Blackstone Edge
472m (1549ft)
The South Pennines and The Forest of Bowland, Greater Manchester, England
Blackstone Edge is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
| OS Explorer Map OL21 | |
| 1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers) |
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| OS Landranger Map 110 | |
| 1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers) |
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Blackstone Edge is on Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List:
Walk gm102 Blackstone Edge from Hollingworth Lake
Fine views - though can be windy(!)
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6.25ml (10km) | |
| Ascent: | 1,017ft (310m) | |
| Time: | 3½ hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
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.
Walk wy139 Blackstone Edge and Dog Hill (Rishworth Moor) from Ryburn Reservoir
Rugged gritstone country and wild moors
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.25ml (18km) | |
| Ascent: | 1,631ft (497m) | |
| Time: | 5.75hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
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.
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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Hollingworth Lake from a stone hollowed out by the weather on Blackstone Edge summit
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