Blackstone Edge
472m (1549ft)
Blackstone Edge is in The South Pennines and The Forest of Bowland, Greater Manchester/West Yorkshire, England
The summit of Blackstone Edge is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
You can walk to the top of Blackstone Edge by using either of these 2 route maps:
Walk gm102 Blackstone Edge from Hollingworth Lake
Fine views - though can be windy(!)
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6.25ml (10km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,017ft (310m) |
| Time: | 3½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Hollingworth Lake Car Park - Ealees Brook - Brearley - Whittaker Golf Club - Lydgate - Blackstone Edge Pasture - The Pennine Way - Aiggin Stone - Blackstone Edge - Robin Hood Bed - Broad Head Drain - Hoar Edge - Clegg Moor - Dry Moor - Benny Hill - Syke Nab - Hollingworth Lake.
Walk wy139 Blackstone Edge and Dog Hill (Rishworth Moor) from Ryburn Reservoir
Rugged gritstone country and wild moors
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.25ml (18km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,631ft (497m) |
| Time: | 5.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Ryburn Reservoir - River Ryburn - Higher Wormaid - Grey Stone Height - Cat Moss - Rishworth Moor - Warm Withens Hill - Rishworth Drain - Rag Sapling Clough - Blackstone Edge Moor - Old Packhorse Road - Dick Slack - The Aiggin Stone - The Pennine Way - Blackstone Edge - Robin Hoods Bed - Sun End - Redmires - White Isles - Lads Grave - M62 - Green Withens Reservoir - Green Withens Edge - Dog Hill (Rishworth Moor) - Blackwood Edge - Blackwood Farm - Hutch Brook - Ryburn Reservoir
Interactive Walking Maps
See Blackstone Edge 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.
See Blackstone Edge and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Map:
The Forest of Bowland and The South Pennines
Less data - quicker to download
You can find Blackstone Edge & 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 Blackstone Edge
Mark Davidson walked up Blackstone Edge on March 5th, 2012 [from/via/route] go4awalk route: wy139 Blackstone Edge & Dog Hill (Rishworth Moor) from Ryburn Reservoir [with] Alone [weather] Sunshine, quiet pleasant for March
Christine Shepherd climbed it on May 4th, 2019 [from/via/route] Walked from Hollingworth Lake Visitor's Centre using walk gm102 [with] On my own [weather] Fine & dry. - A short walk but well worth the effort for the great views & amazing stones on Blackstone Edge.
Margaret Richards bagged it on April 14th, 2011 [from/via/route] Green Withens to Blackstone Edge [with] Don
Chris Faulkner hiked Blackstone Edge on July 2nd, 2016 [from/via/route] 3rd day of Pennine Way [with] Michelle chandler [weather] Wet
Philip Wilde, Patrick Rogozinski, Steven Trow, Louis Smith, Paul Woodburn and Geoffrey Robertshaw have all walked, climbed & bagged Blackstone Edge.
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Photographs & Pictures of views from, on, or of, Blackstone Edge
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