Walk d252 Mam Tor and Rushup Edge from Edale

Superb ridge walk with stunning views all around


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:

hewitt
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English
Mountains
Wainwright
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Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
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English
Nuttalls
Dewey
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English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
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Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
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Marilyns
Bridget
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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.


You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

The Peak District National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL1 The Peak District - Dark Peak area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

110 Sheffield & Huddersfield, Glossop & Holmfirth


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

In no particular order . . .

Walk d252 Mam Tor and Rushup Edge from Edale - Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) from Rushup Edge

Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) from Rushup Edge

Photo: Stuart Street (8)

Walk d252 Mam Tor and Rushup Edge from Edale - On Mam Tor Summit

On Mam Tor Summit

Photo: Patrick Plant (1)

Walk d252 Mam Tor and Rushup Edge from Edale - The Pennine Way near Upper Booth

The Pennine Way near Upper Booth

Photo: Stuart Street (3)

Walk d252 Mam Tor and Rushup Edge from Edale - The River Noe in The Vale of Edale

The River Noe in The Vale of Edale

Photo: Ian Windle (18)

Walk d252 Mam Tor and Rushup Edge from Edale - Back Tor (Hollins Cross) from below Hollins Cross

Back Tor (Hollins Cross) from below Hollins Cross

Photo: Mike Higgins (1)

Walk d252 Mam Tor and Rushup Edge from Edale - Mam Tor Summit

Mam Tor Summit

Photo: Richard Nicholls (76)

Walk d252 Mam Tor and Rushup Edge from Edale - Field of wild flowers after Kinder Scout, towards Edale

Field of wild flowers after Kinder Scout, towards Edale

Photo: Andrew Wright (2)

Walk d252 Mam Tor and Rushup Edge from Edale - Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) from Mam Tor

Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) from Mam Tor

Photo: David Wright (277)

Walk d252 Mam Tor and Rushup Edge from Edale - Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) from Mam Tor

Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) from Mam Tor

Photo: Peter Walling (6)

Walk d252 Mam Tor and Rushup Edge from Edale - Mozzer, Rob, Jimbles, Big Truck and me on the Hollins Cross ridge below summit of Mam Tor

Mozzer, Rob, Jimbles, Big Truck and me on the Hollins Cross ridge below summit of Mam Tor

Photo: Dorsal Finn (110)

Walk d252 Mam Tor and Rushup Edge from Edale - Carl Morris at a snowy Edale Station with Grindslow Knoll (Kinder Scout) in the background

Carl Morris at a snowy Edale Station with Grindslow Knoll (Kinder Scout) in the background

Photo: Mike Hart (9)

Walk d252 Mam Tor and Rushup Edge from Edale - Back Tor (Hollins Cross) from Hollins Cross

Back Tor (Hollins Cross) from Hollins Cross

Photo: Dorsal Finn (112)

Walk d252 Mam Tor and Rushup Edge from Edale - Climbing back out of the Grinds Brook valley in the snow and ice at Edale

Climbing back out of the Grinds Brook valley in the snow and ice at Edale

Photo: Mike Hart (10)

Walk d252 Mam Tor and Rushup Edge from Edale - Looking west to Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) from Mam Tor

Looking west to Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) from Mam Tor

Photo: David Wright (274)

Walk d252 Mam Tor and Rushup Edge from Edale - Sunrise from Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge)

Sunrise from Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge)

Photo: Allyson Frith (1)

Walk d252 Mam Tor and Rushup Edge from Edale - Mam Tor in deep snow from Hollins Cross

Mam Tor in deep snow from Hollins Cross

Photo: Dorsal Finn (37)

Walk d252 Mam Tor and Rushup Edge from Edale - *Aerial Panorama of Hollins Cross and Mam Tor from above Back Tor

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

Photo: Ron Linton (11)

Walk d252 Mam Tor and Rushup Edge from Edale - Lonely tree in Edale

Lonely tree in Edale

Photo: David Hague (8)

Walk d252 Mam Tor and Rushup Edge from Edale - Mam Tor from Hollins Cross

Mam Tor from Hollins Cross

Photo: Stuart Street (9)

Walk d252 Mam Tor and Rushup Edge from Edale - Descending from Hollins Cross towards Castleton with Mam Tor beyond

Descending from Hollins Cross towards Castleton with Mam Tor beyond

Photo: Dorsal Finn (38)


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