Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge)
546m (1791ft)
The Dark Peak Area, The Peak District, Derbyshire, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.25ml (15km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,919ft (585m) |
| Time: | 5.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Edale - Upper Booth - Highfield Farm - Tagsnaze Farm - The Orchard Farm - Dalehead Bunkhouse - Whitemoor Clough - Chapel Gate (Track) - Rushupp Edge - Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) - Mam Tor - Hollins Cross - Backtor Nook - Backtor Farm - Backtor Bridge - Woodhouse Farm - The Vale of Edale - Cotefield Farm - Ollerbrook Booth - Edale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.5ml (17km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,986ft (605m) |
| Time: | 5.75hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Edale - The Pennine Way - Upper Booth - Jacob's Ladder (Edale) - Brown Knoll (Edale) - Colborne (Colbourne) - Chapel Gate Track - Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) - Mam Tor - Hollins Cross - Edale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.5ml (18.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,001ft (610m) |
| Time: | 6 hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Castleton - The Limestone Way - Cave Dale - Perry Dale - Sparrowpit - Rushup Farm - Rushup Hall - Rushup Edge - Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) - Mam Tor - Hollins Cross - Backtor Nook - Castleton
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge)
hannah1507 walked up Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) on April 7th, 2023 [from/via/route] d162 Brown Knoll (Edale), Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) & Mam Tor via Jacob's Ladder from Edale [with] Solo
Patrick Molloy climbed Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) on November 22nd, 2021 [from/via/route] Solo from Mam Tor Car Park. Onto Brown Knoll [with] Solo [weather] Cold Clear
Jim Sallis bagged Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) on April 12th, 2021 [weather] Snowed previous day
Tony Halliday hiked Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) on April 3rd, 2021 [from/via/route] started from edale up Jacobs ladder onto brown knoll lords seat the ridge walk mam tor back tor & lose hill [with] jimmy my boarder terrier [weather] bit of cloud with sunny spells cold start warmed up as day went on - great walk from edale great views & perfect weather
Adrian Garside summited Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) on January 19th, 2020 [from/via/route] Roadside parking [with] Bob [weather] Clear & cold. Awesome views
Margaret Richards conquered Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) on August 3rd, 2012 [from/via/route] d158 Sparrowpit & Mam Tor from Castleton [with] Don
Wayne Linley scaled Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) on February 24th, 2017 [from/via/route] From Edale. Jacobs ladder-Brown knoll - rushup edge-mam tor [with] Simon Fleming [weather] Fairly good weather, edale circular - good visibility, early start
Jennifer Beale walked up Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) on August 21st, 2017 [from/via/route] Chapel gate [with] Charlie [weather] Foggy but hot
Lucy Perchard climbed Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) on June 18th, 2017 [from/via/route] Edale, along Rushup Edge & then the Great Ridgeway before returning to Edale [with] Tony [weather] Boiling hot! - Fantastic walk on the hottest June day in years - fabulous!
Tony Rogerson bagged Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) on April 25th, 2010 [from/via/route] Edale Plateau Rushup Edge & Mam Tor [with] John [weather] Showers
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge)
On the path between Back Tor (Hollins Cross) and Hollins Cross itself with Mam Tor (left) and Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) in the background
Back Tor (Hollins Cross) from Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) with Mam Tor and Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) beyond during a winter temperature inversion
Hollins Cross, Mam Tor and Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) from Back Tor (Hollins Cross)
The Great Ridge - Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge), Rushup Edge, Kinder Scout, The Vale of Edale, Edale, Hollins Cross, Back Tor (Hollins Cross), Lose Hill (Ward's Piece), Hope and Castleton under the mist from Mam Tor
The Great Ridge - Rushup Edge, Mam Tor, Hollins Cross, Back Tor (Hollins Cross) and Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) from Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge)
The High Peak District, Eldon Hill, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Rushup Edge, Kinder Scout, The Vale of Edale, Edale, Mam Tor, Hollins Cross, Back Tor (Hollins Cross) and Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) from Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge)
The road winding its way down to Edale from Mam Tor with Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) (left) and Kinder Scout in the distance
Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) (left), Brown Knoll, Kinder Scout and The Vale of Edale from the summit of Mam Tor
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