Walk d122 Bleaklow Head (Bleaklow Hill) and Higher Shelf Stones from the Snake Pass

Vital Statistics:

Length:	5¼mls (8.5km)
Ascent:	630ft (192m)
Time:	2½hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk d122:

Snake Pass  -  (A57)  -  The Pennine Way  -  Bleaklow Head (Bleaklow Hill)  -  The The Wain Stones (or Kissing Stones)  -  Higher Shelf Stones  -  A57 Snake Pass.

Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

The plane wreckage 150m north-east of Higher Shelf Stones belongs to a Boeing RB-29A Superfortress No. 44-61999 which crashed about 11am on 3rd November 1948 while descending through the clouds. All 13 crew members died. It belonged to the 16th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 91st Reconnaissance Group, 311th Air Division, Strategic Air Command, USAF.

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

1 English Mountain

0 Wainwrights

2 English Nuttalls

0 English Deweys

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

0 Marilyns

0 Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Bleaklow Head (Bleaklow Hill) at 633m (2077ft). Bleaklow Head (Bleaklow Hill) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (159th highest in England, 271st highest in England & Wales)

Bleaklow Head (Bleaklow Hill) is also known as an English Nuttall (212th highest in England, 364th highest in England & Wales). The summit of Bleaklow Head (Bleaklow Hill) is marked by a large cairn with a wooden pole stuck in it. The famous Wain Stones lie 250m SW of the summit.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Higher Shelf Stones at 622m (2041ft). Higher Shelf Stones is also known as an English Nuttall (229th highest in England, 398th highest in England & Wales). The summit of Higher Shelf Stones is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Pennine Way, a 404km (251 miles) linear footpath connecting Edale in Derbyshire, England with Kirk Yetholm in The Borders, Scotland. The Pennine Way is waymarked by a National Trail Acorn. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Pennine Way.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk d122 Bleaklow Head (Bleaklow Hill) and Higher Shelf Stones from the Snake Pass

In no particular order . . .

The Wain Stones (or Kissing Stones) on Bleaklow Head (Bleaklow Hill)

Photo: Christine Shepherd (191)

The Northern Edge of Kinder Scout taken from Higher Shelf Stones, looking SW to the Snake Pass (A57).

Photo: Judi Friend (1)

The Wain Stones near Bleaklow Head (Bleaklow Hill)

Photo: Andy Holliday (1)

War time Graffiti on Higher Shelf Stones

Photo: Christine Shepherd (187)

Bleaklow Bog!

Photo: Christine Shepherd (190)

On Bleaklow Hill

Photo: Steve Horne (10)

19th Centuary Grafitti on Higher Shelf Stones

Photo: Norman Howarth (10)

*The Devils Dyke from Higher Shelf Stones

Photo: Kevin Lavelle (5)

Plane Wreckage from the crashed flying fortress on Higher Shelf Stones.

Photo: Christine Shepherd (189)

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