In the north of the Peak District National Park, Black Chew Head resides as the Greater Manchester county top, at 1,778 feet (542 m). A small cairn in a vast …

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Location: Tintwistle, High Peak, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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1. Laddow Rocks – Black Hill Trig Point loop from Lane

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2. Black Hill Trig Point – Laddow Rocks loop from Old Glossop

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3. View of Longdendale Reservoirs – Laddow Rocks loop from Hadfield

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Dan Hobson

May 20, 2019

Black Chew Head has a few claims to fame. It is the county top for Oldham Unitary Authority and the highest point in Greater Manchester. It is also the source of Black Chew Grain, one of a number of moorland streams that flows into Chew Reservoir. There is a fence to mark the boundary of Greater Manchester and a small cairn at the summit.

David Howells

June 3, 2021

Well Dan has efficiently stolen my thunder here. All I can add is that the summit is marked by a very small cairn and it is slightly off to the West of the Pennine Way by about 200 yards. There is a fence and a style nearby just before you get to it.

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Black Chew Head Summit Cairn

1. Laddow Rocks – Black Hill Trig Point loop from Lane

2. Black Hill Trig Point – Laddow Rocks loop from Old Glossop

3. View of Longdendale Reservoirs – Laddow Rocks loop from Hadfield

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