Mam Tor
517m (1696ft)
The Dark Peak Area, The Peak District, Derbyshire, England
Mam Tor is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
| OS Explorer Map OL1 | |
| 1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers) |
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| OS Landranger Map 110 | |
| 1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers) |
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Mam Tor is on Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List:
Walk d229 Mam Tor from Edale
Superb views all around
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 3ml (5km) | |
| Ascent: | 951ft (290m) | |
| Time: | 2 hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Easy) |
Route Summary:
- Edale, Small Clough, Hardenclough Farm, Greenlands, Mam Tor, Hollins Cross, Hollins, The Vale of Edale, Edale.
Walk d123 Mam Tor via Cavedale from Castleton
Limestone moorland with superb views
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6ml (9.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 1,887ft (575m) | |
| Time: | 4 hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
- Castleton, The Limestone Way, Peveril Castle, Cave Dale, Old Moor, Rowter Farm, Windy Knoll, Mam Tor, Hollins Cross, Backtor Nook, Castleton.
Walk d252 Mam Tor and Rushup Edge from Edale
Superb ridge walk with stunning views all around
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.25ml (15km) | |
| 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.
Walk d162 Brown Knoll (Edale), Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) and Mam Tor via Jacob's Ladder from Edale
Fine high level walk away from the crowds - can be boggy
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.5ml (17km) | |
| 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.
Walk d158 Sparrowpit and Mam Tor from Castleton
Limestone moorland with superb views
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.5ml (18.5km) | |
| 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 Mam Tor
Anna White walked up on February 8th, 2020 [from/via/route] Castleton via Winnats Pass [with] Friend [weather] Windy & Cold - Absolutely freezing, howling wind on Mam Tor summit, but it was fantastic :) My hands almost dropped/froze off when eating egg mayo sarnies on Lose Hill
Adrian Garside climbed on September 8th, 2019 [from/via/route] Parked in Mam Tor cark park at 6am and was at the top to see the sun rise. Then walked down to Bact Tor and Lose Hill [weather] Bright sometimes, grey others. Windy and chilly.
Dave Gay bagged on June 22nd, 2019 [from/via/route] Hope Station - Lose Hill - Back Tor - Mam Tor - Edale Station [with] Josh Boyd, Sean Holt, Laura [weather] Dry and sunny - March for Men sponsored walk
Charles Wrigley Wrigley hiked during 2018 [from/via/route] sometime in 2018 ?
Stephen Eddy summited on April 19th, 2019 [from/via/route] Hope, via edale [with] Jo Allen, Jack Eddy [weather] Sunny
Margaret Richards conquered on January 12th, 2012 [from/via/route] d123 Mam Tor from Castleton [with] Don
Michael Lee scaled on June 10th, 2013 [from/via/route] Hope to Lose Hill to Back Tor to Hollins Cross to Mam Tor to Castleton to Hope.! [with] Jill [weather] Dry sunny, - Lovely walk.. Lots of cafes too!
Carole Ash walked up on December 26th, 2017 [from/via/route] Edale to Mam Tor, Back Tor and Lose Hill. [with] Simon [weather] Cold but dry and bright.
Lucy Perchard climbed on June 18th, 2017 [from/via/route] Edale, Rushup Edge, Great Ridge, Edale [with] Tony [weather] Boiling hot - Fantastic walk
Tracey Parnell bagged on January 22nd, 2017 [from/via/route] Castleton via Mam Tor & Lose Hill [with] Vicky Still & Ann Leonard [weather] Cold and overcast - Lovely Sunday lunch in Castleton after with white chocolate cheesecake
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Mam Tor
Aerial Shot of Castleton with Winnats Pass and Lord's Seat (Mam Tor) and Mam Tor
Hollins Cross, Mam Tor and Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) from Back Tor (Hollins Cross)
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)
Mozzer, Rob, Jimbles, Big Truck and me on the Hollins Cross ridge below summit of Mam Tor
Hollins Cross, Back Tor (Hollins Cross) and Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) from Mam Tor during a temperature inversion
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