Walk Route Map d236 Higher Shelf Stones from Old Glossop

Walk d236 Higher Shelf Stones from Old Glossop

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Vital Statistics:

Length:	7¼mls (11.5km)
Ascent:	1,526ft (465m)
Time:	4¼hrs
Grade:

Map with easy-to-follow route details for walk d236 Higher Shelf Stones from Old Glossop pdf

Route outline for walk d236:

Old Glossop - Shittern Clough - Lightside - Yellow Slacks - Dowstone Clough - Dog Rock - Higher Shelf Stones - James's Thorn - Doctors Gate Path - Shelf Brook - Moss Lea Farm - Old Glossop

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Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

The plane wreckage 150m north-east of Higher Shelf Stones belongs to a Boeing RB-29A Superfortress No. 44-61999 which crashed about 11am on 3rd November 1948 while descending through the clouds. All 13 crew members died. It belonged to the 16th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 91st Reconnaissance Group, 311th Air Division, Strategic Air Command, USAF.

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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Mountains

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Wainwrights

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Nuttall

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Deweys

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Wainwright
Outlying Fells

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Marilyns

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Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Higher Shelf Stones at 622m (2041ft). Higher Shelf Stones is also known as an English Nuttall (229th highest in England, 398th highest in England & Wales). The summit of Higher Shelf Stones is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk d236 Higher Shelf Stones from Old Glossop

In no particular order . . .

Glossop from Higher Shelf Stones

Photo: Norman Howarth (7)

Plane Wreckage from the crashed flying fortress on Higher Shelf Stones.

Photo: Christine Shepherd (189)

War time Graffiti on Higher Shelf Stones

Photo: Christine Shepherd (187)

The Northern Edge of Kinder Scout taken from Higher Shelf Stones, looking SW to the Snake Pass (A57).

Photo: Judi Friend (1)

The Doctors Gate path

Photo: Kevin Lavelle (4)

Doctor's Gate Path to Glossop

Photo: Norman Howarth (11)

Fire Damage on Yellowslacks

Photo: Norman Howarth (2)

Higher Shelf Stones

Photo: Norman Howarth (8)

Higher Shelf Stones summit trig point

Photo: Christine Shepherd (188)

The view from the summit of Higher Shelf Stones

Photo: Christine Shepherd (186)

*The Devils Dyke from Higher Shelf Stones

Photo: Kevin Lavelle (5)

19th Centuary Grafitti on Higher Shelf Stones

Photo: Norman Howarth (9)

Shire Hill from Old Glossop

Photo: Norman Howarth (1)

Fire Damaged Stile on Yellowslacks

Photo: Norman Howarth (3)

19th Centuary Grafitti on Higher Shelf Stones

Photo: Norman Howarth (10)

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