Mow Cop (Old Man of Mow)
335m (1099ft)
Staffordshire, England
The summit of Mow Cop (Old Man of Mow) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
You can find Mow Cop (Old Man of Mow) & 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):
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5.5ml (9km) |
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| Ascent: | 689ft (215m) |
| Time: | 2.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Easy) |
Route Summary:
Ackers Crossing - The Macclesfield Canal - The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk - Scholar Green - Mount Pleasant - Mow Cop (Old Man of Mow) - The Gritstone Trail - The Staffordshire Way - The South Cheshire Way - Quarry Wood - Hanging Wood - Roe Park - Ackers Crossing
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.25ml (13km) |
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| Ascent: | 804ft (245m) |
| Time: | 3.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Ackers Crossing - The Macclesfield Canal - The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk - Little Moreton Hall - Boarded Barn Farm - Rode Mill - Claphatches - Scholar Green - Mount Pleasant - Mow Cop (Old Man of Mow) - The Gritstone Trail - The Staffordshire Way - The South Cheshire Way - Quarry Wood - Hanging Wood - Roe Park - Ackers Crossing
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Mow Cop (Old Man of Mow)
Gill Bates walked up Mow Cop (Old Man of Mow) on July 25th, 2016 [from/via/route] from Mowcop
Lucy Perchard climbed Mow Cop (Old Man of Mow) on July 24th, 2016 [with] Tony, Mike, Jean and Viv [weather] Warm with sunny spells - Lovely family get together
Geoffrey Robertshaw bagged Mow Cop on January 2nd, 2011 - TUK
Joanne Mcgawley hiked Mow Cop on January 27th, 2013 [from/via/route] Ackers Crossing [with] Macker and Burkie [weather] Dry but exceptionally muddy & windy! - Lunch at Mow Cop.
Mark Davidson summited Mow Cop on June 14th, 2003 [with] Theresa [weather] Nice & sunny
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