Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Idle Hill (Werneth Low)
Height: 279m / 915ft • Prominence: 112m / 367ft • Summit : grassy mound • Trip reports (hill-bagging)

Metroline WDS285 Hattersley Manchester
Wright StreetDeck Ultroliner WDS285 drops down Hattersley Road West towards Hattersley station.
16-Jan-25 • transportofdelight • flickr
metroline beenetwork wds285 mf74nro hattersley manchester 54291823460

Metroline VW566 Hattersley Manchester
Whilst new kit is still being delivered, Metroline are temporarily running some older Volvo B9TLs on their new Bee Network operations including VW566 seen here in Hattersley. Although now with its fourth operator, this has always been a Manchester bus having been new as First 37931 then later running with Go NorthWest as their 3239 and latterly with Stagecoach as 16820
16-Jan-25 • transportofdelight • flickr
metroline beenetwork vw566 mx58dxb hattersley manchester 54291644328

Metroline WDS275 Hattersley Manchester
The new order at snowy Hattersley sees Metroline working the 201 with brand new StreetDeck Ultroliner WDS275 in its first week of service.
08-Jan-25 • transportofdelight • flickr
metroline beenetwork wds275 mf74npu hattersley manchester 54266424816

Shining Through
Am I finally about to get above the humungous Boxing Day inversion?
26-Dec-24 • Mike Serigrapher • flickr
wernethlow cheshire boxingday walk 2024 inversion 54228625090

Fogbow
Some interesting halos around today.
26-Dec-24 • Mike Serigrapher • flickr
wernethlow cheshire boxingday walk 2024 inversion halo mist antennae masts fogbow 54228625070

Inversion
The Etherow Valley and beyond.
26-Dec-24 • Mike Serigrapher • flickr
wernethlow cheshire boxingday walk 2024 inversion 54228225616
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).
Now would be a good time for a cup of tea.
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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.

Metroline WDS285 Hattersley Manchester
Wright StreetDeck Ultroliner WDS285 drops down Hattersley Road West towards Hattersley station.
16-Jan-25 • transportofdelight • flickr
metroline beenetwork wds285 mf74nro hattersley manchester 54291823460

Metroline VW566 Hattersley Manchester
Whilst new kit is still being delivered, Metroline are temporarily running some older Volvo B9TLs on their new Bee Network operations including VW566 seen here in Hattersley. Although now with its fourth operator, this has always been a Manchester bus having been new as First 37931 then later running with Go NorthWest as their 3239 and latterly with Stagecoach as 16820
16-Jan-25 • transportofdelight • flickr
metroline beenetwork vw566 mx58dxb hattersley manchester 54291644328

Metroline WDS275 Hattersley Manchester
The new order at snowy Hattersley sees Metroline working the 201 with brand new StreetDeck Ultroliner WDS275 in its first week of service.
08-Jan-25 • transportofdelight • flickr
metroline beenetwork wds275 mf74npu hattersley manchester 54266424816

Shining Through
Am I finally about to get above the humungous Boxing Day inversion?
26-Dec-24 • Mike Serigrapher • flickr
wernethlow cheshire boxingday walk 2024 inversion 54228625090

Fogbow
Some interesting halos around today.
26-Dec-24 • Mike Serigrapher • flickr
wernethlow cheshire boxingday walk 2024 inversion halo mist antennae masts fogbow 54228625070

Inversion
The Etherow Valley and beyond.
26-Dec-24 • Mike Serigrapher • flickr
wernethlow cheshire boxingday walk 2024 inversion 54228225616

Brocken Spectre
On Werneth Low. Yay! A Boxing Day bonus.
26-Dec-24 • Mike Serigrapher • flickr
wernethlow cheshire boxingday walk 2024 inversion brocken spectre 54228453913

Northern Trains Class 323 217
323217 leaving Hattersley for Hadfield.
11-Dec-24 • callaway1501 • flickr
britishrail br train railway rail northern northernrail northerntrains electricmultipleunit emu transport 54200247978

Stagecoach Manchester 19532 in Hattersley
Stagecoach Manchester 19532 (MX09KTT) An ADL Enviro400 in the GM Buses South livery. It's pictured on Hattersley Road West working a 201 to P[iccadilly Gardens.
stagecoach adlenviro400 19532 mx09ktt gmbusessouth 54220393529

Mist under Low
A view towards Marple in the low morning mist under Werneth Low
04-Nov-22 • Warren Brooks • flickr
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Videos
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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.