Holme Moss Summit – Black Hill Trig Point loop from Britland Edge Hill

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Holme Moss Summit – Black Hill Trig Point loop from Britland Edge Hill

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Holme Moss Summit – Black Hill Trig Point loop from Britland Edge Hill

01:18

4.86km

60m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Peak District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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35 m

Holme Moss and Transmitting Station

Highlight • Parking

Just off the main path. Gorgeous views of the ridge beyond which Black Hill lies.

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1.86 km

Fairey Swordfish Mk I Crash Site

Highlight • Monument

The wreckage of the Fairey Swordfish which crashed in 1940, killing the pilot who sadly wasn't discovered until a month later. Noone knows exactly why the plane crashed although it …

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2.45 km

Black Hill Trig Point

Highlight • Natural Monument

Legendary fellwalker Alfred Wainwright described Black Hill as a desolate and hopeless quagmire. Whilst it can be rather bleak here, especially if the weather’s bad, the remote landscape has a …

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4.00 km

Boggy Area in Peak District National Park

Highlight • Natural

In wet weather the ground here is very wet and boggy!

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4.52 km

Holme Moss Summit and Transmitter

Highlight • Structure

The first mast was built in 1951 to transmit BBC television.The present transmitter was erected in 1984 and is a "guyed mast" structure which is 228m in height.combined with its …

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4.86 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.79 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.79 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (580 m)

Lowest point (520 m)

Weather

Saturday 17 October

10°C

4°C

25 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

January 11, 2025,Holme Moss to Black Hill in the Snow

A beautiful wander from Holme Moss to the trig at Black Hill. Our footprints were the first for much of the journey (other than all the hare tracks) and the knee deep snow and ice made it very tough going!