Walk Route Map ch252 Three Shires Head and Cheeks Hill from The Cat and Fiddle

Walk ch252 Three Shires Head and Cheeks Hill from The Cat and Fiddle

The highest point in Staffordshire

Vital Statistics:

Length:	8¼mls (13km)
Ascent:	1,247ft (380m)
Time:	4¼hrs
Grade:

Map with easy-to-follow route details for walk ch252 Three Shires Head and Cheeks Hill from The Cat and Fiddle pdf

Route outline for walk ch252:

Cat and Fiddle - A537 Goyt's Moss - Whetstone Ridge - Danebower Hollow - A54 - Danebower Quarries - The River Dane - The Dane Valley Way - Orchard Farm - Three Shires Head - Panniers Pool - Cheeks Hill - Dane Head - Axe Edge (Axe Edge Moor) - A54 - Cat and Fiddle

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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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English
Mountains

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Wainwrights

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Nuttalls

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English
Deweys

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Wainwright
Outlying Fells

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Marilyns

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Bridget

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Axe Edge (Axe Edge Moor) at 551m (1808ft). Axe Edge (Axe Edge Moor) is also known as an English Dewey (69th highest in England, 159th in England & Wales) The summit of Axe Edge (Axe Edge Moor) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Whetstone Ridge at 547m (1795ft). Whetstone Ridge is also known as an English Dewey (77th highest in England, 180th in England & Wales)

You will also reach the summit of Cheeks Hill at 520m (1707ft). Cheeks Hill is known as an English Bridget. Cheeks Hill is the highest point in the county of Staffordshire.

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Dane Valley Way, a 66km (41 miles) linear footpath connecting Buxton in Derbyshire, with Middlewich in Cheshire, England. The Dane Valley Way is waymarked by the letters DVW. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Dane Valley Way.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk ch252 Three Shires Head and Cheeks Hill from The Cat and Fiddle

In no particular order . . .

The River Dane in Danebower Hollow near Three Shires Head

Photo: Don Ritchie (7)

Wildboarclough and Shutlingsloe (right) from Whetstone Ridge

Photo: Michael Davidson (17)

Descending Danebower Hollow

Photo: Don Ritchie (5)

Old chimney in Danebower Quarries

Photo: Michael Davidson (30)

Three Shires Head

Photo: Don Ritchie (8)

The Cheshire Countryside near Three Shires Head

Photo: Mark Grindrod (1)

Goyt's Valley from Axe Edge Moor

Photo: Don Ritchie (14)

Unusual dry stone structure in Danebower Quarries

Photo: Michael Davidson (29)

Stone wall stile on Cheeks Hill - the highest point in Staffordshire

Photo: Don Ritchie (13)

Walk ch252 Three Shires Head and Cheeks Hill from The Cat and Fiddle - Another view of the sheepfold on Cheeks Hill - the highest point in Staffordshire

Another view of the sheepfold on Cheeks Hill - the highest point in Staffordshire

Photo: Michael Davidson (24)

Whetstone Ridge summit

Photo: Michael Davidson (16)

Shutlingsloe from The Cat and Fiddle

Photo: Don Ritchie (4)

Three Shires Head

Photo: Mark Grindrod (2)

Looking SW across the Dane Valley from near Three Shires Head

Photo: Mark Grindrod (3)

Three Shires Head

Photo: Don Ritchie (11)

Croker Hill (mast far left), Shutlingsloe (centre right) and Whetstone Edge (right) from Axe Edge (Axe Edge Moor)

Photo: Michael Davidson (23)

Crossing the River Dane in Danebower Quarries

Photo: Michael Davidson (27)

Three Shires Head

Photo: Don Ritchie (12)

Y shaped section of dry stone wall near Orchard Farm

Photo: Michael Davidson (25)

The River Dane in Danebower Quarries

Photo: Michael Davidson (28)

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