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Whitwell Moor Trig Point | 4 Miles

January 16, 2023 CIRCULAR WALKS, MEDIUM WALKS 4-9 MILES, PEAK DISTRICT WALKS, PEAK DISTRICT WALKS WITH KIDS, PEAK DISTRICT WALKS WITH PUBS

This is a short walk up to Whitwell Moor trig point from Underbank Reservoir. At 4 miles, this is a perfect walk for a Sunday and you could stop off at The Olde Mustard Pot on Mortimer Road for some lunch.

Whitwell Moor is near Stocksbridge and the summit of the hill, where Whitwell Moor trig point is, is at 359m above sea level. Surrounded by beautiful moorland the trig has great views over the local area. I suspect this will be one of the least visited trig points in the Peak District trig point challenge!

 

Our walk starts in the car park near the Underbank Outdoor Activity Centre and heads out onto the road before turning off up a wooded public footpath. This was really muddy when we went! After the mud, the gate opens onto rolling green fields and we headed through the field towards Wind Knoll Bank. In the woods there we found a gritstone edge and a rope swing – happy days!

A very muddy path

A wooden gate at the end of a woodland lane

A girl in a blue coat on a rope swing in a wood

A birch woodland with gritstone outcrops near Whitwell Moor

We carried on through the woods until the path joined a road, and then we crossed and headed into the woods. These woods would be beautiful in Autumn when the beech trees start to change colour! We wandered through the woods until they ended, and then we were on the moorland top with views down over Broomhead Moor.

A row of beech trees near Whitwell Moor

The Whitwell Moor trig point is really easy to spot! We took a couple of photos and then set off towards Hunger Hill Farm.

Whitwell Moor trig point

 

There is a footpath here which leads down the delightfully named Mucky Lane (and it definitely was!) before ending at the junction of Long Lane and New Hall Lane.

A very boggy moorland near Whitwell Moor

We followed New Hall Lane as it wound its way north-east and then at the road junction with the bench after Machin Farm we headed down Clay Pits Lane and then took a farm track through the woods just for a bit of variety. It ends up at the same place as New Hall Lane, and then we walked a bit further to reach the car park.

A rainbow in a stormy sky

This was a lovely gentle New Years Day walk, and it’s another Peak District trig point ticked off (although it’s actually just outside the boundary of the Peak District, according to the OS Map).

 


 

Whitwell Moor Trig Point Walk Map: 

You can click on the map to download the GPX file from Komoot.

 

 

Walk Map (Opens in OS Maps): Whitwell Moor Trig Walk

Parking: Underbank Reservoir Car Park S36 4GH – W3W:///daring.forms.comply

Facilities: None

Walk Time: 1-2 hours depending on speed and fitness

Difficulty: ▲

Distance: 4 miles (6.43km)

Trig Points Bagged: Whitwell Moor

Peak District Peaks Bagged: None

Peak District Ethels Bagged: None

 


 

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Hello! I’m Jo! Welcome to The Wandering Wildflower, an outdoors lifestyle blog focusing on family walks in the Peak District, a place we love exploring. I want to share the Peak District hidden gems and show you there’s so much more than the honeypot places. When I’m not dragging my husband and now 11 year old out on Peak District walks or up mountains, I can be found on planning my next moorland walk or plotting a Geocache walk (and seeing where the nearest pub is!). I love the hills but hate the heights, so trig bagging is – er- fun!

 

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