Blackstone Edge
472m (1549ft)
The South Pennines and The Forest of Bowland, Greater Manchester, England
The summit of Blackstone Edge is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
You can find Blackstone Edge & 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):
Blackstone Edge on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Map:
See Blackstone Edge and the surrounding tops on our downloadable PDF Peak Bagging Map:
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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.
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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
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Blackstone Edge
Christine Shepherd walked up Blackstone Edge 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 climbed Blackstone Edge on April 14th, 2011 [from/via/route] Green Withens to Blackstone Edge [with] Don
Chris Faulkner bagged 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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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Blackstone Edge
Littleborough and Hollingworth Lake from the summit of Blackstone Edge
Hollingworth Lake from a stone hollowed out by the weather on Blackstone Edge summit
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