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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 19¾mls (31.5km) |
| Ascent: | 2,757ft (840m) |
| Time: | 9¾hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route outline for walk d298:
Ladybower Reservoir - Fairholmes Car Park - Ashopton - Whinstone Lee Tor - Hurkling Stones - Wheel Stones - White Tor (Derwent Edge) - Salt Cellar (Boulder) - Derwent Edge - Dove Stone (Boulder) - Dovestones Tor - Cakes of Bread - Bradfield Gate Head - Back Tor (Derwent Edge) - Abbey Brook - High Peak - Howden Moors - Featherbed Moss (Howden Edge) - High Stones (Howden Moor) - Margery Hill - Outer Edge - Crow Stones - Crow Stones Edge - Airspeed Consul TF-RPM Plane Wreckage - Broadhead Clough - Cranberry Bed - Bull Clough - Cranberry Clough - Slippery Stones - Packhorse Bridge (River Derwent) - Howden Reservoir - Cold Side (Howden Reservoir) - Derwent Reservoir - Fairholmes Car Park - Ladybower Reservoir
Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:
The odd shaped lumps of rock strewn across so many of the South West's tors are collectively known as 'clitter'.
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 0 English Mountains |
 0 Wainwrights |
 0 English Nuttalls |
 2 English Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 0 Marilyns |
 3 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is High Stones (Howden Moor) at 548m (1798ft). High Stones (Howden Moor) is also known as an English Dewey (74th highest in England, 173rd in England & Wales)
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Margery Hill at 546m (1791ft). Margery Hill is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Margery Hill is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
You will also reach the summit of Featherbed Moss (Howden Edge) at 545m (1788ft). Featherbed Moss (Howden Edge) is known as an English Bridget.
Along the way you will also bag:
- Outer Edge at 541m (1775ft). Outer Edge is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Outer Edge is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
- Back Tor (Derwent Edge) at 538m (1766ft). Back Tor (Derwent Edge) is classified as an English Dewey (96th highest in England, 219th highest in England & Wales). The summit of Back Tor (Derwent Edge) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
You can find more walks near this one 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):
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk d298 Back Tor and Margery Hill from Fairholmes Car Park, Ladybower Reservoir
In no particular order . . .
C.P.R.E. (Campaign to Protect Rural England) marker stone on Nether Hey Moor above Hey Bank
Lost Lad, Back Tor (Derwent Edge), Dovestones Tor, Derwent Edge, White Tor (Derwent Edge), Hurkling Stones and Whinstone Lee Tor above Ladybower Reservoir
*Aerial Panorama looking North up Derwent Reservoir to Howden Dam with Howden Reservoir beyond
Howden Edge and the Crow Stones from Bull Clough at the northern end of Howden Reservoir
Walkers and Cyclists near the Kings Tree turning circle at the northern end of Howden Reservoir
Wreckage of the crashed Airspeed Consul TF-RPM aircraft on Crow Stones Edge
Bridge over Fagney Clough where it enters Derwent Reservoir in the Upper Derwent Valley in the snow
Wreckage of the crashed Airspeed Consul TF-RPM aircraft on Crow Stones Edge
Wreckage of the crashed Airspeed Consul TF-RPM aircraft on Crow Stones Edge
Winhill Pike (Win Hill), Ladybower Reservoir and Crook Hill from Dovestones Tor, Derwent Edge
Island Plantation in the middle of Derwent Reservoir with water cascading over Howden Reservoir Dam beyond
Wreckage of the crashed Airspeed Consul TF-RPM aircraft on Crow Stones Edge
The Packhorse Bridge over The River Derwent at the northern end of Howden Reservoir
Back Tor (Derwent Edge) and Lost Lad from Featherbed Moss (Howden Edge)
Wreckage of the crashed Airspeed Consul TF-RPM aircraft on Crow Stones Edge
Rocks on Featherbed Moss (Howden Edge) with Lost Lad and Back Tor (Derwent Edge) in the background
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