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High Wheeldon
422m (1385ft)

The White Peak Area, The Peak District, Derbyshire, England

The summit of High Wheeldon is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.


Record High Wheeldon as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered


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You can find High Wheeldon & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

The Peak District National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL24 The Peak District - White Peak area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

119 Buxton & Matlock, Bakewell & Dove Dale


See High Wheeldon and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:

See High Wheeldon and the surrounding tops on our downloadable PDF Peak Bagging Map:


You can walk to the top of High Wheeldon by using any of these 3 easy‑to‑follow route maps:
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Walk s215 Earl Sterndale from Longnor

Easy dale walking with moorland views

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 4.5ml (7km)
Ascent:834ft (254m)
Time:2½ hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 3 Icon (Easy)
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Walk s204 Hollinsclough, Earl Sterndale and Pilsbury Castle Hills from Longnor

Superb moorland views with a bit of up and down

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 14.5ml (23.5km)
Ascent:3,049ft (929m)
Time:8½ hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 5 Icon (Moderate)
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Walk d259 Hurdlow, High Wheeldon, Crowdecote, Upper Dove Dale and Pilsbury Castle Hills from Monyash

The lovely Derbyshire Dales

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 10.25ml (16.5km)
Ascent:1,453ft (443m)
Time:5.25hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 6 Icon (Moderate)

Other walkers who hiked, climbed, bagged and summited High Wheeldon Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged High Wheeldon

Mark Davidson walked up High Wheeldon on October 10th, 2010 [from/via/route] Walk d259 Hurdlow, High Wheeldon, Crowdecote, Upper Dove Dale & Pilsbury Castle Hills from Monyash [with] Alone [weather] Nice & sunny

Sharron Barker climbed High Wheeldon on April 24th, 2016 [weather] CLOUD

Lucy Perchard bagged High Wheeldon on November 12th, 2017 [from/via/route] From Earl Sterndale, along High Edge, up Hollins Hill & then along the Chrome & Parkhouse Hill ridges before finishing with a climb up High Wheeldon [with] Tony [weather] Blue skies but surprisingly windy on the ridges when elsewhere was quite calm - Fantastic walk

Andrew Joss hiked High Wheeldon on May 26th, 2014 [from/via/route] Longnor [with] Barbara [weather] Sunny - Fantastic 360 degree views

Louise Sandwith and Patrick Rogozinski have both walked, climbed & bagged High Wheeldon.

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