Lose Hill (Ward's Piece)
476m (1562ft)
The Dark Peak Area, The Peak District, Derbyshire, England
Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) emerging from a temperature inversion - seen from Winhill Pike (Win Hill)
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You can walk/hike to the top of Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) by using either of these 2 easy‑to‑follow route maps:
Walk d224 Lose Hill from Edale
Easy ascent to superb ridge walk
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.25ml (13km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,532ft (467m) |
| Time: | 4½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Edale - Small Clough - Hardenclough Farm - Greenlands - Hollins Cross - Back Tor (Hollins Cross) - Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) - Hope - The River Noe - Normans Farm - Edale End - Carr House - Nether Booth - Ollerbrook Booth - The Vale of Edale - Edale
Walk d118 Lose Hill (Ward's Piece), Back Tor (Hollins Cross) and Castleton from Hope
Superb views of the Vale of Edale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.5mls (15km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,588ft (484m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Hope - Townhead Bridge - Losehill End - Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) - Back Tor (Hollins Cross) - Barker Bank - Hollins Cross - Mam Tor Farm - Knowlgate Farm - Odin Sitch - Castleton - Hollowford Centre - Spring House Farm - Hope
See Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:
The Dark Peak Area of The Peak District National Park
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See Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) and the surrounding tops on our unique, downloadable, PDF Peak Bagging Map:
NB: Whether you print off a copy or download it to your phone, this PDF Peak Baggers' Map might prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal.
You can find Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, scaled, summited, hiked & bagged Lose Hill (Ward's Piece)
David Peebles walked up Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) on March 30th, 2024 [from/via/route] In layby [with] Solo [weather] Great sunny evening walk - Great walk.
hannah1507 climbed it on February 25th, 2024 [from/via/route] From Castleton club campsite [with] Dan
Ruth Mcfarlane bagged it during August, 2023 [from/via/route] Edale to Hope [with] myself
Patrick Molloy hiked Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) on November 17th, 2020 [from/via/route] Parked at Mam Tor Car Park. via Hollin's Cross on to Lose Hill [with] With Nadia [weather] Cool, Cloudy, Drizzle
Gill Bates summited on July 16th, 2018 [from/via/route] from Castleton along the Great Ridge
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on, or of, Lose Hill (Ward's Piece)
The Great Ridge - Rushup Edge, Mam Tor, Hollins Cross, Back Tor (Hollins Cross) and Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) from Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge)
Mozzer on Back Tor (Hollins Cross) with Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) in the background
Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) and The Vale of Edale from the summit of Grindslow Knoll (Kinder Scout)
Me and my son in Castleton with Back Tor (Hollins Cross) (left) and Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) (right) in the background
Mam Tor, Hollins Cross, Back Tor (Hollins Cross) in deep snow on the Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) ridge
Hollins Cross, Back Tor (Hollins Cross) and Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) from Mam Tor during a temperature inversion
. . . see all 46 walk photographs & pictures of views from, on, or of, Lose Hill (Ward's Piece)
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