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.

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Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) is on Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Explorer Map OL1

1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers)

OS Landranger Map 110

1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers)

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

Mark Pritchard walked up 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 and back to res [with] Tim Bailey [weather] Good sunny day but very windy on the high ground

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

Christine Shepherd bagged on January 5th, 2019 [from/via/route] Walked up via the Kirklees Way and down by the Pennine Way from Wessenden Head. [with] On my own [weather] Cold and 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 and then had a lovely walk down to the Reservoirs and back by the same route.

Margaret Richards hiked 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 summited during July, 2016 [from/via/route] guessed date

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

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

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

Andrew Else climbed on July 26th, 2016 [weather] Overcast

Andrew Heath bagged during September, 1998 [from/via/route] Edale [with] David [weather] Sunny

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