Hen Cloud – View of Tittesworth Reservoir loop from Tittesworth

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West Midlands Region

Staffordshire

Staffordshire Moorlands

Leekfrith

Hen Cloud – View of Tittesworth Reservoir loop from Tittesworth

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Hen Cloud – View of Tittesworth Reservoir loop from Tittesworth

01:54

6.33km

200m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Peak District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.32 km

Dead Trees at Hen Cloud

Highlight • Natural

A small wood on the north eastern slope of Hen Cloud with a handful of dead trees at the entrance to the wood.

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2.50 km

Hen Cloud

Highlight • Climb

Just above the market town of Leek lies The Roaches. This outcrop is called Hen Cloud

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2.65 km

Mackie's Crack

Highlight • Climb

Story has it he’s still there

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2.98 km

Bawd Stone

Highlight • Natural Monument

Whether a dolmen or a fortuitous natural arrangement of rock (the jury is still out), this Bawd Stone has been visited since days of old for healing.

The less informed …

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3.33 km

Rocky Steps at Black Brook Nature Reserve

Highlight • Trail

Since the devastating fire of the roaches last summer, the upper branches of these magnificent pines were badly scorched.

But yesterday I was heartened to see nature is doing what …

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3.60 km

The Roaches

Highlight • Viewpoint

Both I and a friend remarked how this looks like Aslan's Stone Table in Narnia.

If you recall the account, it was a long table that broke at the point of Aslan's death.

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4.51 km

From here you get a lovely view of Tittesworth Reservoir and the surrounding Peak District countryside. The reservoir was built in 1858 and enlarged in the 1960s, it provides drinking water to the surrounding areas, including Leek and Stoke-on-Trent.

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