The 10 or 14 peak courses on Winter Hill by Jake of Winter Hill

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Purpose of the challenge Run,

To raise awareness of  Autism , the only thing we would like to ask is to visit a site about autism and become aware ,

http://www.autism.org.uk/

if you are doing a charity event please consider supporting a local autism or national autism group .

Course can be started  from any of access points which lead to the Winter Hill area , you can start from Horwich ,Belmont, Rivington ,Wilderswood ,Montcliffe, Georges lane, Coal Pit road, Burn edge , go to the nearest peak and follow the route clockwise or anticlockwise.

Times:

please post your times as comments against this Blog entry

Advice:

Route should be across the fell , Dont use Georges Lane/Belmont Road , main winter Hill road or  Coal pit road to reduce times they can be used just for a access point  to the course , the idea is to challenge yourself and use some of the less used routes/parts  in this area,  use the route’s as a guide and at your own risk , navigation skills are required as some of the peaks are not distinct , Dont underestimate this area ,weather can be harsh and change quickly and can vary even within a short distance : underfoot -this is wet and boggy even in the middle of summer ,

course has on it

hidden hazards, deep tussock grass hiding deep ditches ,old mine workings, deep bog, steep slope’s

In winter this route will be harsh and will  involve night time navigation often in poor conditions.

Note :We have not been able to do this as a complete run as Jake is only 7 and so we have had to be split into sections though Jake managed 6.8 miles , Jake has enjoyed putting this together and will I am sure develop this further

Jake of Winter Hill 10 peaks course  option 1 or
Jake of Winter Hill 14 peaks course option 2

core peaks for option 1 and 2

Rivington Pike peak 1 ,

Brown Hill  peak 2,

Crooked edge peak 3,

Two lads peak 4

Adam Hill Peak 5

White Brow Peak 6

(optional 350m Knoll Peak below would be +1 )

go to either option 1 or option 2

see the following Blog entry

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2011/01/rivington-pike-to-brown-hill-to-crooked.html

Name	Locality	Elevation	OS grid reference
Winter Hill †	Rivington	456 metres (1,496 ft)	SD659149
Counting Hill	Smithills/Belmont	433 metres (1,421 ft)	SD671141
Two Lads Hill †	Horwich	389 metres (1,276 ft)	SD655133
Noon Hill †	Rivington	380 metres (1,247 ft)	SD647150
Crooked Edge Hill	Horwich	375 metres (1,230 ft)	SD654134
Rivington Pike	Rivington	362 metres (1,188 ft)	SD643138
Adam Hill	Horwich	360 metres (1,181 ft)	SD660126
White Brow	Horwich	358 metres (1,175 ft)	SD661124
Whimberry Hill	Belmont	340 metres (1,115 ft)	SD686139
Egg Hillock	Belmont	328 metres (1,076 ft)	SD684142
Brown Hill	Rivington	325 metres (1,066 ft)	SD644135
Brown Lowe	Smithills	325 metres (1,066 ft)	SD669130
Burnt Edge	Horwich	325 metres (1,066 ft)	SD667125
taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivington_Pike#Summits_in_and_around_the_Rivington_area

Option 1 – the 10 peaks

Counting Hill Peak 7 ,

Winter Hill Trig Peak 8,

Noon Hill Peak 9,

Catter nab peak 10

rtn to Start point  ,

6.7 miles aprox

see below

http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/10-peaks-challenge-winter-hill-305854/

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2011/01/second-part-of-10-peaks-adam-hill-to.html

see the 3 routes below

http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/jake-of-winter-hill-10-peaks-part-1-305628/

http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/jwh-10-peaks-part-2-adams-hill-and-white-br-305642/

http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/counting-hill-winter-hill-noon-hill-catter–305646/

Jake of Winter Hill 14 peaks

Option 2 – the 14 peaks

Lomax wifes trig Peak 7 , -look for Trig point at 343 above Lomax

Wife farm near Horrocks Moor

whimberry hill Peak 8,

egg hillock peak 9

counting hill Peak 10,

Winter Hill Peak 11,

Noon Hill peak 12,

Catter Nab Peak 13

Scotmans Stump Peak 14

rtn to start point Rivington Pike

route (aprox) 10.5 miles

http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/14-peaks-challenge-winter-hill-305857/

see the following routes

http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/counting-hill-winter-hill-noon-hill-catter–305646/

http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/coal-pit-road-dean-mills-reservoir-.-egg-hi-304536/