Walk l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane

Popular mountain walk close to Manchester


Route outline for walk l217:

Rivington Lane Car Park  -  Lever Park  -  The Castle (Lower Rivington Reservoir)  -  Lower Rivington Reservoir  -  Great House Information Centre  -  Rivington Hall  -  Rivington Cottage  -  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  -  Higher Knoll  -  Rivington Lane Car Park




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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Mountains
Wainwright
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Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
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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 l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane

In no particular order . . .

Walk l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - Path through Lever Park from Rivington Lane Car Park

Path through Lever Park from Rivington Lane Car Park

Photo: Mike Walker (1)

Walk l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - The Castle (Lower Rivington Reservoir)

The Castle (Lower Rivington Reservoir)

Photo: Mike Walker (3)

Walk l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - Rivington Country Park

Rivington Country Park

Photo: Gill Ratcliffe (1)

Walk l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - Lower Rivington Reservoir

Lower Rivington Reservoir

Photo: Mike Walker (5)

Walk l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - The Castle (Lower Rivington Reservoir)

The Castle (Lower Rivington Reservoir)

Photo: Mike Walker (2)

Walk l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - Pigeon Tower (Rivington Moor)

Pigeon Tower (Rivington Moor)

Photo: Gill Ratcliffe (4)

Walk l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - Lower Rivington Reservoir

Lower Rivington Reservoir

Photo: Des Ellwood (24)

Walk l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - Woodland path above Rivington Cottage

Woodland path above Rivington Cottage

Photo: Mike Walker (7)

Walk l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) from Rivington Pike

Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) from Rivington Pike

Photo: Mike Walker (21)

Walk l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - 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 l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - Rivington Reservoir from Winter Hill (Rivington Moor)

Rivington Reservoir from Winter Hill (Rivington Moor)

Photo: Gill Ratcliffe (2)

Walk l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - Snow on Winter Hill (Rivington Moor)

Snow on Winter Hill (Rivington Moor)

Photo: Mike Walker (13)

Walk l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - Lower Rivington Reservoir from Rivington Pike

Lower Rivington Reservoir from Rivington Pike

Photo: Mike Walker (20)

Walk l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - Memorial on Winter Hill (Rivington Moor)

Memorial on Winter Hill (Rivington Moor)

Photo: Mike Walker (17)

Walk l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - 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 l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - The tower on Rivington Pike

The tower on Rivington Pike

Photo: Daniel Coverdale (1)

Walk l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - Lower Rivington Reservoir shore path

Lower Rivington Reservoir shore path

Photo: Mike Walker (4)

Walk l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - Telecommunications tower on Winter Hill (Rivington Moor)

Telecommunications tower on Winter Hill (Rivington Moor)

Photo: Mike Walker (15)

Walk l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - 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 l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - Warning sign on Winter Hill (Rivington Moor)

Warning sign on Winter Hill (Rivington Moor)

Photo: Mike Walker (16)

Walk l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) from Two Lads (Rivington Moor)

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

Photo: Mike Walker (23)

Walk l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - Woodland path above Rivington Hall

Woodland path above Rivington Hall

Photo: Mike Walker (6)

Walk l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - 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 l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - Pigeon Tower (Rivington Moor)

Pigeon Tower (Rivington Moor)

Photo: Mike Walker (10)

Walk l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - Woodland path above Rivington Upper Barn

Woodland path above Rivington Upper Barn

Photo: Mike Walker (8)

Walk l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - Pigeon Tower (Rivington Moor)

Pigeon Tower (Rivington Moor)

Photo: Mike Walker (9)

Walk l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) summit

Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) summit

Photo: Bren Allsop (1)

Walk l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - The three cairns on the summit of Two Lads (Rivington Moor)

The three cairns on the summit of Two Lads (Rivington Moor)

Photo: Mike Walker (19)

Walk l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - Rivington Pike

Rivington Pike

Photo: Mike Walker (22)

Walk l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) summit trig point

Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) summit trig point

Photo: Mike Walker (14)

Walk l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - 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 l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - Lower Rivington Reservoir

Lower Rivington Reservoir

Photo: Des Ellwood (40)

Walk l217 Lever Park, Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) and Rivington Pike from Rivington Lane - Rivington Reservoir from the path up Rivington Pike

Rivington Reservoir from the path up Rivington Pike

Photo: Amanda Shaw (1)


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