Walk d144 Winhill Pike (Win Hill) and Hope Cross from Yorkshire Bridge

This 8¾ mile, Grade 6 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Yorkshire Bridge & will take about 5¼ hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:8¾mls (14km)
Ascent:1,887ft (575m)
Time:5¼hrs
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Route outline for walk d144:

Yorkshire Bridge  -  Parkin Clough  -  Winhill Plantation  -  Winhill Pike (Win Hill)  -  Twitchill Farm  -  Fullwood Stile Farm  -  Roman Road  -  Hope Cross  -  Ladybower Reservoir  -  Wiseman Hey Clough Plantation  -  Yorkshire Bridge

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Winhill Pike (Win Hill) at 462m (1516ft). Winhill Pike (Win Hill) is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Winhill Pike (Win Hill) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.


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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk d144 Winhill Pike (Win Hill) and Hope Cross from Yorkshire Bridge

In no particular order . . .

Deep snow on Winhill Pike (Win Hill) summit

Deep snow on Winhill Pike (Win Hill) summit

Photo: Dorsal Finn (4)

Back Tor (Derwent Edge) beyond Ladybower Reservoir

Back Tor (Derwent Edge) beyond Ladybower Reservoir

Photo: Ben Stafford (12)

Lost Lad, Back Tor (Derwent Edge), Dovestones Tor, Derwent Edge, White Tor (Derwent Edge), Hurkling Stones and Whinstone Lee Tor above Ladybower Reservoir

Photo: Ben Stafford (36)

Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) emerging from a temperature inversion - seen from Winhill Pike (Win Hill)

Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) emerging from a temperature inversion - seen from Winhill Pike (Win Hill)

Photo: David Hague (2)

Panoramic from top of Winhill Pike (Win Hill) featuring Ladybower Reservoir

Photo: Richard Peacock (8)

Winhill Pike (Win Hill) from Ladybower Reservoir

Winhill Pike (Win Hill) from Ladybower Reservoir

Photo: Peter Woods (1)

Ladybower Reservoir from the dam near Yorkshire Bridge

Ladybower Reservoir from the dam near Yorkshire Bridge

Photo: Phillip Martin (2)

Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) and Ladybower Reservoir from Winhill Pike (Win Hill)

Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) and Ladybower Reservoir from Winhill Pike (Win Hill)

Photo: Peter Smith (2)

Ascending Winhill Pike (Win Hill) from Yorkshire Bridge

Ascending Winhill Pike (Win Hill) from Yorkshire Bridge

Photo: Richard Peacock (3)

Railway Bridge near Hope Station in the snow

Railway Bridge near Hope Station in the snow

Photo: Dorsal Finn (17)


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