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Eccles Pike

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is reputedly one of the oldest fell races in the country, dating back to the beginning of the 20th century. It is renowned for being short, tough and demanding.
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The name 'pike' means pointed hill; it's not known how it acquired the name Eccles, or whether this name relates to
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Hill Bagging: the online version of the Database of British and Irish Hills
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At the top of the hill is a commemorative plaque known as a
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Elevation
Parent peak
Shining Tor
Coordinates
53°19′41″N 1°56′56″W / 53.328°N 1.949°W / 53.328; -1.949
Eccles Pike is located in Derbyshire
Chapel-en-le-Frith
Derbyshire
Parent range
Peak District
OS grid
SK035812
Topo map
OS
OS
Chapel en le Frith
Derbyshire
Peak District
Cracken Edge
Combs Moss
Manchester
Kinder Scout
Combs Reservoir
the town on the other side of Manchester
currant cakes
Eccles Pike Fell Race

topograph

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