Walk d252 Mam Tor and Rushup Edge from Edale

Vital Statistics:

Length:	9¼mls (15km)
Ascent:	1,919ft (585m)
Time:	5¼hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk d252:

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

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

2 English Deweys

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

0 Marilyns

0 Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is 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)

Completing this walk will also take you to the top 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.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk d252 Mam Tor and Rushup Edge from Edale

In no particular order . . .

Mam Tor from near Hollins Cross

Photo: Mark Heywood (2)

The Nab from Edale in the snow

Photo: Mike Hart (11)

Approaching Mam Tor

Photo: Sanjay Gupta (1)

Brown Knoll (Edale) from near Upper Booth

Photo: Stuart Street (2)

A group of Northampton Ramblers on the top of Mam Tor

Photo: Brian Adams (1)

The Vale of Edale from Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge)

Photo: Will Caesar (18)

Sarah, Me, Jenny & Amy at Hollins Cross stretching our hamstrings!

Photo: Frankie McQuarrie (1)

Back Tor from Hollins Cross

Photo: Peter Walling (5)

Sunrise from Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge)

Photo: Allyson Frith (1)

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

Photo: Debbie Green (7)

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