Lose Hill (Ward's Piece)
476m (1562ft)
The Dark Peak Area, The Peak District, Derbyshire, England
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Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) emerging from a temperature inversion - seen from Winhill Pike (Win Hill)
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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
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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
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Lose Hill (Ward's Piece)
David Peebles walked up 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 it 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
Anna White conquered it on February 8th, 2020 [from/via/route] Castleton via Winnats Pass & Mam Tor [with] Friend [weather] Windy & Cold
Adrian Garside scaled on September 8th, 2019 [from/via/route] Parked in Mam Tor cark park at 6am & was at the top to see the sun rise. Then walked down to Bact Tor & Lose Hill [weather] Bright sometimes, grey others. Windy & chilly.
Dave Gay walked up on June 22nd, 2019 [from/via/route] Hope Station - Lose Hill - Back Tor - Mam Tor - Edale Station [with] Josh Boyd, Sean Holt, Laura [weather] Dry & sunny - March for Men sponsored walk
Stephen Eddy climbed it on April 19th, 2019 [from/via/route] Hope, via edale [with] Jo Allen, Jack Eddy [weather] Sunny
Michael Lee bagged it on June 10th, 2013 [from/via/route] Hope to Lose Hill to Back Tor to Hollins Cross to Mam Tor to Castleton to Hope.! [with] Jill [weather] Dry sunny, - Lovely walk.. Lots of cafes too!
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Lose Hill (Ward's Piece)
Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) and The Vale of Edale from the summit of Grindslow Knoll (Kinder Scout)
Mam Tor, and Back Tor (Hollins Cross) from Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) Tree on Back Tor (Hollins Cross) from Hollins Cross during a winter temperature inversion
Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) and Ladybower Reservoir from Winhill Pike (Win Hill)
The Hope Valley (left), Mam Tor, The Vale of Edale and Kinder Scout (right) from Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) in arctic snow conditions
Hollins Cross, Barker Bank, Backtor Nook, Back Tor (Hollins Cross) and Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) from Mam Tor
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)
Hollins Cross, Back Tor (Hollins Cross) and Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) from Mam Tor during a temperature inversion
Kinder Scout, Mam Tor and Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) from Burton Bole End (Abney Moor)
Mam Tor (centre left) from the upper slopes of Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) in heavy snow
Kinder Scout and The Vale of Edale in deep snow from the Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) ridge
Me and my son in Castleton with Back Tor (Hollins Cross) (left) and Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) (right) in the background
The Hope Valley and Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) (right) from Winhill Pike (Win Hill) summit
The High Peak District, Eldon Hill, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Rushup Edge, Kinder Scout, The Vale of Edale, Edale, Mam Tor, Hollins Cross, Back Tor (Hollins Cross) and Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) from Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge)
Fats Anderson, Jimbles and Big Truck on the summit of Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) in arctic snow conditions
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