Sponds Hill
410m (1346ft)
The White Peak Area, The Peak District, Cheshire, England
The summit of Sponds Hill is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
You can find Sponds Hill & all the walks that climb it 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):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):
See Sponds Hill and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:
See Sponds Hill and the surrounding tops on our downloadable PDF Peak Bagging Map:
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.25ml (11.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,201ft (366m) |
| Time: | 3.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Lyme Park Car Park - Crow Wood - Hase Bank Wood - West Parkgate - The North Cheshire Way - Keepers' Cottage - Dale Top - Sponds Moor - The Gritstone Trail - Sponds Hill - Bow Stones - Bowstonegate Farm - Lyme Park Country Park - Lantern Wood - The Cage - Fallow Deer Park - The Lime Avenue - Lyme Park Car Park
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.75ml (15.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 9ft (409m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Nelson Pit Visitors Centre - Higher Poynton - The Macclesfield Canal - The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk - Wood Lanes - Adlington Basin - Lockgate Farm - The North Cheshire Way - Harrop Brow - Birchencliff Farm - Keeper's Cottage - Dale Top - Sponds Moor - The Gritstone Trail - Sponds Hill - Bowstonegate Farm - Bow Stones - Higher Moor - Lyme Park Country Park - Lantern Wood - The Cage - Lyme Hall - Fallow Deer Park - The Lime Avenue - Lyme Park Car Park - Windgather Farm - Haresteads Farm - Nelson Pit Visitors Centre - Higher Poynton.
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Sponds Hill
Dave Gay walked up Sponds Hill on April 2nd, 2021 [from/via/route] Parked in Layby on Mudhurst Lane near High Peak School. Followed Gritstone Trail to summit. Visited High point & Trig point. [with] Lotty
Gill Bates climbed Sponds Hill on July 4th, 2018 [from/via/route] from Lyme Park
Geoffrey Robertshaw bagged Sponds Hill on October 30th, 2010 - TUK
Mark Davidson hiked Sponds Hill on February 1st, 2012 [with] Alone [weather] Bright sunshine - good layer of snow on the tops - After leaving the summit I broke a crown biting down on a piece of chocolate - doh!
Louise Sandwith and Jane Wilkinson have both walked, climbed & bagged Sponds Hill.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Sponds Hill
Looking North from the summit of Sponds Hill along the Gritstone Trail towards Bowstonegate Farm (left) and Kinder Scout (right)
Pair of huge Snowmen on Sponds Hill - love the little snow dog (bottom left)
Looking South from Sponds Hill along the Gritstone Trail towards Croker Hill (left - in distance with mast on summit) and Teggs Nose in the snow
A Snow Man, Snow Woman and their Snow Dog enjoying the fantastic view from Sponds Hill
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