Walk l142 Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Upper Barn

Manchester's nearest big hill


Route outline for walk l142:

Rivington Upper Barn  -  Pigeon Tower (Rivington Moor)  -  Catter Nab  -  Noon Hill Slack  -  Moor Bottom  -  Winter Hill (Rivington Moor)  -  Crooked Edge Hill  -  Two Lads (Rivington Moor)  -  Pike Cottage  -  Brown Hill (Rivington Moor)  -  Rivington Pike  -  Pigeon Tower (Rivington Moor)  -  Rivington Upper Barn




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) at 456m (1497ft). Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) is classified as an English Marilyn (85th highest in England, 1093rd highest in the UK). The summit of Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.


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


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

287 West Pennine Moors, Blackburn, Darwen & Accrington


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

109 Manchester, Bolton & Warrington


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk l142 Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Upper Barn

In no particular order . . .

Walk l142 Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Upper Barn - Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) summit

Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) summit

Photo: Bren Allsop (1)

Walk l142 Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Upper Barn - Yarrow Reservoir and Anglezarke Reservoir from Winter Hill (Rivington Moor)

Yarrow Reservoir and Anglezarke Reservoir from Winter Hill (Rivington Moor)

Photo: Gill Ratcliffe (3)

Walk l142 Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Upper Barn - Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) summit trig point

Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) summit trig point

Photo: Mike Walker (14)

Walk l142 Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Upper Barn - Pigeon Tower (Rivington Moor)

Pigeon Tower (Rivington Moor)

Photo: Gill Ratcliffe (4)

Walk l142 Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Upper Barn - Rivington Country Park

Rivington Country Park

Photo: Gill Ratcliffe (1)

Walk l142 Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Upper Barn - Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) from Two Lads (Rivington Moor)

Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) from Two Lads (Rivington Moor)

Photo: Mike Walker (23)

Walk l142 Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Upper Barn - Memorial on Winter Hill (Rivington Moor)

Memorial on Winter Hill (Rivington Moor)

Photo: Mike Walker (17)

Walk l142 Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Upper Barn - Great Hill and Spitlers Edge from Winter Hill (Rivington Moor)

Great Hill and Spitlers Edge from Winter Hill (Rivington Moor)

Photo: Mike Walker (12)

Walk l142 Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Upper Barn - The tall TV mast on the summit of Winter Hill (Rivington Moor)

The tall TV mast on the summit of Winter Hill (Rivington Moor)

Photo: Mike Walker (18)

Walk l142 Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Upper Barn - Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) from Rivington Pike

Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) from Rivington Pike

Photo: Mike Walker (21)

Walk l142 Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Upper Barn - Rivington Reservoir from Winter Hill (Rivington Moor)

Rivington Reservoir from Winter Hill (Rivington Moor)

Photo: Gill Ratcliffe (2)

Walk l142 Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Upper Barn - Rivington Reservoir from the path up Rivington Pike

Rivington Reservoir from the path up Rivington Pike

Photo: Amanda Shaw (1)

Walk l142 Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Upper Barn - Woodland path above Rivington Upper Barn

Woodland path above Rivington Upper Barn

Photo: Mike Walker (8)

Walk l142 Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Upper Barn - The huge mast on the summit of Winter Hill (Rivington Moor)

The huge mast on the summit of Winter Hill (Rivington Moor)

Photo: Ken Aitkin (1)

Walk l142 Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Upper Barn - The tower on Rivington Pike

The tower on Rivington Pike

Photo: Daniel Coverdale (1)

Walk l142 Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Upper Barn - Pigeon Tower (Rivington Moor)

Pigeon Tower (Rivington Moor)

Photo: Mike Walker (9)

Walk l142 Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Upper Barn - Snow on Winter Hill (Rivington Moor)

Snow on Winter Hill (Rivington Moor)

Photo: Mike Walker (13)

Walk l142 Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Upper Barn - Rivington Pike

Rivington Pike

Photo: Mike Walker (22)

Walk l142 Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Upper Barn - Pigeon Tower (Rivington Moor) with Rivington Reservoir in the distance

Pigeon Tower (Rivington Moor) with Rivington Reservoir in the distance

Photo: Mike Walker (11)

Walk l142 Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Upper Barn - Pigeon Tower (Rivington Moor)

Pigeon Tower (Rivington Moor)

Photo: Mike Walker (10)


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