Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire ( along with the rest of Saddleworth ) , it became a county top in 1974 on the creation of Greater Manchester following the Local Government Act 1972 . Black Chew Head is an outlying part of Black Hill , meaning Kinder Scout is its parent peak . It overlooks the Chew Valley , which leads eastwards and northwards to Dovestones Reservoir , and the valley of Crowden Great Brook leading south to Longdendale . The hill is accessible by many routes : the most used and most obvious is from Dovestones Reservoir in Greenfield via the Chew Reservoir access road . The hill is also accessible from Crowden in Derbyshire and from the A635 to the north . The Pennine Way runs just to the east of the summit on its way from Crowden to Black Hill . The summit lies a short distance east of the June 2018 wildfire on Saddleworth Moor , but was not within the burned area
June 2018 wildfire
2018 United Kingdom wildfires
Black Chew Head