Walk Shutlingsloe from Wildboarclough

The 'Cheshire Matterhorn' - a short but stiff pull up to fine views

This 4¾ mile, Grade 4 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Wildboarclough in the Peak District & will take you about 3 hrs to complete.

 

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Vital Statistics:

Walk No.: ch226
Length: 4¾ miles (7.5km)
Ascent: 1175 ft (358m)
Time: 3 hours
Grade: Walk Grade 4 (Moderate) Icon

 

 

 


Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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Nuttalls
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Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Shutlingsloe at 506m (1660ft). Shutlingsloe is also known as an English Dewey (170th highest in England, 394th in England & Wales) The summit of Shutlingsloe is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.


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

OS Explorer OL24 The Peak District - White Peak area


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

OS Landranger 118 Stoke-on-Trent & Macclesfield



Some Photos and Pictures from Walk Shutlingsloe from Wildboarclough

In no particular order . . .

Pile of logs in Macclesfield Forest

Pile of logs in Macclesfield Forest

Photo: Paul Hollingdrake (29)

Shutlingsloe summit

Shutlingsloe summit

Photo: Andrew Mulligan (6)

Ridgegate Reservoir, Macclesfield Forest

Ridgegate Reservoir, Macclesfield Forest

Photo: Kevin Goodwin (2)

In Macclesfield Forest

In Macclesfield Forest

Photo: Tim Hope (15)

Shutlingsloe from High Moor on the edge of Macclesfield Forest

Shutlingsloe from High Moor on the edge of Macclesfield Forest

Photo: Andrew Mulligan (5)

Nearing the summit of Shutlingsloe

Nearing the summit of Shutlingsloe

Photo: Kevin Goodwin (1)

Sean on Shutlingsloe

Sean on Shutlingsloe

Photo: Becky Downey (1)

In Macclesfield Forest

In Macclesfield Forest

Photo: Tim Hope (16)

Macclesfield Forest

Macclesfield Forest

Photo: Andrew Mulligan (3)

The stream in Wildboarclough in spate

The stream in Wildboarclough in spate

Photo: Mark Grindrod (5)


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