Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks)
542m (1779ft)
The Dark Peak Area, The Peak District, Derbyshire, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9ml (14.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,746ft (532m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Crowden - Crowden Brook - The Pennine Way - Highstone Rocks - Span Gutter - Rakes Rocks - Oakenclough Brook - Laddow Moss - Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) - Near Broadslate - Sliddens - Dun Hill - Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) - Tooleyshaw Moss - Tooleyshaw Moor - White Low - Westend Moss - Hey Moss - Hey Edge - Crowden
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.5mls (20km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,143ft (653m) |
| Time: | 6.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Hadfield - The Longdenden Trail - Tintwistle - Arnfield Gamekeepers Cottage - Arnfield Brook - Arnfield Farm - Tintwistle Low Moor - Ogden Brook - Arnfield Moor - Arnfield Flats - Ormes Moor - Wilderness - Windgate Edge - Blindstones Moor - Featherbed Moss (Chew Reservoir) - Laddow Moss - Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) - The Pennine Way - Oakenclough Brook - Rakes Rocks - Highstone Rocks - Torside Reservoir - Rhodeswood Reservoir - The Longdendale Trail - Hadfield
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks)
hannah1507 walked up Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) on May 6th, 2023 [from/via/route] Walk d213 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) & The Longdenden Trail from Hadfield [with] Solo
Tony Halliday climbed Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) on April 3rd, 2021 [from/via/route] Croyden car park via black chew to black hill back over peat bogs [with] Sally Halliday Jimmy George and boo x [weather] Started off very cool & windy up top but as we descended the sun came out & the layers came off - Steep start then levelled off first half of walk east to follow path over penine way second half took some navigating over peat bogs which would be fun in the winter !
Mike Walker bagged Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) on November 28th, 2003 [from/via/route] Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) & Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden [with] T, AS [weather] OK
Christine Shepherd hiked Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) on May 16th, 2019 [from/via/route] Walked from Hadfield using walk d213 [with] On my own [weather] Lovely walking weather sunny with a pleasant breeze. - After the pathless moorland to get to this peak the fantastic views on the descent were very welcome. I really enjoyed the walk from this summit back to Hadfield.
Margaret Richards summited Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) on July 5th, 2011 [from/via/route] d205 Black Hill from Crowden [with] Don, Rich and Verity [weather] Misty at times - path has improved
Nicola Parkinson conquered Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) on August 26th, 2013 [from/via/route] d205 Black Hill from Crowden [with] Stu [weather] Sunshine
Martin Greenwood scaled Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) on October 5th, 2014 [from/via/route] From Greenfield, en-route to Marsden via Black Hill [with] Just me. [weather] Dry with sunny spells.
Andrew Joss walked up Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) on October 6th, 2013 [from/via/route] Crowden car park [with] Mick, Pippa, Barbara & Benson [weather] Sunny - Lovely walk
Robert Logan climbed Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) during June, 2011 [from/via/route] Crowden, Laddow Rocks, Black Hill, Tooleyshaw Moor, White Low, Westend Moss [with] Judith Logan [weather] Hot & Sunny
Patrick Rogozinski, Louise Sandwith, Wendy Sockett, Andrew Else, Robert Barratt, Mark Davidson and John Reynolds have all walked, climbed & bagged Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks).
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks)
Hey Edge, Crowden with Bleaklow Hill beyond from near Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks)
Looking back to Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) from The Pennine Way on Dun Hill
Sunshine on The Pennine Way on Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) looking towards Black Hill (Soldier's Lump)
Bareholme Moss and Holme Moss TV Mast from near Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks)
Westend Moss and Hey Moss from the Pennine Way below Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks)
The Pennine Way on Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) with Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) in the distance
Bareholme Moss (left), Crowden, The Woodhead Valley and Bleaklow (centre) and Rakes Moss (right) from Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks)
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