Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Bleaklow Head
Height: 633m / 2077ft • Prominence: 128m / 420ft • Summit : tiny cairn on peat hag • Trip reports (hill-bagging)

Ah! Here it is
13-Oct-24 • Andrew Jansen (A life online) • flickr
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Watch your step - slightly boggy at times
13-Oct-24 • Andrew Jansen (A life online) • flickr
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South to Win Hill
13-Oct-24 • Andrew Jansen (A life online) • flickr
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Westward to Bleaklow
13-Oct-24 • Andrew Jansen (A life online) • flickr
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Waymark Shot - It's important to approach the trig from the east staying on a westerly path about 80m south of the trig. And to avoid lovely little diversions like this one off to the south
13-Oct-24 • Andrew Jansen (A life online) • flickr
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Back on the Penine Way heading south a few hundred metres to the south of Bleaklow
13-Oct-24 • Andrew Jansen (A life online) • flickr
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OS Map
This is OS mapping. In some areas, OpenStreetMap shows more footpaths
Spatial NI has online OSNI mapping. Click "Basemap Gallery" (4 squares icon at the top).
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Photos
Please tag your photos and upload them to the British and Irish Mountains group on Flickr
The other photos have been geo-tagged as on or around the summit. For less busy mountains, it can be a little hit and miss.

Ah! Here it is
13-Oct-24 • Andrew Jansen (A life online) • flickr
derbyshire ukandireland england peakdistrict places glossop unitedkingdom 54067087010

Watch your step - slightly boggy at times
13-Oct-24 • Andrew Jansen (A life online) • flickr
derbyshire ukandireland england peakdistrict places glossop unitedkingdom 54066623511

South to Win Hill
13-Oct-24 • Andrew Jansen (A life online) • flickr
derbyshire ukandireland england peakdistrict places hope unitedkingdom 54066886228

Westward to Bleaklow
13-Oct-24 • Andrew Jansen (A life online) • flickr
derbyshire ukandireland england peakdistrict places hope unitedkingdom 54066959304

Waymark Shot - It's important to approach the trig from the east staying on a westerly path about 80m south of the trig. And to avoid lovely little diversions like this one off to the south
13-Oct-24 • Andrew Jansen (A life online) • flickr
derbyshire ukandireland england peakdistrict places hope unitedkingdom 54066959614

Back on the Penine Way heading south a few hundred metres to the south of Bleaklow
13-Oct-24 • Andrew Jansen (A life online) • flickr
derbyshire ukandireland england peakdistrict places hope unitedkingdom 54066959934

Dreamy Island
13-Oct-24 • Andrew Jansen (A life online) • flickr
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‘Over Exposed!’
Wreckage of the B29 Superfortress 'Overexposed' which crashed at Higher Shelf Stones near Bleaklow summit on 3rd november 1948. All 13 crew were killed. A somewhat disturbingly-detailed report of the crash can be found here: aircrashsites.co.uk/air-crash-sites-5/superfortress-44-61999-over-exposed-recovery-party-account/" rel="noreferrer nofollow aircrashsites.co.uk/air-crash-sites-5/superfortress-44-61...
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Wain Stones
The Wain Stones, a group of gritstone tors also known as the 'Kissing Stones', near Bleaklow Head.
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B29 Over Exposed
25-May-24 • 47843 Vulcan • flickr
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Videos
Me and my pal @meandmyguitar take a very windy walk from Snakes Pass Summit in Derbyshire, to the site of the crashed USAF ...
A 20 mile circular route starting from Torside car park. Notable points along the route include Wildboar Clough, Bleaklow Head, ...
Bleaklow Head. I just can't resist visiting when passing. #peakdistrict #hikingadventures #hiking #summit #bleaklow ...
Today, we set out from Snake Pass with Anita & her Granddaughter. The weather was cold, then warm, then windy, then raining.
PEAK DISTRICT WALK FEATURING BLEAKLOW, TORSIDE AND NEAR BLACK CLOUGH "Bleaklow, Torside and Near Black ...
Notes
- Data: Database of British and Irish Hills v18.2
- Maps: We use OS mapping for England, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man. Sadly, Channel Islands, Northern (OSNI) and Southern Ireland (OSI) mapping isn't available online, so we use Openstreetmap.