Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden

Easy to follow paths across wild moorland


Route outline for walk d205:

Crowden  -  Crowden Brook  -  The Pennine Way  -  Highstone Rocks  -  Span Gutter  -  Rakes Rocks  -  Oakenclough Brook  -  Laddow Moss  -  Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks)  -  Near Broadslate  -  Sliddens  -  Dun Hill  -  Black Hill (Soldier's Lump)  -  Tooleyshaw Moss  -  Tooleyshaw Moor  -  White Low  -  Westend Moss  -  Hey Moss  -  Hey Edge  -  Crowden




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
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English
Mountains
Wainwright
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Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
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English
Nuttalls
Dewey
2
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
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Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
1
Marilyn
Bridget
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Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) at 582m (1910ft). Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) is also known as an English Dewey (28th highest in England, 66th in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (55th highest in England, 795th highest in the UK). The summit of Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point. Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) is the highest point in the county of West Yorkshire.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) at 542m (1779ft). Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) is also known as an English Dewey (90th highest in England, 204th in England & Wales)

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.


You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

The Peak District National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL1 The Peak District - Dark Peak area


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

110 Sheffield & Huddersfield, Glossop & Holmfirth


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden

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Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - Approaching Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks)

Approaching Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks)

Photo: Peter Ellis (3)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - Torside Reservoir from Hey Edge

Torside Reservoir from Hey Edge

Photo: Geoff Smithson (17)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - Crowden Great Brook and Crowden from Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks)

Crowden Great Brook and Crowden from Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks)

Photo: Geoff Smithson (10)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) summit cairn and pole

Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) summit cairn and pole

Photo: Christine Shepherd (801)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - Sunshine on The Pennine Way on Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) looking towards Black Hill (Soldier's Lump)

Sunshine on The Pennine Way on Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) looking towards Black Hill (Soldier's Lump)

Photo: Simon Jacks (30)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - Bareholme Moss and Crowden (right) from Oakenclough Brook

Bareholme Moss and Crowden (right) from Oakenclough Brook

Photo: Simon Jacks (24)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - Laddow Rocks with Bleaklow Hill beyond from Black Hill (Soldier's Lump)

Laddow Rocks with Bleaklow Hill beyond from Black Hill (Soldier's Lump)

Photo: Mike Hart (4)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - Bareholme Moss and Hey Moss from near Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks)

Bareholme Moss and Hey Moss from near Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks)

Photo: Geoff Smithson (4)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - Crowden from Hey Edge

Crowden from Hey Edge

Photo: Pete Shapter (8)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - The spoil heaps above Brookholes Wood, Crowden

The spoil heaps above Brookholes Wood, Crowden

Photo: Simon Jacks (20)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - The glorious view of the Crowden Brook Valley from Laddow Rocks

The glorious view of the Crowden Brook Valley from Laddow Rocks

Photo: Christine Shepherd (802)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - Bareholme Moss and Holme Moss TV Mast from near Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks)

Bareholme Moss and Holme Moss TV Mast from near Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks)

Photo: Geoff Smithson (8)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - Approaching Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) (left) and Laddow Rocks

Approaching Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) (left) and Laddow Rocks

Photo: Simon Jacks (25)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - Bleaklow Hill and Lad's Leap from Tooleyshaw Moor

Bleaklow Hill and Lad's Leap from Tooleyshaw Moor

Photo: Peter Ellis (9)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - Approaching Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks)

Approaching Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks)

Photo: Geoff Smithson (6)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - The Pennine Way on Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks)

The Pennine Way on Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks)

Photo: Simon Jacks (27)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - Hey Edge from Westend Moss

Hey Edge from Westend Moss

Photo: Pete Shapter (7)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - Crowden and Woodhead & Torside Reservoirs from Hey Edge

Crowden and Woodhead & Torside Reservoirs from Hey Edge

Photo: Peter Ellis (10)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - Descending towards Crowden from Westend Moss

Descending towards Crowden from Westend Moss

Photo: Simon Jacks (47)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - Woodhouse Reservoir from Highstone Rocks

Woodhouse Reservoir from Highstone Rocks

Photo: Mike Watson (9)


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