| Name: | Blackstone Edge |
| Hill number: | 5319 |
| Height: | 474m / 1555ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2810 Black Hill |
| Alternative top: | (Hail Storm Hill (boundary)) |
| County/UA: | Rochdale |
| Topographical area: | EP07 Kinder-shining |
| SMC/RHB section: | 36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines |
| Catchment: | Catchment Boundaries, Aire, Mersey |
| 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, Tump (400-499m), Current County/UA Top, Clem (Hu,Tu,4,CoU,Cm) |
| Grid ref: | SD 97334 16266 |
| Summit feature: | large boulder with OS benchmark 160m SE of trig point |
| Drop: | 102m |
| Col: | 372m SD983147  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 109 (1:25k) OL21S |
| Observations: | top of boulder is c0.4m higher than the rock tor at SD 97205 16359 known as Robin Hood's Bed |
| Survey: | Abney level Survey of Blackstone Edge (Final).doc |
| Comments: | Col height marked by name plate on motorway. County Top twinned with hill 5533 |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 380 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Having walked past this many times assuming the trig was the high point, finally properly bagged. Located the OSBM mark on the highest boulder on a wet misty and frankly wintry morning. | Jim T | 22/04/2024 |
| Loop from the White House up to White Holme Reservoir first. | squeegs | 17/03/2024 |
| On a trail run from the mast near J22 of the M62. | Wheelsy | 29/10/2023 |
| Visited on my walk along the Pennine Way | Phil2997 | 16/08/2023 |
| Up today for a lab. Been before. | AvidSockWearer | 14/01/2023 |
| Quick blast up from the White House pub. Cracking views over Manchester/Rochdale. | cjwilliams | 10/10/2022 |
| With L | Janet M | 13/09/2022 |
| A nice evening walk with Alma Aurea on a sunny day to the trig/summit and further down the edge. | meltdiceburg | 13/09/2022 |
| Here for the pillar but also ventured over to find the cut mark on the summit. TP:UK log: Lovely walk up from SD 97730 18104. Although advised on the way the path was difficult and we'd have been better off going from the pub? Needed a wee punt up to hug the trig. Thanks Aileen! Also YSM0377 Blackstone Edge | thejackrustles | 20/07/2022 |
| Circular from The White House pub via Green Withens Reservoir | MountainTerrier | 25/06/2022 |
| Short diversion off Pennine Way. Visited summit and trig. | PGCE | 08/04/2022 |
| Parked in the huge lay by where the Pennine way crosses the A672 and followed the national trail all the way to the summit where a minor boulder climb is required, Three and half mile in an hour and three quarters. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 15/10/2021 |
| From the CP by the Transmitter to the trig Point and back | M6KIO | 20/09/2021 |
| A sort of circular from the White House pub. | MountainTerrier | 11/08/2021 |
| Run w/Devon. Part of run loop from A672 car park south of M62. | ZacField | 18/07/2021 |
| From Littleborough via the Roman Road. Part of a route to Greenfield via the Pennine Way (White Hill & Standedge also today, but neither appear to be summits), Pennine Bridleway & Huddersfield Canal. | burwellian | 16/05/2021 |
| Walk up across the moors from Oxygrain bridge. | steven ruffles | 25/04/2021 |
| A sunny revisit collecting some benchmarks. | Dugswell2 | 23/04/2021 |
| Superb place with wild and urban views but bitterly cold today. HP is on large gritstone boulder with old trig mark(?) at SE side of plateau, and trig is on NW edge, also with trig mark (?) on SW edge of trig boulder. Next time we will look for the large bed shaped depression on top of a tor on the SW side of the plateau, known as Robin Hood's Bed. | Denise | 01/02/2021 |
| Approached from S over impressive bridge crossing the M62. Visited all the potential high points and the great trig pillar. Ice and a cold E wind on plateau but lunch at base of the Edge in warm sunshine. | RichardM | 01/02/2021 |
