Black Hill (Soldier's Lump)
582m (1910ft)

The Dark Peak Area, The Peak District, West Yorkshire, England

Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) is the highest point in the county of West Yorkshire.

The summit of Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

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You can find Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

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

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

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Black Hill (Soldier's Lump)

Patrick Molloy walked up on May 5th, 2022 [from/via/route] Parked at Torside. Out & back [with] Nadia [weather] Cloudy, warm

Tony Halliday climbed on April 3rd, 2021 [from/via/route] Croyden car park via black chew to black hill back over peat bogs [with] Sally Halliday Jimmy George and boo [weather] Started off very cool & windy up top but as we descended the sun came out & the layers came off - Steep start then levelled off first half of walk east to follow path over penine way second half took some navigating over peat bogs which would be fun in the winter !

Mark Pritchard bagged on September 25th, 2020 [from/via/route] Walk from Brownhill Resevoir, through Holme, over Digley Dam, up to Black Hill Trig Point, past Transmitter, over Twizle Head Moss to crossley Plantation & back to res [with] Tim Bailey [weather] Good sunny day but very windy on the high ground

Mike Walker hiked on March 6th, 2003 [from/via/route] Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) & Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden [with] T, AS [weather] OK

Christine Shepherd summited on January 5th, 2019 [from/via/route] Walked up via the Kirklees Way & down by the Pennine Way from Wessenden Head. [with] On my own [weather] Cold & quite dull but dry - I was going to walk wy176 but as the forecast was doubtful I climbed Black Fell first had my lunch in the car & then had a lovely walk down to the Reservoirs & back by the same route.

Margaret Richards conquered on July 25th, 2011 [from/via/route] wy176 Black Hill & Black Moss Reservoir from Wessenden Head [with] Don [weather] Misty at times - boggy on old Pennine way part particularly

Louis Smith scaled during July, 2016 [from/via/route] guessed date

Geoffrey Robertshaw walked up on August 22nd, 2017 [from/via/route] A635 [weather] Nice - Great Views

Chris Faulkner climbed on July 1st, 2016 [from/via/route] 2nd day of Pennine Way [with] Michelle chandler [weather] Wet

Ian Barker bagged on December 10th, 2010 [with] Peter Godfrey

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