| Name: | Mow Cop - Trig Point |
| Hill number: | 2826 |
| Height: | 335.2m / 1100ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2825 The Cloud |
| County/UA: | Cheshire East |
| Topographical area: | EP07 Kinder-shining |
| SMC/RHB section: | 36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines |
| 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: | Submarilyn, Clem (sMa,Cm) |
| Grid ref: | SJ 85843 57544 |
| Summit feature: | trig point |
| Drop: | 11m |
| Col: | 324.2m SJ 8582 5755  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 118 (1:25k) 258 268S |
| Observations: | trig point is c 2m lower than The Old Man 25m NW at SJ 85827 57566. It's 1.7m higher than highest natural ground by folly at SJ 85756 57351 |
| Comments: | Hump and Tump moved to hill 18980 Old Man of Mow in Nov 2014 |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 208 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| A warm up for The Old Man. | summitter | 24/08/2024 |
| Memorable circular walk. Started well with great views. Thick fog rapidly descended and we arrived back just too late at the castle car park- they'd locked it!! £70 taxi ride back to Manchester followed by car collection the next day made it the most expensive walk in a long while. | Lazylizzie | 03/02/2024 |
| 5 of 10 as part of 27 mile bike ride. From hills bank the road seemed to climb for a long way. Gasping by the time reached the top. Headed to the castle first then off reading round to the old man then the trig | The-Z-Man | 13/01/2024 |
| Killer Mile race. Walked to the trig point after I'd finished dying. | w1ght | 11/05/2023 |
| Parked on Mow Cop lane by the school and walked upto the castle, then to the trig. | Andrew Pearson | 18/04/2023 |
| A good view point of the Old Man where we managed 3 routes. | steveb2006 | 07/04/2023 |
| Near miss within sight of the trig when walking the Gritstone Trail. | burwellian | 20/02/2022 |
| From Castle Car Park. Visited Trig instead which will become the high point when the Old Man of Mow eventually falls over. | Jephcote83 | 21/11/2021 |
| Parked at the Castle Car Park. Accessed from the path beneath to visit Old Man of Mow and Mow Cop Trig Point. | Dave | 29/03/2021 |
| Nice views | Kniverbee | 06/02/2021 |
| Great feeling of height and space looking west. How on Earth can that grotesque lump of rock be climbed at grade VS? | Wycombe Wanderer | 04/11/2020 |
| On Gritstone Way Day4. | Nick Caunt | 01/10/2020 |
| Circular walk from Ackers Crossing | Dan Baddeley | 05/07/2020 |
| 1000th hill bagged with this one today. Parked near folly and headed up towards trig point with family in tow. Surprisingly difficult to find - looked near masts and finally worked out we had to go back down and come up from below, going past the Old Man of Mow. Very windy and cold so we took a quick picture and scarpered. | Wheelsy | 20/02/2020 |
| With my dad, mum and big sister Libby on a very cold and windy day. My dad's 1000th hill. | TLBW | 20/02/2020 |
| With Jo, from Mow Cop Castle car park on a cloudy afternoon. | amblerbob | 20/10/2019 |
| From Acker's Crossing, took a little while to figure out trig was up small bank behing Man of Mow, great views. | ironwolf | 14/08/2019 |
| Walked up from Congleton canal .210 metre climb. Good views all around. | D SID | 24/06/2019 |
| Walked over from NT car park at castle. Steep final ascent past the Old Man. Great views, particularly to the west. | Chingwakabungya | 21/02/2019 |
| Watching a lovely sunset after climbing the Old Man itself | Denise | 06/07/2018 |
| Part of Gritstone Trail - Rushton Spencer to Kidsgrove | Lancylass | 30/04/2018 |
| Nice wander round village. Visited trig, folly and old man | Longwojo | 11/01/2018 |
| Looked across to the Old Man. | PGCE | 22/11/2017 |
