Mount Famine
473m (1552ft)
The Dark Peak Area, The Peak District, Derbyshire, England
Mount Famine 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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Mount Famine is on Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List:
Walk d168 Mount Famine from Slackhall
Lanes and track with superb views
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7ml (11km) | |
| Ascent: | 1,345ft (410m) | |
| Time: | 4 hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
- Slackhall, Chestnut Centre, Bowden Head Fold, Wash, Breckhead Farm, Dawsnap Farm, Bennett Barn, Bullhill Farm, Andrews Farm, Pennine Bridleway, Mount Famine, South Head (Hayfield), Roych Clough, Bolehill Clough, Tom Moor Plantation, Breck Edge, Slackhall.
Walk d254 Brown Knoll (Edale), South Head (Hayfield) and Mount Famine from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield
A steady climb to high level views
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.5ml (12km) | |
| Ascent: | 1,808ft (551m) | |
| Time: | 4½ hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
- Bowden Bridge, Hayfield, Turnstead House, Coldwell Clough, Oaken Clough, Edale Cross, Brown Knoll (Edale), South Head (Hayfield), Mount Famine, Elle Bank, The Pennine Bridleway, Tunstead House, Bowden Bridge, Hayfield.
Walk d156 Kinder Low (Kinder Scout), Brown Knoll (Edale), South Head (Hayfield) and Mount Famine from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield
A steady climb to high level views
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.75ml (17km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,242ft (683m) | |
| Time: | 6.25hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
- Bowden Bridge, Hayfield, Booth Sheepwash, Farlands, Broad Clough, Kinderlow End, Three Knolls, Cluther Rocks, Red Brook, The Pennine Way, Kinder Downfall, Kinder Low (Kinder Scout), Brown Knoll (Edale), South Head (Hayfield), Mount Famine, Elle Bank, The Pennine Bridleway, Tunstead House, Hayfield.
Walk d262 South Head and Mount Famine from Hayfield
Fine views away from the crowds
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.5mls (17km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,468ft (752m) | |
| Time: | 6.25hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
- Hayfield, Sett Valley Trail, Birch Vale, Morland Road, Ollersett, New Allotments, Chinley Head, South Head (Hayfield), Mount Famine, Elle Bank, Pennine Bridleway, Tunstead House, Bowden Bridge, Hayfield.
Walk d214 Mount Famine, South Head and Brown Knoll from Hayfield
Bridget bagging splendour away from the crowds
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 13.5ml (21.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,914ft (888m) | |
| Time: | 7.75hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Hayfield, Sett Valley Trail, Birch Vale, Morland Road, Ollersett, New Allotments, Chinley Head, Mount Famine, South Head (Hayfield), Brown Knoll (Edale), Edale Cross, Oaken Clough, Coldwell Clough, Tunstead House, Bowden Bridge, Hayfield.
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Mount Famine
Gill Bates walked up on June 22nd, 2020 [from/via/route] From Chinley, over hill road, hill farm, pennine bridleway, Mount Famine, Andrews Farm, Hayfield Rd, Alders Farm, Chinley [with] daughter [weather] sunny and windy - Bit of a scramble up Mount Famine, clear view of Kinder
Charles Wrigley Wrigley climbed on June 2nd, 2019 [from/via/route] Bowdon Bridge - The Ashes - Coldwell Clough - South Head Farm - South Head - Mount Famine - Bridleway [with] LAR [weather] Cloudy, Rain on summit South Head & Very Windy - lunch on bridge over River Sett source, Chucked A Apple off Mount Famine for laughing at Rose apple rolling off & meanness!
Christine Shepherd bagged on March 24th, 2019 [from/via/route] Walked from Bowden Bridge using walk d254. [with] On my own [weather] Bright and dry with a very cold wind. - A lovely walk. Great views from this summit.
Joanne Mcgawley hiked on May 25th, 2013 [from/via/route] Cracken Edge and South Head from Hayfield [with] Rich [weather] Amazing. Sunny but a cool breeze. - 11.12 miles
Geoffrey Robertshaw and Mark Davidson have both walked, climbed & bagged Mount Famine.
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South Head (Hayfield) and Mount Famine from the Pennine Bridleway near Elle Bank
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