Hills of Britain and Ireland

OS Map of Bleaklow Head

Ah! Here it is
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
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
South to Win Hill

13-Oct-24 • Andrew Jansen (A life online) flickr

derbyshire ukandireland england peakdistrict places hope unitedkingdom 54066886228

Westward to Bleaklow
Westward to Bleaklow

13-Oct-24 • Andrew Jansen (A life online) flickr

derbyshire ukandireland england peakdistrict places hope unitedkingdom 54066959304

Back on the Penine Way heading south a few hundred metres to the south of Bleaklow
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

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).

Try disabling your ad-blocker if the map doesn't appear.

GPX Editor

Record map clicks

Reload map

Initialising...

Photos

bmdhill
hill2808

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
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
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
South to Win Hill

13-Oct-24 • Andrew Jansen (A life online) flickr

derbyshire ukandireland england peakdistrict places hope unitedkingdom 54066886228

Westward to Bleaklow
Westward to Bleaklow

13-Oct-24 • Andrew Jansen (A life online) flickr

derbyshire ukandireland england peakdistrict places hope unitedkingdom 54066959304

Back on the Penine Way heading south a few hundred metres to the south of Bleaklow
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
Dreamy Island

13-Oct-24 • Andrew Jansen (A life online) flickr

derbyshire ukandireland england peakdistrict places hope unitedkingdom 54066887628

‘Over Exposed!’
‘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...

21-Jul-24 • l4ts flickr

landscape derbyshire peakdistrict darkpeak bleaklow highershelfstones overexposed aircraftwreckage mist lowcloud selectivecolour 54129199731

Wain Stones
Wain Stones

The Wain Stones, a group of gritstone tors also known as the 'Kissing Stones', near Bleaklow Head.

21-Jul-24 • l4ts flickr

landscape derbyshire peakdistrict darkpeak gritstone gritstonetors bleaklow wainstones kissingstones blackwhite monochrome 54275042473

B29 Over Exposed
B29 Over Exposed

25-May-24 • 47843 Vulcan flickr

derbyshire peakdistrict bleaklow highershelfstones b29 overexposed usairforce superfortress 4461999 crashsite 54272775902

Videos

  • The Walk - EP 38 - The 'Bleaklow Bomber' - 1948 Crash Remains - Derbyshire
    The Walk, Aug-23

    Me and my pal @meandmyguitar take a very windy walk from Snakes Pass Summit in Derbyshire, to the site of the crashed USAF ...

  • Peak District - Bleaklow Head, RB-29A Crash Site - 4K

    A 20 mile circular route starting from Torside car park. Notable points along the route include Wildboar Clough, Bleaklow Head, ...

  • Bleaklow Head. Just a great place to be, in my opinion.

    Bleaklow Head. I just can't resist visiting when passing. #peakdistrict #hikingadventures #hiking #summit #bleaklow ...

  • Higher Shelf Stones, B29 Overexposed, Hern Stones, Wain Stones, and Bleaklow Head from Snake Pass.

    Today, we set out from Snake Pass with Anita & her Granddaughter. The weather was cold, then warm, then windy, then raining.

  • 210: Bleaklow, Torside and Near Black Clough (Peak District 2023)

    PEAK DISTRICT WALK FEATURING BLEAKLOW, TORSIDE AND NEAR BLACK CLOUGH "Bleaklow, Torside and Near Black ...

  • Notes