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| Name: | Chinley Churn |
| Hill number: | 5628 |
| Height: | 457m / 1499ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2807 Kinder Scout |
| RHB Section: | 36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | The Peak District |
| County/UA: | Derbyshire |
| Catchment: | Mersey |
| Class: | Hump, Tump (400-499m), Ethel, Clem (Hu,Tu,4,E,Cm) |
| Grid ref: | SK 03694 84369 |
| Summit feature: | single stone in grass |
| Drop: | 127m |
| Col: | 330m SK048850  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 110 (1:25k) OL1W |
| Observations: | mound by trig point 700m S at SK 03549 83647 (hill 5328) is 5.5m lower |
| Survey: | Leica NA730/Leica 530 Survey of Chinley Churn (Final).doc |
| Comments: | Replaces hill 5328. Surveyed height is 457.0+/-0.1m |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 249 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Chinley Churn, Chinley Churn, Mount Famine, South Head, Kinder Scout, Grindslow Knoll | keithouk | 17/03/2024 |
| Dawn Oldham | 17/03/2024 | |
| The single stone at the summit is still there. | Ranger101 | 19/02/2024 |
| Parked in Chinley, opposite war memorial. Came up via a quick visit to the trig at the Old GR. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 16/12/2023 |
| Parked in lay-by just north of pub on A624. Followed FPs on round of South Head, Mount Famine and both Chinley Churn tops on a cold and clear day with great views. | PeterD | 02/12/2023 |
| in a round - Eccles Pike -> Chinley Churn -> Mount Famine -> South Head | rachelcawley | 18/11/2023 |
| Rambling Ray | 21/09/2023 | |
| DFRYER | 11/08/2023 | |
| Parked at Peep-O-Day farm. Walked to both Chinley Churn summits, then back and over to Mount Famine and South Head. Around 7.5 miles. | justin_j_evans | 30/04/2023 |
| Mount Famine - South Head - Chinley Churn | The Playful Pig | 16/04/2023 |
| South Head & Chinley Churn walk | IainPeeks | 16/04/2023 |
| Fletch | 08/04/2023 | |
| interloper | 07/04/2023 | |
| parked at SK0480 85021 Easy walk up. | colinfielding | 08/03/2023 |
| Tom Mundell | 10/12/2022 | |
| MGT67 | 06/11/2022 | |
| Circular walk also including Mount Famine and South Head. | KevPalmer | 30/10/2022 |
| jamiet87 | 17/10/2022 | |
| andy63 | 22/09/2022 | |
| From waterside campsite in Edale (Car parking would be from the end of the minor road to Upper Booth 10754 84725) a Sixteen mile route taking in Six Ethel summits Grindslow Knoll, Kinder Scout, Chinley churn, Mount Famine, South head and Brown Knoll just over 4000ft of ascent and taking Eight hours. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 07/08/2022 |
| An evening walk from the Peak 200 day 3 camp on N side of plateau. Also visited trig point. | steveb2006 | 15/06/2022 |
| emily | 03/05/2022 | |
| From Peep o Day. Very Windy on top so didn't linger long. lovely walking along the path below | Jephcote83 | 09/04/2022 |
| Thorny | 02/04/2022 | |
| ChrisC | 06/03/2022 | |
| ACorner | 06/03/2022 | |
| gavinbonsall | 05/03/2022 | |
| Matt | 13/02/2022 | |
| From Perp O’Day Farm parking at farm but also large Layby south bound side of pass. Nice easy track up ridge and path. Good views to Kinder Scout. 2/7 HuMP. Light intermittent rain but clear views. | N.Morters | 05/02/2022 |
| Neil Midgley | 02/02/2022 | |
| Chinley Churn > Chinley Churn (old GR) > Mount Famine > South Head from GR: SK 04934 84719. Better parking at SK 04837 85015. | ronaldo333 | 30/01/2022 |
| Chinley Churn > Chinley Churn (old GR) > Mount Famine > South Head from GR: SK 04934 84719. Better parking at SK 04837 85015. | Hippster | 30/01/2022 |
| On Bullock Smithy 2021 | PhilipChaston | 04/09/2021 |
| 6 mile walk from hayfield with the lads | The-Z-Man | 13/08/2021 |
| 6 mile walk with my family | CodyZ | 13/08/2021 |
| Craig67 | 10/08/2021 | |
| GreatandPowerful | 12/06/2021 | |
| My first hillwalk in a long time. | lifeathighaltitude | 05/06/2021 |
| Crumblie2 | 27/05/2021 | |
| From Peep O'Day. Very pleasant ridge walk | climbingkershaw | 27/04/2021 |
| GForce | 07/11/2020 | |
| from layby on a624, Both points on Chinley Churn, South Head and Mount Famine. 11km in just over 2 1/2 hrs | Nicky C | 01/11/2020 |
| 22.7 miles 2732ft, start Hayfield to New Mills Peak Valley Canal to Bugsworth Basin, Whaley Bridge, Toddbrook Reservoir, Combs Reservoir, Eccles Pike, Chinley and Chinley Churn, return to Hayfield Campsite. | stephenbuda | 14/10/2020 |
| Up from New Mills Central, via Laneside Road. Down to Whitehough and lunch at the Old Hall, and back from Chinley station. No cairn at the summit now. | Peter_W_Mitchell | 24/09/2020 |
| Enjoyable walk from Peep o Day farm. | Janet M | 16/09/2020 |
| Lindsay M | 16/09/2020 | |
| RichardASwann | 29/08/2020 | |
| Barry Smith | 23/08/2020 | |
| From A624 layby close to Peep o day farm. | Longwojo | 26/07/2020 |
| Run over Cracken Edge | sturuss | 09/07/2020 |