| Here to bag the trig pillar and spy out the rock. Hadn't realized there was a bag on HB for the trig. Roadside parking to the W. Trig and rock easily accessible on a NT track. | jonglew | 04/11/2017 |
| Quick visit w Jenx and Bryher on way back north. Damp day so didn't dally. Castle CP, visited the folly then up to high point at trig. Good recce of the Old Man which will return to on a better day with the rope for a scramble up. Best access to trig in from track underneath rather than what would be through a garden from East. | nordicstar | 11/07/2017 |
| Pouring with rain. Had a good walk around the whole area to exercise the pup. Good to see the old man and folly too. | jenx | 11/07/2017 |
| Never knew the trigg point existed, have always just visited the folly. | MRDC | 07/03/2017 |
| From Castle car park at SJ 85698 57393. We were in thick mist and the Old Man looked menacing! As for climbing it - no chance. I wouldn't touch it with over a dozen 10ft barge poles! | David Gradwell | 13/12/2016 |
| Quick walk from the 'castle' car park. Lovely evening and great views. With Julie. | David Evans | 22/09/2016 |
| On Gristone Trail | nickywood1 | 10/09/2016 |
| Parked near Old Man of Mow - descended hill to Ramsdell Hall - Old Green House - canal tow path (nice wrought iron fence with acorn post tops as it crosses the front of Ramsdell Hall ) then ascended via Lower Bank Farm - The Bank - Mow Cop Trig Point (with a view over to the unattainable hill summit (top of the Old Man of Mow rock column). | briandavies | 14/08/2016 |
| Here for the trigpoint. TP:UK log: Once I'd figured out how to get to the trig we parked in the castle car park. I then walked over to the footpath for the old man and headed up the steep path to the trigpoint, a good leg stretch on the way back from Birmingham to Scotland | thejackrustles | 06/05/2016 |
| Fine view of the Old Man, done in 70's with two of Leeds Uni all stars (JSy & RB-J). | Aye Jimmy | 30/03/2016 |
| Exploring Mow Cop with Rosie and Frankie. | BobHancock | 25/03/2016 |
| no i didnt, but one day the old man will fall over, then i will have! | stig_nest | 21/12/2015 |
| Late afternoon on way home from Biddulph Grange. Parked at pub, walked up lane then footpath to the castle. Back to lane then up footpath to the trig point. | Skip | 20/10/2015 |
| Previous ascent. | ngthack | 06/10/2015 |
| Short walk up from nearby caravan site to bag trig and YSM. | Walker Dan | 03/06/2015 |
| Visited trig and castle | Ozymandias | 10/11/2013 |
| Took a dumpy level and tripod, the ground by the trig is c.1.5m higher than the rocks at the folly, but the Old Man is 1.5m higher still | George Gradwell | 08/11/2013 |
| Came to take a butchers at The Old Man while stopping at Maccesfield one night. Would need a second, definitely, preferably a leader. | Eddie | 02/10/2013 |
| Ride with Phil | visionset | 15/06/2013 |
| A steep little climb but well worth the effort. Lovely views, particularly if you are lucky enough to have a layer of snow. | JohnStoneham | 10/03/2013 |
| With Macker and Burkie, very, very muddy and windy. Nice picnic at the folly. Good 8.5 miles, and 4.5 hours out. | jobster | 27/01/2013 |
| Trig visit only , left the Old Man for another day!! | chalky1953 | 18/11/2012 |
| With Minnie from the folly car park, wandered around the folly & rocky outcrops then to the Old Man & trig, abridge from the trig to the Old man would be usefull. Sunny & dry, good views. | apricorum | 05/11/2012 |
| maxine tom and indy. we got lost and had numerous run ins with cows, maxine not impressed | snuff | 12/08/2012 |
| Pillar only. | Dusty | 31/05/2012 |
| Had to settle for the trig. Have vowed to come back and climb the old man. | The Team | 13/05/2012 |
| Visited castle and climbed to top of trig point but don't have the skill or nerves to ascend the Old Man of Mow. | Father Ted | 24/03/2012 |