Walk s221 Gib Tor, The Roaches and Hen Cloud from Upper Hulme

This 9 mile, Grade 6 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Upper Hulme & will take about 5 hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:9mls (14.5km)
Ascent:1,795ft (547m)
Time:5hrs
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Route outline for walk s221:

Upper Hulme  -  Dains Mill  -  Blue Hills  -  Black Brook Nature Reserve  -  Gib Torr Rocks  -  Moss Top  -  Moss End Farm  -  Black Brook  -  Roach End  -  The Roaches  -  Rockhall  -  Hen Cloud  -  Roaches Hall  -  Upper Hulme

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 The Roaches at 505m (1657ft). The Roaches is also known as an English Dewey (173rd highest in England, 399th in England & Wales) The summit of The Roaches is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.


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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk s221 Gib Tor, The Roaches and Hen Cloud from Upper Hulme

In no particular order . . .

Looking back over Tittesworth Reservoir from Hen Cloud the Roaches

Looking back over Tittesworth Reservoir from Hen Cloud the Roaches

Photo: Dave Rees (2)

Paul Peng on The Roaches

Paul Peng on The Roaches

Photo: Gary Gornell (1)

Shining Tor from nr The Roaches

Shining Tor from nr The Roaches

Photo: Steve Lowe (5)

Snow on The Roaches

Snow on The Roaches

Photo: Richard Nicholls (73)

On Hen Cloud and The Roaches

On Hen Cloud and The Roaches

Photo: George White (8)

Having my picnic on a hazy day up The Roaches

Having my picnic on a hazy day up The Roaches

Photo: Jo McGawley (1)

*Snow on The Roaches

Photo: Richard Nicholls (71)

Snow on The Roaches

Snow on The Roaches

Photo: Richard Nicholls (69)

Tittesworth Reservoir from The Roaches

Tittesworth Reservoir from The Roaches

Photo: Martin Hollingworth (2)

Tithesworth Reservoir from The Roaches

Tithesworth Reservoir from The Roaches

Photo: Geoff Pickering (3)


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