Bleaklow Head (Bleaklow Hill)
633m (2077ft)
The Dark Peak Area, The Peak District, Derbyshire, England
The summit of Bleaklow Head (Bleaklow Hill) is marked by a large cairn with a wooden pole stuck in it. The famous Wain Stones lie 250m SW of the summit.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5.25ml (8.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 630ft (192m) |
| Time: | 2½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Easy) |
Route Summary:
Snake Pass - (A57) - The Pennine Way - Bleaklow Head (Bleaklow Hill) - The The Wain Stones (or Kissing Stones) - Higher Shelf Stones - A57 Snake Pass.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9ml (14.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,850ft (564m) |
| Time: | 5.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Old Glossop - Shittern Clough - Lightside - Yellow Slacks - Dog Rock - Dowstone Clough - Yellowslacks Brook - The Wain Stones (or Kissing Stones) - Bleaklow Head (Bleaklow Hill) - Higher Shelf Stones - Crooked Clough - The Pennine Way - Old Woman - Doctor's Gate Path - Shelf Brook - Moss Lea Farm - Old Glossop
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.5ml (17km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,975ft (602m) |
| Time: | 5.75hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Woodhead Tunnel - Middle Black Clough - Bleaklow Stones (Bleaklow Hill) - Bleaklow Head (Bleaklow Hill) - The Wain Stones (or Kissing Stones) - The Pennine Way - Clough Edge - The Longdendale Trail - Crowden - Woodhead Reservoir - Woodhead Tunnel
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 13.25mls (21km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,081ft (634m) |
| Time: | 7 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Woodhead Tunnel - Far Black Clough - Swains Head - Swains Greave - Barrow Stones - Grinah Stones - Bleaklow Stones (Bleaklow Hill) - Bleaklow Head (Bleaklow Hill) - The Wain Stones (or Kissing Stones) - The Pennine Way - Joseph Patch - John Track Well - Torside Clough - Peaknaze Moor - Reaps Farm - The Longdendale Trail - Torside Reservoir - Woodhead Reservoir - Woodhead Tunnel
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Bleaklow Head (Bleaklow Hill)
Tia Cain has walked up Bleaklow Head (Bleaklow Hill) [from/via/route] Car park in the village [with] Daryn [weather] Very warm & clear day - Pub was lovely for a pint afterwards!
Alan Smith climbed it on June 16th, 2023 [from/via/route] With Kev from glossop. [with] kev [weather] overcast - great route. quiet vague path at the top for bleaklow. could easily get caught out up there in bad weather.
Tony Halliday bagged it on May 22nd, 2021 [from/via/route] Started from lay-by on snake pass & followed Pennines way to top [with] jimmy my boarder terrier [weather] Very dull & cold for time of year - Bit wet & boggy good views but bleak
Mark Hazelton hiked Bleaklow Head (Bleaklow Hill) on August 2nd, 2020 [from/via/route] snake pass, Roman Road, Bleaklow Head & Higher shelf [with] Family and Pepper [weather] Sunny
Mark Pritchard summited on October 1st, 2020 [from/via/route] Higher Shelf Stones trig point [with] Tim and Andrew walking colleagues [weather] Started off low cloud but cleared to a bright sunny but chilly day - Added in to a walk to see the plane wreckage at Higher Shelf
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Bleaklow Head (Bleaklow Hill)
The Wain Stones (or Kissing Stones) on Bleaklow Head (Bleaklow Hill)
Me, Bradders and my nephew David during a snow blizzard on Bleaklow Head (Bleaklow Hill)
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