Route outline for walk d164:
Woodhead Tunnel - Far Black Clough - Swains Head - Swains Greave - Barrow Stones - Grinah Stones - Bleaklow Stones (Bleaklow Hill) - Bleaklow Head (Bleaklow Hill) - The Wain Stones (or Kissing Stones) - The Pennine Way - Joseph Patch - John Track Well - Torside Clough - Peaknaze Moor - Reaps Farm - The Longdendale Trail - Torside Reservoir - Woodhead Reservoir - Woodhead Tunnel.
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
![]() 1 English Mountain |
![]() 0 Wainwrights |
![]() 1 English Nuttall |
![]() 0 English Deweys |
![]() 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
![]() 0 Marilyns |
![]() 2 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) (158th highest in England, 270th highest in England & Wales). Bleaklow Head (Bleaklow Hill) is also known as an English Nuttall (213th highest in England, 366th highest in England & Wales).
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Bleaklow Stones (Bleaklow Hill) at 628m (2061ft). Bleaklow Stones (Bleaklow Hill) is known as a Bridget.
You will also reach the summit of Barrow Stones at 591m (1940ft). Barrow Stones is known as a Bridget.
This walk is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
OS Explorer Map OL1 | |
1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers) |
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OS Landranger Map 110 | |
1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers) |
Some Photos and Pictures from Walk d164 Barrow Stones, Grinah Stones, Bleaklow Stones and Bleaklow Head (Bleaklow Hill) from Woodhead
In no particular order . . .

Me dismounting The Cioch (or Cioch Buttress) on the South West ridge of Sgurr Sgumain (Sgurr Alasdair) in The Cuillin Hills, Isle fo Skye

Hollins Cross, Back Tor (Hollins Cross) and Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) from Mam Tor

Back Tor (Hollins Cross) from Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) with Mam Tor and Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) beyond during a winter temperature inversion

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

Mellbreak taken in the evening sunlight from the Kirkstile Inn in Loweswater Village

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

Stream above Dyserth Waterfall (Rhaeadr Dyserth)
from the North Wales Path, Dyserth

On the lower slopes of Ben Nevis with Meall an t-Suidhe and Lochan Meall an t-Suidhe in the background

Me jumping for joy at the great view from at Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh, with Edinburgh Castle in the background

Looking down Glen Sligachan from the start of the pinnacle ridge at Sgurr nan Gilliean

Harter Fell (Eskdale) (right) and Green Crag (Ulpha Fell) (left) from Great Worm Crag
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