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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You can walk/hike to the top of Alphin Pike by using either of these 2 easy‑to‑follow route maps:
Walk gm134 Stable Stones Brow (Hoarstone Edge) and Alphin Pike from Dove Stone Reservoir
Superb ridge walk
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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
Walk gm150 Great Dove Stone Rocks Stable Stones Brow (Hoarstone Edge) from Dove Stone Reservoir
Superb ridge walk with extensive views
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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
See Alphin Pike and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:
The Dark Peak Area of The Peak District National Park
Less data - quicker to download
See Alphin Pike and the surrounding tops on our unique, downloadable, PDF Peak Bagging Map:
NB: Whether you print off a copy or download it to your phone, this PDF Peak Baggers' Map might prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal.
You can find Alphin Pike & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, scaled, summited, hiked & 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 it 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 it 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 on June 15th, 2020 [from/via/route] from dovestones reservoir, up chew Road [weather] Sunny
Christine Shepherd conquered it 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 it [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 it on September 7th, 2014 [from/via/route] Gm150 - Ridge walk from Dovestones Reservoir car park [with] Just me. [weather] Glorious late-summer sunshine.
Patrick Rogozinski, 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
Yeoman Hey Reservoir below Alderman's Hill (top right) and Alphin Pike in the background from above Greenfield Reservoir
Dick Hill and Great Dove Stone Rocks above Dovestone Reservoir from Alphin Pike
On Stable Stones Brow (Hoarstone Edge) looking over Dovestone Reservoir to Alphin Pike
. . . see all 13 walk photographs & pictures of views from, on, or of, Alphin Pike
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