Walk d162 Brown Knoll (Edale), Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) and Mam Tor via Jacob's Ladder from Edale

Vital Statistics:

Length:	10½mls (17km)
Ascent:	1,986ft (605m)
Time:	5¾hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk d162:

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

Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

It costs £6.00 to park a car for the day in the main car park in Edale. The ticket machine only takes coins and you cannot pay with notes or credit cards. There is precious little alternative parking. Best make sure you bring enough change. Sept 2021.

The odd shaped lumps of rock strewn across so many of the South West's tors are collectively known as 'clitter'.

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

0 English Mountains

0 Wainwrights

0 English Nuttalls

3 English Deweys

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

0 Marilyns

0 Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Brown Knoll (Edale) at 569m (1867ft). Brown Knoll (Edale) is also known as an English Dewey (41st highest in England, 91st in England & Wales) The summit of Brown Knoll (Edale) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) at 546m (1791ft). Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) is also known as an English Dewey (80th highest in England, 184th in England & Wales)

You will also reach the summit of Mam Tor at 517m (1696ft). Mam Tor is also known as an English Dewey (145th highest in England, 334th in England & Wales) The summit of Mam Tor is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Pennine Way, a 404km (251 miles) linear footpath connecting Edale in Derbyshire, England with Kirk Yetholm in The Borders, Scotland. The Pennine Way is waymarked by a National Trail Acorn. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Pennine Way.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk d162 Brown Knoll (Edale), Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) and Mam Tor via Jacob's Ladder from Edale

In no particular order . . .

The bridge over the River Noe at the bottom of Jacob's Ladder

Photo: Bob Ferguson (92)

Castleton, Hope and The Hope Valley from the ridge between Mam Tor and Hollins Cross

Photo: Debbie Green (7)

Rainbow and Mam Tor from Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge)

Photo: Stuart Street (7)

Mam Tor Summit

Photo: Richard Nicholls (76)

Edale Church

Photo: Ian Windle (42)

The view from the summit of Mam Tor

Photo: David Wright (275)

Large cairn at the top of Jacob's Ladder (Edale) on The Pennine Way

Photo: Stuart Street (4)

Mam Tor from the path below Hollins Cross under a blanket of deep snow

Photo: Dorsal Finn (40)

*Aerial Panorama of Hollins Cross and Mam Tor from above Back Tor

Photo: Ron Linton (11)

Pym Chair from the large cairn at the top of Jacob's Ladder (Edale)

Photo: Dorsal Finn (74)

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