505m  SK065901  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 110
(1:25k) OL1W
Observations:cairn is 0.75m higher than top of large cairn 50m W at SK 09415 96075
Survey:Abney level
Comments:Nuttalls give the large cairn at SK092959 but mention that the new location is slightly higher. Bridge also gave this position together with an alternative at SK115963. Dropped from Trail 100 list Jan 2020
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 999 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
jofaire19/05/2808
GuyF04/04/2808
peter ault07/02/2024
Rory Bryson31/01/2024
nigelcmason223/10/2023
https://www.strava.com/activities/10023871477rhif712/10/2023
Matt17/08/2023
Janice Barker30/07/2023
Stephen Hall30/07/2023
Chow18/07/2023
alda13/07/2023
Parked on the side of the road at Snake Pass. Followed PW to Bleaklow Head and then wandered over several peat hags in the clag, which all seemed to be of similar heights. Cloud began to lift after Wain Stones and Hern Stones on the way to Higher Shelf Stones, such that the Kinder plateau could be seen. Pleasant path along the top of Crooked Clough back. Blustery with showers/overcast. Solo. Original plan was to approach from the north but all the laybys on the A628 had been temporarily closed.richard6912/07/2023
oliversalmon01/07/2023
beckybags14/06/2023
A Peckish14/06/2023
Up a closed Snake Pass from Glossop, then along Pennine Way, with small detour to summit. Back via Woodhead.burwellian23/05/2023
WhiteFeather15/04/2023
Lee_MAAT09/04/2023
WYNIR019/03/2023
from snake pass higher shelf stones > b29 site > bleaklow head (small cairn) > bleaklow hill > bleaklow stones (anvil stone) return on high ground and hern clough snake pass > featherbed top return to pass good snow dayunderhill20/01/2023
ianwkitson04/01/2023
Tom Mundell03/12/2022
andy6327/11/2022
Short walk from the higher shelf stones across the boggy moorland, from here I followed the Pennie way path back to the car. Overall a lovely walk taking about 2.5 hrs.Buckleymon14/11/2022
MGT6709/11/2022
ChrisShaw199326/10/2022
Ringouzel22/10/2022
jamiet8713/09/2022
Ben Tindal07/09/2022
Northwards along Pennine Way from Snake Pass to Bleaklow Head with return via B-29 crash site and Higher Shelf Stones.RobB06/09/2022
jamesaitken4202/09/2022
ACorner30/08/2022
granitegirl20/08/2022
gavinbonsall09/08/2022
Rob5027/07/2022
Parked on Snake Pass and took Devil's Dyke up the mountain and went back via the B-29 crash site. Poured with rain, I was soaked to the skin but luckily a warm day.SootAndShale24/07/2022
Barry Smith21/06/2022
Reached from the A57 on a Nineteen mile loop taking in the Five Ethel summits of Higher shelf stones, Bleaklow head, Alport moor, Mill hill and Featherbed top. 2800ft of accent on good paths throughout and taking Eight and half hours.WAYNE ROWLETT19/06/2022
marraneth19/06/2022
mickdavidson18/06/2022
Fell run in the peaksByronHaywood09/06/2022
chrisbien25/05/2022
On own. From A57 Snake Pass summit along Pennine Way then footpaths to Higher Shelf trig point and Higher Shelf Stones - Bomber Crash Site - Bleaklow Head - Hern Clough - Alport Moor summit - Hern Clough - Pennine Way.Beeliner23/05/2022
From Old Glossop. Rather than the Nuttals route I chose the path that skirts the edge of Dowstone Clough, which gave excellent views. Route included the crash site and Higher Shelf Stones, and return down James’ Thorn and Shelf Benches. 14km and pretty good underfootRockdoctor18/04/2022
AbneyAlpsRealm16/04/2022
On Pennine Way. Visited summit and large cairn.PGCE06/04/2022
Bleaklow Head, Higher Shelf Stones, Shire Hillkeithouk27/03/2022
Bag For Life30/01/2022
thetearles28/01/2022
Joekemp15/01/2022