Walk s123 Hillswood and Gun (Staffordshire) from Abbey Green, near Leek

Excellent walk to superb views


Route outline for walk s123:

Abbey Green  -  Abbey Wood  -  Hillswood  -  North Hillswood Farm  -  Tittesworth Reservoir  -  Meerbrook  -  Lea End  -  Stockmeadows Farm  -  Meadows Farm  -  Turner's Pool  -  Old Hag Farm  -  Gun (Staffordshire)  -  Fould Farm  -  Abbey Green




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
0
English
Mountains
Wainwright
0
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
0
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
0
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
1
Marilyn
Bridget
0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Gun (Staffordshire) at 385m (1264ft). Gun (Staffordshire) is classified as an English Marilyn (102nd highest in England, 1232nd highest in the UK). The summit of Gun (Staffordshire) 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)

The Peak District National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL24 The Peak District - White Peak area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

118 Stoke-on-Trent & Macclesfield


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk s123 Hillswood and Gun (Staffordshire) from Abbey Green, near Leek

In no particular order . . .

Walk s123 Hillswood and Gun (Staffordshire) from Abbey Green, near Leek - Meerbrook church

Meerbrook church

Photo: Mike Walker (24)

Walk s123 Hillswood and Gun (Staffordshire) from Abbey Green, near Leek - The Roaches and Hen Cloud from the summit of Hillswood

The Roaches and Hen Cloud from the summit of Hillswood

Photo: Mike Walker (40)

Walk s123 Hillswood and Gun (Staffordshire) from Abbey Green, near Leek - Woodland path near Meadows Farm

Woodland path near Meadows Farm

Photo: Mike Walker (28)

Walk s123 Hillswood and Gun (Staffordshire) from Abbey Green, near Leek - The Roaches from Turner's Pool

The Roaches from Turner's Pool

Photo: Mike Walker (32)

Walk s123 Hillswood and Gun (Staffordshire) from Abbey Green, near Leek - The Staffordshire countryside from near Gun (Staffordshire)

The Staffordshire countryside from near Gun (Staffordshire)

Photo: Mike Walker (35)

Walk s123 Hillswood and Gun (Staffordshire) from Abbey Green, near Leek - Sheep near Turner's Pool

Sheep near Turner's Pool

Photo: Mike Walker (31)

Walk s123 Hillswood and Gun (Staffordshire) from Abbey Green, near Leek - Gun (Staffordshire) summit trig point

Gun (Staffordshire) summit trig point

Photo: Mike Walker (33)

Walk s123 Hillswood and Gun (Staffordshire) from Abbey Green, near Leek - The Abbey Inn in Abbey Green near Leek

The Abbey Inn in Abbey Green near Leek

Photo: Mike Walker (37)

Walk s123 Hillswood and Gun (Staffordshire) from Abbey Green, near Leek - The Roaches and Hen Cloud from the lane north of Meerbrook

The Roaches and Hen Cloud from the lane north of Meerbrook

Photo: Mike Walker (27)

Walk s123 Hillswood and Gun (Staffordshire) from Abbey Green, near Leek - Hen Cloud from the lane north of Meerbrook

Hen Cloud from the lane north of Meerbrook

Photo: Mike Walker (26)

Walk s123 Hillswood and Gun (Staffordshire) from Abbey Green, near Leek - The Roaches and Hen Cloud from Gun (Staffordshire)

The Roaches and Hen Cloud from Gun (Staffordshire)

Photo: Stuart Greig (2)

Walk s123 Hillswood and Gun (Staffordshire) from Abbey Green, near Leek - Hillswood summit

Hillswood summit

Photo: Mike Walker (39)

Walk s123 Hillswood and Gun (Staffordshire) from Abbey Green, near Leek - The Staffordshire countryside from near Gun (Staffordshire)

The Staffordshire countryside from near Gun (Staffordshire)

Photo: Mike Walker (36)

Walk s123 Hillswood and Gun (Staffordshire) from Abbey Green, near Leek - The Roaches and Hen Cloud from Tittesworth Reservoir

The Roaches and Hen Cloud from Tittesworth Reservoir

Photo: Mike Walker (41)

Walk s123 Hillswood and Gun (Staffordshire) from Abbey Green, near Leek - Tittesworth Reservoir, Meerbrook

Tittesworth Reservoir, Meerbrook

Photo: Mark Edwards (12)

Walk s123 Hillswood and Gun (Staffordshire) from Abbey Green, near Leek - The Lazy Trout in Meerbrook

The Lazy Trout in Meerbrook

Photo: Mike Walker (25)

Walk s123 Hillswood and Gun (Staffordshire) from Abbey Green, near Leek - The Roaches and Hen Cloud from the summit of Gun (Staffordshire)

The Roaches and Hen Cloud from the summit of Gun (Staffordshire)

Photo: Mike Walker (34)

Walk s123 Hillswood and Gun (Staffordshire) from Abbey Green, near Leek - The Trig Point on the summit of Gun (Staffordshire)

The Trig Point on the summit of Gun (Staffordshire)

Photo: James Lees (1)

Walk s123 Hillswood and Gun (Staffordshire) from Abbey Green, near Leek - The Well, Meerbrook

The Well, Meerbrook

Photo: Mike Walker (42)

Walk s123 Hillswood and Gun (Staffordshire) from Abbey Green, near Leek - Gun (Staffordshire) from near Meadows Farm

Gun (Staffordshire) from near Meadows Farm

Photo: Mike Walker (29)

Walk s123 Hillswood and Gun (Staffordshire) from Abbey Green, near Leek - The Staffordshire countryside near Abbey Wood

The Staffordshire countryside near Abbey Wood

Photo: Mike Walker (38)

Walk s123 Hillswood and Gun (Staffordshire) from Abbey Green, near Leek - Turner's Pool

Turner's Pool

Photo: Mike Walker (30)


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