A slightly eclectic collection of trig stations I’ve picked up in my travels across the world. They are predominantly in Europe and the UK – as I read in an online forum “We’re kinda short on “trig points” here in the U.S.”!
- National Park: Peak District National Park
- Serial number: TP4623 / S4230
- Elevation: 517.3m
- Mam Nick carpark, Hope Valley
- 53°20'57.2"N 1°48'34.8"W
The Higher Shelf Stones Trig in the Peak District offers 360-degree views, including Manchester to the west.
- National Park: Peak District National Park
- Serial number: TP3826
- Elevation: 621.8m
- Snake Pass, Glossop
- 53°26'59.2"N 1°52'03.2"W
Rombalds Moor Trig is reached by multiple hiking routes that cross Ilkley Moor and Rombalds Moor. It offers sweeping views across the surrounding area.
- Serial number: TP0704
- Elevation: 402.826m
- End of Ilkley Road
- 53°54'11.0"N 1°49'37.2"W
Although it's located only a few hundred metres from the Pennine Way on the Kinder Scout plateau, The Edge Trig is infrequently visited.
- National Park: Peak District National Park
- Serial number: TP6378
- Elevation: 625.449m
- Bowden Bridge Car Park, Kinder Road
- 53°24'04.0"N 1°53'08.5"W
The Kinder Low trig pillar, a second order trig point located on the Kinder Scout plateau, offers scenic views and can be accessed via multiple hiking trails, including Pennine Way.
- National Park: Peak District National Park
- Serial number: TP4216
- Elevation: 633m
- Barber Booth carpark / Old Nags Head (Edale)
- 53°22'49.3"N 1°52'57.4"W
Ivinghoe Beacon (on Beacon Hill) offers panoramic views over the counties of Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. Beacon Hill served as a filming location for several major films including Harry Potter and Star Wars.
- Serial number: TP1099
- Elevation: 233m
- Trail from Ivinghoe Car Park
- 51°50'31.6"N 0°36'30.3"W
The Lille Raipas trig point is part of the UNESCO-listed Struve Geodetic Arc. The trig point is accessed via a short walk and offers sweeping views.
- Elevation: 285m
- Parking area and trailhead on Stranddalen (Alta, Norway)
- 69°56'19.0"N 23°21'37.0"E
Trecastle Trig is near the top of of Fan Brycheiniog, in the Brecon Beacons.
- National Park: Brecon Beacons National Park
- Serial number: PP085
- Elevation: 802m
- 51°52'58.0"N 3°42'27.7"W