Walk d114 Alport Castles and Bleaklow Stones from Fairholmes Car Park, Ladybower Reservoir

Rough & wild with one steep ascent


Route outline for walk d114:

Ladybower Reservoir  -  Fairholmes Car Park  -  Derwent Reservoir  -  Howden Reservoir  -  Fagney Clough  -  Ridgewalk Moor  -  Barrow Stones  -  Bleaklow Stones (Bleaklow Hill)  -  Alport Moor  -  West End Moor  -  Birchin Hat  -  Alport Castles  -  Rowlee Pasture  -  Lockerbrook Heights  -  Lockerbrook Farm  -  Fairholmes Car Park  -  Ladybower Reservoir




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
0
English
Mountains
Wainwright
0
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
0
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
0
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
0
Marilyns
Bridget
2
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Bleaklow Stones (Bleaklow Hill) at 628m (2061ft). Bleaklow Stones (Bleaklow Hill) is known as an English Bridget.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Barrow Stones at 591m (1940ft). Barrow Stones is known as an English Bridget.


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

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk d114 Alport Castles and Bleaklow Stones from Fairholmes Car Park, Ladybower Reservoir

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Walk d114 Alport Castles and Bleaklow Stones from Fairholmes Car Park, Ladybower Reservoir - On Bleaklow Hill

On Bleaklow Hill

Photo: Steve Horne (10)

Walk d114 Alport Castles and Bleaklow Stones from Fairholmes Car Park, Ladybower Reservoir - Autumn sunshine on Derwent Reservoir

Autumn sunshine on Derwent Reservoir

Photo: Marty Byrne (3)

Walk d114 Alport Castles and Bleaklow Stones from Fairholmes Car Park, Ladybower Reservoir - Howden Reservoir

Howden Reservoir

Photo: Renata Edge (7)

Walk d114 Alport Castles and Bleaklow Stones from Fairholmes Car Park, Ladybower Reservoir - Alport Castles, Rowlee Pasture

Alport Castles, Rowlee Pasture

Photo: Ray Foster (8)

Walk d114 Alport Castles and Bleaklow Stones from Fairholmes Car Park, Ladybower Reservoir - Fagney Clough

Fagney Clough

Photo: Ian Windle (55)

Walk d114 Alport Castles and Bleaklow Stones from Fairholmes Car Park, Ladybower Reservoir - The Tower at Alport Castles in the snow with Kinder Scout in the background

The Tower at Alport Castles in the snow with Kinder Scout in the background

Photo: Jim Worley (3)

Walk d114 Alport Castles and Bleaklow Stones from Fairholmes Car Park, Ladybower Reservoir - Path to Alport from Derwent Reservoir in the Upper Derwent Valley in the snow

Path to Alport from Derwent Reservoir in the Upper Derwent Valley in the snow

Photo: Dave Roper (2)

Walk d114 Alport Castles and Bleaklow Stones from Fairholmes Car Park, Ladybower Reservoir - Alport Castles

Alport Castles

Photo: Steve Horne (3)

Walk d114 Alport Castles and Bleaklow Stones from Fairholmes Car Park, Ladybower Reservoir - Alport Dale from Alport Castles

Alport Dale from Alport Castles

Photo: Steve Horne (5)

Walk d114 Alport Castles and Bleaklow Stones from Fairholmes Car Park, Ladybower Reservoir - Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) and Back Tor (Hollins Cross) from Rowlee Pasture in the snow

Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) and Back Tor (Hollins Cross) from Rowlee Pasture in the snow

Photo: Jim Worley (2)

Walk d114 Alport Castles and Bleaklow Stones from Fairholmes Car Park, Ladybower Reservoir - Bamford Moor from Ladybower Reservoir

Bamford Moor from Ladybower Reservoir

Photo: Ben Stafford (1)

Walk d114 Alport Castles and Bleaklow Stones from Fairholmes Car Park, Ladybower Reservoir - Howden Reservoir

Howden Reservoir

Photo: Renata Edge (4)

Walk d114 Alport Castles and Bleaklow Stones from Fairholmes Car Park, Ladybower Reservoir - Kinder Scout from The Tower, Alport Castles in the snow

Kinder Scout from The Tower, Alport Castles in the snow

Photo: Richard Hooper (2)

Walk d114 Alport Castles and Bleaklow Stones from Fairholmes Car Park, Ladybower Reservoir - Me, Bradders and my nephew David during a snow blizzard on Bleaklow Head (Bleaklow Hill)

Me, Bradders and my nephew David during a snow blizzard on Bleaklow Head (Bleaklow Hill)

Photo: Dave Papworth (3)

Walk d114 Alport Castles and Bleaklow Stones from Fairholmes Car Park, Ladybower Reservoir - Ladybower Reservoir from above Derwent Dam

Ladybower Reservoir from above Derwent Dam

Photo: Marty Byrne (2)

Walk d114 Alport Castles and Bleaklow Stones from Fairholmes Car Park, Ladybower Reservoir - Howden Reservoir overflow

Howden Reservoir overflow

Photo: Bob Ferguson (42)

Walk d114 Alport Castles and Bleaklow Stones from Fairholmes Car Park, Ladybower Reservoir - Sign on the shores of Howden Reservoir and Derwent Reservoir

Sign on the shores of Howden Reservoir and Derwent Reservoir

Photo: Michael Davidson (104)

Walk d114 Alport Castles and Bleaklow Stones from Fairholmes Car Park, Ladybower Reservoir - Derwent Dam and Ladybower Reservoir

Derwent Dam and Ladybower Reservoir

Photo: Nick Snape (2)

Walk d114 Alport Castles and Bleaklow Stones from Fairholmes Car Park, Ladybower Reservoir - Howden Reservoir at Low Water

Howden Reservoir at Low Water

Photo: Bob Ferguson (43)


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