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Blackstone Edge
472m (1549ft)

The South Pennines and The Forest of Bowland, Greater Manchester, England

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Blackstone Edge is classified as:

English Trig Point (Pillar)

Walk Blackstone Edge walking UK Mountains in The South Pennines and The Forest of Bowland Greater Manchester West Yorkshire England

Blackstone Edge Summit

Photo: Gordon Leather

Blackstone Edge is on Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Explorer Map OL21
1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers)
OS Landranger Map 110
1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers)

Blackstone Edge is on Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List:

The Forest of Bowland and The South Pennines

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You can walk to the top of Blackstone Edge by using either of these 2 easy to follow route maps:

Walk gm102 Blackstone Edge from Hollingworth Lake

Fine views - though can be windy(!)

Vital Statistics:

Length:	6.25ml (10km)
Ascent:	1,017ft (310m)
Time:	3½ hrs
Grade:		(Moderate)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk gm102 Blackstone Edge from Hollingworth Lake pdf

Route Summary:

- Hollingworth Lake Car Park, Ealees Brook, Brearley, Whittaker Golf Club, Lydgate, Blackstone Edge Pasture, The Pennine Way, Aiggin Stone, Blackstone Edge, Robin Hood Bed, Broad Head Drain, Hoar Edge, Clegg Moor, Dry Moor, Benny Hill, Syke Nab, Hollingworth Lake.

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Walk wy139 Blackstone Edge and Dog Hill (Rishworth Moor) from Ryburn Reservoir

Rugged gritstone country and wild moors

Vital Statistics:

Length:	11.25ml (18km)
Ascent:	1,631ft (497m)
Time:	5.75hrs
Grade:		(Moderate)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk wy139 Blackstone Edge and Dog Hill (Rishworth Moor) from Ryburn Reservoir pdf

Route Summary:

- Ryburn Reservoir, River Ryburn, Higher Wormaid, Grey Stone Height, Cat Moss, Rishworth Moor, Warm Withens Hill, Rishworth Drain, Rag Sapling Clough, Blackstone Edge Moor, Old Packhorse Road, Dick Slack, The Aiggin Stone, The Pennine Way, Blackstone Edge, Robin Hoods Bed, Sun End, Redmires, White Isles, Lads Grave, M62, Green Withens Reservoir, Green Withens Edge, Dog Hill (Rishworth Moor), Blackwood Edge, Blackwood Farm, Hutch Brook, Ryburn Reservoir.

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Blackstone Edge

Christine Shepherd walked up on May 4th, 2019 [from/via/route] Walked from Hollingworth Lake Visitor's Centre using walk gm102 [with] On my own [weather] Fine and dry. - A short walk but well worth the effort for the great views and amazing stones on Blackstone Edge.

Margaret Richards climbed on April 14th, 2011 [from/via/route] Green Withens to Blackstone Edge [with] Don

Chris Faulkner bagged on July 2nd, 2016 [from/via/route] 3rd day of Pennine Way [with] Michelle chandler [weather] Wet

Louis Smith, Paul Woodburn and Geoffrey Robertshaw have all walked, climbed & bagged Blackstone Edge.

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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Blackstone Edge

The Aiggin Stone plaque and cairn on Blackstone Edge

Photo: Sue Sutcliffe (2)

On Blackstone Edge near Rochdale on Easter Saturday 2013

Photo: Geraldine Boocock (1)

On Blackstone Edge summit

Photo: Gordon Leather (36)

Littleborough and Hollingworth Lake from the summit of Blackstone Edge

Photo: Christine Shepherd (787)

The Aiggin Stone on Blackstone Edge

Photo: Sue Sutcliffe (1)

The Jubilee Walkers on top of Blackstone Edge above Littleborough

Photo: David Morecroft (13)

My son Ben Collier (12) on top of Blackstone Edge

Photo: Bob Collier (1)

Hollingworth Lake from a stone hollowed out by the weather on Blackstone Edge summit

Photo: Gordon Leather (34)

The Aiggin Stone, Blackstone Edge Moor

Photo: Gordon Leather (31)

The clitter on Blackstone Edge summit

Photo: Gordon Leather (35)

. . . see all 16 walk photographs & pictures of views from, on or of Blackstone Edge

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