| Name: | Pike Lowe |
| Hill number: | 16731 |
| Height: | 222m / 728ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2819 Winter Hill |
| County/UA: | Lancashire |
| Topographical area: | EP06 Pendle-boulsworth |
| SMC/RHB section: | 36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines |
| Catchment: | Ribble |
| Class: | Tump (200-299m) (Tu,2) |
| Grid ref: | SD 62550 22123 |
| Summit feature: | no feature: grass beside ruined wall |
| Drop: | 56m |
| Col: | 166m SD634219  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 102 103 (1:25k) 285E 287 |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 62 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Parked on Sandy Lane PR6 8SS, continued up the lane, slight left along track then through the kissing gate and up to the reservoir area. Went to the GR given and I do not particularly care about trigs so all good. | clivevilla | 18/03/2024 |
| Used David Evans' descent route which worked well. From easy parking on Sandy Lane, NE along lane to junction & then N. along RoW to kissing gate at 623221 - Turned right, headed up alongside plantation & then right through an open gateway to summit by ruined wall. | gerrybowes | 17/11/2023 |
| To have a smidgeon of exercise,parked near swimming pool in Brinscall,then walked up path through estate.Turned right at top of path onto track past Green Gables.At next house,left up track to small gate next to large locked gate.Then easily along top of field by compound fence past imprisonerd trig.At corner turned right for a few yards between wall and bwf.Finally,easily over bwf to alleged top a few yards away.With Oscar. | catman | 07/04/2021 |
| With Catman. | oscarrosie | 07/04/2021 |
| Circular route to include Healy Nab. Trig behind fence wandered around the perimeter. | Howellsey | 01/04/2021 |
| Covid lockdown re-visit. Trig is still present behind very secure fencing. | Alan Caine | 27/02/2021 |
| Parked in street to SW. Followed path to SE side and then got as close as I could to gaze at the top through double security fences. | bolton | 19/11/2020 |
| Walked from Sandy Lane. Remained on public footpath so summit not reached | lecube | 28/10/2020 |
| A pleasant stroll along the track. | Play2End | 08/07/2020 |
| Up path from Withnell Fold to summit plateau. Then hopped across fence in field corner to approach the heavily fortified covered reservoir that contains trig point. Settled for high point being broken wall to the sw of the trig. | KeithByTheC | 15/05/2020 |
| Diversion off Lancashire Way. Circumnavigated the compound. Walk about 100m to NW of compound to grassy much better viewpoint. Healey Brow & Moel Famau to SW, around to Blackpool Tower, Lake District Southern Fells, Bowland, Pendle and Darwen Moor to the SE. | Nick Caunt | 27/04/2020 |
| parked on sandy lane followed path to the right | colinfielding | 08/02/2020 |
| Parked on Sandy Lane, which I then followed past the substation and approached the to from the West over open field. | Andrew Pearson | 09/12/2019 |
| Parked to SW, then up FP to reservoir and around fence. HP possibly near wall if not inside compound which was man made. | PeterD | 24/09/2019 |
| Parked to the SW in the wide part of Sandy Lane at SD623217. Approached summit from SE then descended to the SW. Much better route on the descent. | David Evans | 08/09/2019 |
| 6 of 6 on 32 mile bike ride including roscoe Lowe, blackrod, haigh, healey nab, hough hill and pike lowe. Left bike at fence and walked across grass summit not reachable as surrounded by fence | The-Z-Man | 27/03/2019 |
| Nice disused quarry with tarn and conifers. | Wycombe Wanderer | 15/03/2019 |
| From Sandringham Drive in Brinscall. Roadside parking where the footpath leaves the road. Follow this round three sides to the summit but cut straight back direct on the way down. Natural summit appears to be outside the reservoir on the ridge to the west. Inside the compound the ground appears artifical. | moorsman | 09/03/2019 |
| Boxing Day stroll | ssstevesreeves | 26/12/2018 |
| From Sandy Lane - what are keeping in there ? It's more like prison security. | Mark Sims | 25/09/2018 |
| I followed a skip hire lorry into the outer compound on foot. Had pleasant chat about the merits of Lancashire with a UU employee who was only too happy for me to access the trig point in the inner compound when he realised I was harmless. I suspect that the defences are to stop kids walking on the roof of the covered reservoir and falling through and drowning. I don't bother with trig bagging but am happy to swap my achievement for Stac Lee. | Campbell Singer | 26/02/2018 |
