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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 19¾mls (31.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,757ft (840m) | |
| Time: | 9¾hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route outline for walk d298:
Ladybower Reservoir - Fairholmes Car Park - Ashopton - Whinstone Lee Tor - Hurkling Stones - Wheel Stones - White Tor (Derwent Edge) - Salt Cellar (Boulder) - Derwent Edge - Dove Stone (Boulder) - Dovestones Tor - Cakes of Bread - Bradfield Gate Head - Back Tor (Derwent Edge) - Abbey Brook - High Peak - Howden Moors - Featherbed Moss (Howden Edge) - High Stones (Howden Moor) - Margery Hill - Outer Edge - Crow Stones - Crow Stones Edge - Airspeed Consul TF-RPM Plane Wreckage - Broadhead Clough - Cranberry Bed - Bull Clough - Cranberry Clough - Slippery Stones - Packhorse Bridge (River Derwent) - Howden Reservoir - Cold Side (Howden Reservoir) - Derwent Reservoir - Fairholmes Car Park - Ladybower Reservoir
Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:
The odd shaped lumps of rock strewn across so many of the South West's tors are collectively known as 'clitter'.
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
 0 English Mountains |
 0 Wainwrights |
 0 English Nuttalls |
 2 English Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 0 Marilyns |
 3 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is High Stones (Howden Moor) at 548m (1798ft). High Stones (Howden Moor) is also known as an English Dewey (75th highest in England, 172nd in England & Wales)
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Margery Hill at 546m (1791ft). Margery Hill is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Margery Hill is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
You will also reach the summit of Featherbed Moss (Howden Edge) at 545m (1788ft). Featherbed Moss (Howden Edge) is known as an English Bridget.
Along the way you will also bag:
- Outer Edge at 541m (1775ft). Outer Edge is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Outer Edge is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
- Back Tor (Derwent Edge) at 538m (1766ft). Back Tor (Derwent Edge) is classified as an English Dewey (97th highest in England, 219th highest in England & Wales). The summit of Back Tor (Derwent Edge) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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) |
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk d298 Back Tor and Margery Hill from Fairholmes Car Park, Ladybower Reservoir
In no particular order . . .
Wreckage of the crashed Airspeed Consul TF-RPM aircraft on Crow Stones Edge
Wreckage of the crashed Airspeed Consul TF-RPM aircraft on Crow Stones Edge
Wreckage of the crashed Airspeed Consul TF-RPM aircraft on Crow Stones Edge
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