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Name: | Bilberry Knoll |
Hill number: | 7743 |
Height: | 282.4m / 927ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2807 Kinder Scout |
RHB Section: | 36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines |
County/UA: | Derbyshire |
Catchment: | Trent |
Class: | Tump (200-299m), Subhump (Tu,2,sHu) |
Grid ref: | SK 30952 57910 |
Summit feature: | boulder |
Drop: | 90m |
Col: | 192.4m SK 3203 5908 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 119 (1:25k) OL24E |
Observations: | there are several boulders in summit area |
Survey: | Abney level |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 76 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
After High Tor. Walked up road, then Hearthstone Lane to gate (with barbed wire) into summit field. | PGCE | 06/10/2023 |
From Splash Farm caravan site and return. 5km circular route. Through the woods with bluebells at this time of the year. | Malcvolm | 13/05/2023 |
Had to cross what seemed to be a stile in the wall where rocks had been set as steps. Beautiful views. Walked with Ellie. | simonshrewsbury | 07/02/2023 |
Second hill of day, after Bolehill, with Scarthin Rock to come | AJH | 09/10/2022 |
Early gravel bike foray | visionset | 18/06/2022 |
From P at SK 3006 5708. | summitsup | 14/04/2022 |
Ashover / Halldale CX - Ride (via Strava) | visionset | 26/03/2022 |
Roadside parking to NNE opposite Yew Tree Farm (SK 3115 5855). Good track to Hearthstone Farm, then RoW before hopping barbed-wired field gate. | jonglew | 21/03/2022 |
10:30, 5 degrees, bright, calm. Straightforward ascent from Hearthstone Lane to NW. | Wycombe Wanderer | 07/02/2022 |
From Cromford Mill having done Scarthin Rock first, took FP after railway bridge and followed uphill to BW. Gate gives access to summit pasture and HP has good views. | PeterD | 06/12/2021 |
Stanton Moor Gravel - Ride (via Strava) | visionset | 23/08/2021 |
Ashover Gravel - Ride (via Strava) | visionset | 18/08/2021 |
The final hill of the day, following Masson Hill and Scarthin Rock. Walked up from Cromford and down past Riber Castle. Great views on a clear day. | Joel451 | 09/01/2021 |
With L & H. | Chris Ellis | 30/12/2020 |
Parking available on the public road leading to Hearthstone Farm and holiday cottages. I parked alongside a field entrance about 100m before the end of the road. Easy,gently rising walk to the field alongside the summit. When reaching this field follow the wall to the right, through the trees, to a climbable gate which gives access to the summit knoll. | moorsman | 09/08/2020 |
Round of 7 hills, cycled from Nottingham with Mags. big day! 
Scarthin Rocks 
Bilberry Knoll - Walked up via the Path directly after the train station. Very obvious, great views 
High Tor 
Masson Hill 
Crich Beacon 
Thorpill 
The Tors | Nicky C | 21/06/2020 |
Easy to get to but has real charisma, with a rocky top and great views of the valley. | Altheus | 16/06/2020 |
Sunny morning walk up from Lea Bridge. | Dugswell2 | 22/02/2019 |
Parked at the end of the lane to make a bit of a walk of it. | clivevilla | 04/11/2018 |
Parked at the end of Hearthstone Farm road. | DC11main | 07/07/2018 |
With Brian - Mon run | davechaffey | 11/03/2018 |
From farm track off Riber Road to NNW. Could drive almost to farm and park on wide pavement/hard standing at SK 308 584 | carole engel | 31/12/2017 |
HP is outcropping rock within grassy sheep pasture with gorse. Close to the RoW . Approached from Lea Bridge carpark with good views of eerie- looking and now apparently deserted Riber Castle. With Zoe and Sophie Gordon walking off large turkey dinner. | Denise | 16/12/2017 |
On paths from the S via Bow and Coumbs woods to help work of the excesses of our second Christmas dinner of the season. A nice summit with great views out over the Derwent Valley and N to the commanding Riber Castle. | RichardM | 16/12/2017 |
Parking: Muddy pull-in to North SK 30552 58942. Good path almost all the way then nip westwards across a couple of fields from Sk310579. | David Evans | 14/04/2017 |