| Natural HP seemed to be to SW and outwith the reservoir compound. With Carole Engel on a Christmas day round of 13 hills and a pile of pillars. | jonglew | 25/12/2017 |
| 4th hill of 5 today on a route from Mill Hill station to Chorley, climbing Bog Bank, Hoghton Tower and Hough Hill, using fp to Breworth Fold Farm and Withnell Fold, over Chorley road heading SE past Snape's Heights then Sw to climb over fence to walk alongside Reservoir perimeter fence. Forestry work was going on in woodland nearby, Highest natural ground appeared to be right next to fencepost at SD62513 22131. Ground falls away inside forested area (from that position). Other high point is as stated next to wall, next to the perimeter fence. | Dazingdale | 16/09/2017 |
| Nearest to my house. Been all round it, but unable to get to highest point because is UU fence. | Longwojo | 12/07/2017 |
| blimey, what do they keep in here! | bardolph | 05/02/2017 |
| Parked in Sandy Lane, Brinscall. Solo. | ADT | 18/12/2016 |
| 'Fort Knox'. Impressive double fence with high electric inner fence and security cameras - all around a covered reservoir (and a trig). Incredible that AJ gained entry- a fine achievement. Possible alternative high point on mound in trees on west side of quarry (hidden from sight from main summit compound). With Darren | Chris Pearson | 05/11/2016 |
| Having accepted the wisdom that the Trig sits on made-up ground I surreptitiously circumnavigated the compound. | summitter | 26/05/2016 |
| As AJ. Asked workers at reservoir site if I could access the trig pillar. Was told no way. Would have to write to UU to get permission. You can get to within a few metres outside the double fence. | ngthack | 04/10/2015 |
| Rough track from NE until past houses, over fence and up field. Highest point outside Boardman's Heights reservoir compound seems to be by broken wall on W side. Was also allowed rare access to the trigpoint that lies securely within the double fenced compound, courtesy of gentleman working on site who turned off alarms and electric fence. Used reservoir access road for return. Pics on TrigpointingUK (triggers call it Boardmans Heights Resr). | Aye Jimmy | 28/07/2014 |
| Patiently waited for half an hour admiring views to Great Hill until the farmer had finished making hay bales in the field then popped up to the reservoir compound. Had a walk around the perimeter fence and considered it done. | Jake994 | 05/07/2013 |
| I started the ascent of this hill from a private car park but there looks to be room to park at the end of Sandy Lane at SD 62383 21940. From here go north on the public right of way for c200m then turn right and pick up a rough track that ascends the hill beside a fenced off overgrown quarry. This is not access land but you are soon away from prying eyes. The track peters out but the terrain is okay. At the top I was faced with a double row of barbed wire fences but I found them easy to climb over by use of a long fence post next to a locked and barbed wire topped gate in the first fence. It sounds daft but I was easily able to stride across from one fence to the other on the top most barbed wire strands by keeping one hand on the post. I then walked about 50m along the ruined wall to the centre of the small 220m contour ring at SD 62550 22123. I can't be certain there isn't higher natural ground inside the heavily guarded compound but I was fairly happy to call the hill bagged! | David Gradwell | 07/06/2013 |
| Boardman's Heights Reservoir also known as the hill Pike Lowe, 222 metres and a P56 hill with a rather well secured trig point. Photo on Geograph. | Dugswell2 | 11/02/2012 |
| Trig behind fence - walked round edge of compound. | Alan Caine | 28/06/2008 |
| trying for the trigpoint | SeanTither | 10/10/2007 |
| covered resr, spiky fence, unclear where natural summit is. track from E, RoW then rough pasture | RHW | 27/11/2005 |
| pwithnall | 10/02/2024 | |
| Tony J | 25/12/2023 | |
| Adrian | 20/11/2022 | |
| Dawn Oldham | 27/10/2022 | |
| RichardM | 06/04/2021 | |
| Denise | 06/03/2021 | |
| David84 | 21/07/2020 | |
| Ben Rinnes | 05/11/2019 | |
| Andy West | 19/03/2019 | |
| PM | 16/03/2019 | |
| chevyfire | 09/11/2018 | |
| mart0797 | 09/10/2018 | |
| Anton | 17/08/2018 | |
| jimbloomer | 05/06/2018 |