Great Hill, Round Loaf & Grain Pole Hill
   
Date 28/12/2005
Starting Point White Coppice (SD614180)
Distance 5 miles

A 5 mile walk over difficult terrain for the last 2 miles

 


Healey Nab (left) and the fields of Heapey from the ascent to Coppice Stile

 

Healey Nab and Grey Heights

 

The path to Coppice Stile.

 

Great Hill from Coppice Stile

 

Approaching Coppice Stile

 

Great Hill from the path to Drinkwater's

 

Approaching Drinkwater's

 

Drinkwater's

 

The path to Great Hill. Note the fallen gatepost which was removed when the path was repaired. However, it was never put back

 

Great Hill summit

 

The path to Redmonds Edge

 

We soon left that path and took a little used path to Round Loaf

 

Looking to Drinkwater's from the slopes of Black Hill Upper

 

Approaching Round Loaf from the East

 

The whale back that is Great Hill from Round Loaf

 

A helicopter flies over the Nab towards Leicester Mill quarry