One of my local TuMPs. Lost count of the number of times I've walked and mountain biked past it. The best 'locals' route is from Lea Bridge (park at Smedleys), through the lovely Bow Wood (very good non-RoW as marked on the map) and the narrow FP along the top of Coumbs wood to join the bridleway. To the top of the BW, and slightly downhill leads to the rickety gate and an easy way to the top (no wall climbing needed). Gorsey Knoll would be a more apt name. In dry weather, this is a brilliant mountain bike ride, but in soggy conditions, it makes a better run. Whichever way, the views are fabulous and the woods are top notch. | Gill | 05/02/2017 |
With Penda, from Smedleys' Mill. Top just west of the footpath, alongside is a dip in the dry stone wall with 'stepping stones' each side, the sagging fence shows many have been this way. From the top an easier way reveals itself, a gate to the East which is hidden from the path by trees. Have been along the path often but never noticed this gate. | beorwulf | 21/10/2016 |
Parked opposite Heatherstone Farm Lane. Good road and path to the obvious hop over the wall and across pasture and broken wall to lonesome tree. | Campbell Singer | 02/10/2016 |
Enjoyable walk from Cromford Station - 50 min round trip. Top is almost on FP - just a short hop over wall at place where rocks are available to allow easy crossing | trimarc2 | 07/08/2016 |
Circular walk from Matlock with L over High Tor and steeply up to Riber Castle which is now being converted into apartments. Until 2000 it was a controversial wildlife park (zoo), with activists releasing several lynx into the wild. Footpath and wall hop to summit then down to Cromford and up to Black Rocks and the British Stone Centre with its display of different dry stone wall styles from all over UK then to Masson hill for last Debyshire Tump. | Chris Pearson | 17/08/2015 |
Fantastic views as far as East Mids airport and Charnwood Hills . Nice little rocky top. Walked up while son playing cricket in Cromford. | Mark Sims | 19/07/2015 |
As for ngthack. Nice hill. 2 people on top as I arrived. | arranc | 08/04/2015 |
Parked at end of Hearthstone farm lane. Just beyond farm, sandy path off to the right. Up to the wood & over rickety metal gate on right to bouldery summit with faint ring mound. | ngthack | 15/02/2015 |
From W but not recommended. Parked near entrance to Woodseats Farm and 'dog grooming'. Just N of this track leads NE up through wood and is very muddy. Once clear of the wood a series of fields and gates lead pleasantly SE to bouldery and gorse covered knoll. | Aye Jimmy | 30/11/2014 |
4th and final summit of an epic walk from my house in Aspley, Nottingham to Matlock bath. Other hills Climbed were Nuttals park, Thorphill and Crich Beacon. I hopped over the stone wall from Hearthstone lane and Walked over to the stones at the top, covered in gorse and not bilberry ,strangely. It Was a race against the light to get to Matlock 
 bath and the end of my Walk. Great view over to Riber castle. | Dazingdale | 14/09/2014 |
No problem from 307584 | GordonAdshead | 13/09/2014 |
Parked in small layby at north end of Hearthstone Lane. Pleasant stroll via hamlet. Short but easy trespass over two stone walls from highest point on track west of wood. Nice summit knoll with great views (pity about the quarry) | Hillsidenick | 02/11/2012 |
Short morning walk from Lea Bridge. Great views over the Derwent Valley. | davidpettit84 | 30/09/2012 |
Navigating the wall (with barbed wire topping) for the summit is the only difficulty, seeing the way down is so much easier. | JohnStoneham | 21/07/2012 |
Up track from Hearthstone. The gate to the summit field is well hidden by bracken. Disappointing lack of Vaccinium Myrtillus. | Martin R | 27/06/2012 |
With the Steeles and their dogs. | Vanessa Simmons | 15/04/2012 |
With Cabe on a bright day, good views. | simon and co | 01/04/2012 |
276M, 3m, boulder, one of several of similar height, nice summit. | RHW | 18/03/2012 |
Easy parking to N. Pleasant stroll. | destaylor | 30/12/2011 |
Been caving in the Via Gellia that morning and had time to kill, so strolled up from Cromford (not for the first time) and down into Matlock Bath via Starkholmes. | DanHolme | 26/10/2011 |
Walk with Newark Ramblers from High Peak Junction. Led by Mick & Christine. Heavy showers. | Richard Gunn | 17/05/2009 |
On way to Riber Castle. | Wheelsy | 01/04/2005 |
Also revisited on 28/11/2022 to verify high point. | steveb2006 | 01/05/2004 |
With Dad - train for Nevis | Grah-tfun | 01/05/1999 |
SteveC | 30/07/2023 |