Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden

Easy to follow paths across wild moorland


Route outline for walk d205:

Crowden  -  Crowden Brook  -  The Pennine Way  -  Highstone Rocks  -  Span Gutter  -  Rakes Rocks  -  Oakenclough Brook  -  Laddow Moss  -  Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks)  -  Near Broadslate  -  Sliddens  -  Dun Hill  -  Black Hill (Soldier's Lump)  -  Tooleyshaw Moss  -  Tooleyshaw Moor  -  White Low  -  Westend Moss  -  Hey Moss  -  Hey Edge  -  Crowden




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
0
English
Mountains
Wainwright
0
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
0
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
2
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 Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) at 582m (1910ft). Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) is also known as an English Dewey (28th highest in England, 66th in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (55th highest in England, 795th highest in the UK). The summit of Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point. Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) is the highest point in the county of West Yorkshire.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) at 542m (1779ft). Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) is also known as an English Dewey (90th highest in England, 204th in England & Wales)

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Pennine Way, a 404km (251 miles) linear footpath connecting Edale in Derbyshire, England with Kirk Yetholm in The Borders, Scotland. The Pennine Way is waymarked by a National Trail Acorn. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Pennine Way.



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):

OL1 The Peak District - Dark Peak area


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

110 Sheffield & Huddersfield, Glossop & Holmfirth


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden

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Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - Bareholme Moss and Hey Moss from near Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks)

Bareholme Moss and Hey Moss from near Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks)

Photo: Geoff Smithson (4)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - Waymarker cairn on Tooleyshaw Moss

Waymarker cairn on Tooleyshaw Moss

Photo: Simon Jacks (40)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - On Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks)

On Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks)

Photo: Mike Hart (3)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - The Pennine Way on Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) with Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) in the distance

The Pennine Way on Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) with Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) in the distance

Photo: Simon Jacks (28)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - Looking back along The Pennine Way to Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks)

Looking back along The Pennine Way to Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks)

Photo: Simon Jacks (29)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - On Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) sumit

On Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) sumit

Photo: Geoff Smithson (15)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - Crowden and Longdendale from Dun Hill

Crowden and Longdendale from Dun Hill

Photo: Mike Hart (2)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - On the summit of Black Hill (Soldier's Lump)

On the summit of Black Hill (Soldier's Lump)

Photo: Christine Shepherd (715)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - Crowden and Torside Reservoir from Hey Edge

Crowden and Torside Reservoir from Hey Edge

Photo: Simon Jacks (50)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - The Crowden Little Brook from Hey Moss above Crowden

The Crowden Little Brook from Hey Moss above Crowden

Photo: Simon Jacks (48)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - Approaching Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks)

Approaching Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks)

Photo: Geoff Smithson (6)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - Looking back to Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) from The Pennine Way on Dun Hill

Looking back to Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) from The Pennine Way on Dun Hill

Photo: Simon Jacks (37)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - Britland Edge Hill from Tooleyshaw Moss

Britland Edge Hill from Tooleyshaw Moss

Photo: Geoff Smithson (16)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - Oakenclough Brook near Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks)

Oakenclough Brook near Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks)

Photo: Peter Ellis (4)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - Sunshine on The Pennine Way on Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) looking towards Black Hill (Soldier's Lump)

Sunshine on The Pennine Way on Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) looking towards Black Hill (Soldier's Lump)

Photo: Simon Jacks (30)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - The view from the summit of Black Hill (Soldier's Lump)

The view from the summit of Black Hill (Soldier's Lump)

Photo: Christine Shepherd (716)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - Crowden and Woodhead & Torside Reservoirs from Hey Edge

Crowden and Woodhead & Torside Reservoirs from Hey Edge

Photo: Peter Ellis (10)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - Me on the top of Black Hill (Soldier's Lump)

Me on the top of Black Hill (Soldier's Lump)

Photo: Debs Lyon (2)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - The Crowden Great Brook valley with Laddow Rocks (left) and Bareholmes Moss (right) from The Pennine Way near Crowden

The Crowden Great Brook valley with Laddow Rocks (left) and Bareholmes Moss (right) from The Pennine Way near Crowden

Photo: Simon Jacks (21)

Walk d205 Black Chew Head (Laddow Rocks) and Black Hill (Soldier's Lump) from Crowden - Fence stile on Tooleyshaw Moor

Fence stile on Tooleyshaw Moor

Photo: Simon Jacks (44)


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