| part of a 10 mile circular from baitings res. | bardolph | 24/12/2020 |
| While bouldering up here | sturuss | 22/12/2020 |
| Re-visit for re-located high point | Alan Caine | 05/12/2020 |
| bagging the trigpoint | SeanTither | 10/10/2020 |
| Walk from the mast at the other side of the M62 along the PW to the os piller then on the summit which is a bolder some boggy patches along the walk With the dogs | my-list | 30/08/2020 |
| From SD 98295 14159 near Windy Hill Antenna. With CB. | RWG | 30/07/2020 |
| Circular route via Castle Hill, Windy Hill and Blackstone Edge. | Eggletina | 20/06/2020 |
| Followed the Pennine Way from J22 parking. | rhalstead | 14/06/2020 |
| From Ogden Reservoir via Pennine Bridleway and Rochdale Way. Back via Pennine Way and Piethorne Reservoir. | davidpettit84 | 26/05/2020 |
| Sunset Hike from White Horse Pub | jmistry86 | 20/09/2019 |
| Walk from White House Pub over Blackstone Edge then over to Dog Hill finishing at the Turnpike | thecoopers | 12/09/2019 |
| Opportune Friday day trip over to Todmorden today for a few quick hills in between the heavy rain showers. | Alex C | 09/08/2019 |
| From the south. | Adrian | 27/04/2019 |
| Parking to the North on the A58 at SD967178 just below the White House pub. | David Evans | 18/02/2019 |
| Approach from S, via fb over M62. Lots of gritstone boulders around summit area, including the impressive 'Robin Hood's Bed'. | ger | 17/02/2019 |
| 9 mile Circuit from car park at western end of Baitings reservoir over Cat stones, Dog hill, Green Withens Reservoir to Pennine Way crossing with M62. Back along Pennine Way and then Old Packhorse Road. A lot of permissive paths about that aren't on my old 1:25000 South Pennines map. | JulieB | 17/02/2019 |
| With E. From the car park by Windy Hill transmitter. Potholes bad but all the rubbish left = sad. Bridge high over M62, good stone slab path to trig point then across to large boulder. Took me a while to find OS bench mark on boulder then scrambled onto top. Bright sunshine and windy. | Beeliner | 17/02/2019 |
| Over the M62 and along Pennine Way. Easy walking and great views as the sun set and dark descended. | jenx | 08/01/2019 |
| With Jenx and Bryher from parking on other side of M62. PW all way to tops, easy going on good paths. Old and new tops both visited | nordicstar | 08/01/2019 |
| not first time! | raymondwilkes | 18/11/2018 |
| With SDT,JRT & ADT jnr. From the potholed car park by Windy Hill transmitters. Over M62 and past Green Withins Reservoir to Rishworth Moor (Dog Hill trig pt). Followed by Blackstone Edge. Back to car park. Then Way Stone Edge (via White Hill trig pt). | ADT | 10/11/2018 |
| 11k run up Way Stone Edge and Blackstone Edge with Mart,Pete and the dogs. Superb views and great trip out. Liked running over the M62! | John Eley | 10/11/2018 |
| Started from The White House pub. Only a short walk as the wind was a steady 20mph and gusting beyond. | Myles73 | 23/10/2018 |
| With Chris G | magirob | 17/10/2018 |
| Marsden Racers 2018 Challenge | tsar.nathan | 08/09/2018 |
| Large rough parking area alongside A672 at 983142 - Along Pennine Way & as soon as trig point came into view headed NE for about 80yd to the large summit boulder with OS benchmark at N. end. (S) | gerrybowes | 21/08/2018 |
| Visited while visiting the trig | Nozzer | 19/07/2018 |
| From J22. Blackstone Edge followed by Rishworth Moor. Back via Green Withens Res. 2 hours 20 mins round trip. | Longwojo | 17/07/2018 |
| PW on LEJOG | Katbus 27 | 11/05/2018 |
| Visited Blackstone Edge and Stoodley Pike on Day 4 of the Pennine Way from Standedge to Calderdale with Eric, Geoff and Steve. A total distance of 26.5km with 450m ascent in 7h30m. | silveracorn_alan | 05/04/2018 |