Alphin Pike
469m (1539ft)
The Dark Peak Area, The Peak District, Greater Manchester, England
The summit of Alphin Pike is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7ml (11km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,615ft (492m) |
| Time: | 4.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Dove Stone Reservoir - Greenfield - The Oldham Way - Chew Brook - Chew Reservoir - Stable Stones Brow (Hoarstone Edge) - Alphin Pike - Dove Stone Reservoir
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.5ml (18.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,501ft (762m) |
| Time: | 6.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Dove Stone Reservoir - Greenfield - The Oldham Way - Yeoman Hey Reservoir - Greenfield Reservoir - Birchin Clough - Raven Stones Brow - Ashway Rocks - Dean Rocks - Great Dove Stone Rocks - Chew Reservoir - Stable Stones Brow (Hoarstone Edge) - Alphin Pike - Dove Stone Reservoir
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Alphin Pike
hannah1507 walked up Alphin Pike on May 7th, 2023 [from/via/route] Walk gm150 Great Dove Stone Rocks Stable Stones Brow (Hoarstone Edge) from Dove Stone Reservoir, Greenfield [with] Solo
Wayne Linley climbed Alphin Pike on March 27th, 2022 [from/via/route] Dovestone reservoir [with] Steve whitehurst [weather] broken cloud, wind on the tops - Part of walk GM150
Mark Davidson bagged Alphin Pike on June 3rd, 2005 [from/via/route] Walk gm150 Great Dove Stone Rocks Stable Stones Brow (Hoarstone Edge) from Dove Stone Reservoir, Greenfield [with] Theresa [weather] Bit cloudy but dry & warm - Good view from the top
Andrew Flynn hiked Alphin Pike on August 11th, 2020 [from/via/route] gm150 Great Dove Stone Rocks & Hoarstone Edge from Greenfield [weather] Very very sunny - Lovely route. Birchin Clough was a tricky climb. Some pathways close to the edge.
Gill Bates summited Alphin Pike on June 15th, 2020 [from/via/route] from dovestones reservoir, up chew Road [weather] Sunny
Christine Shepherd conquered Alphin Pike on February 16th, 2019 [from/via/route] Walked from Dovestone Reservoir using walk gm134 [with] On my own [weather] Winter sunshine & some blue skies but very windy on the summit & along the ridge path. - A really enjoyable walk with great views & interesting stone formations. It is worth adding this walk to gm 114. There isn't much more climbing & it saves a lot of road walking.
Margaret Richards has scaled Alphin Pike [from/via/route] wy139 Great Dove Stone Rocks & Hoarstone Edge from Greenfield (11½ miles : grade 7: 150) [with] Don - Hard walk but good views
Nicola Parkinson walked up Alphin Pike on January 2nd, 2015 [from/via/route] gm134 from Dovestones [with] Stu [weather] Cold, cloudy & windy
Martin Greenwood climbed Alphin Pike on September 7th, 2014 [from/via/route] Gm150 - Ridge walk from Dovestones Reservoir car park [with] Just me. [weather] Glorious late-summer sunshine.
Louise Sandwith, Wendy Sockett, Geoffrey Robertshaw and Mike Walker have all walked, climbed & bagged Alphin Pike.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Alphin Pike
The Stable Stones Brow (Hoarstone Edge) and Alphin Pike ridge with Chew Brook below from Chew Reservoir
Dick Hill and Great Dove Stone Rocks above Dovestone Reservoir from Alphin Pike
Yeoman Hey Reservoir below Alderman's Hill (top right) and Alphin Pike in the background from above Greenfield Reservoir
On Stable Stones Brow (Hoarstone Edge) looking over Dovestone Reservoir to Alphin Pike
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