Back Tor (Derwent Edge)
538m (1766ft)
The Dark Peak Area, The Peak District, Derbyshire/South Yorkshire, England
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The summit of Back Tor (Derwent Edge) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10ml (16km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,568ft (478m) |
| Time: | 5.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Ashopton Bridge - Ladybower Reservoir - Ashopton - Whinstone Lee Tor - Hurkling Stones - Wheel Stones - White Tor (Derwent Edge) - Salt Cellar (Boulder) - Derwent Edge - Dove Stone (Boulder) - Dovestones Tor - Cakes of Bread - Bradfield Gate Head - Back Tor (Derwent Edge) - Lost Lad - Bamford House - Little Howden Moor - Derwent Reservoir - Derwent Valley - Ladybower Reservoir - Ashopton Bridge..
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 13.75ml (22km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,061ft (628m) |
| Time: | 7 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Ladybower Reservoir - Fairholmes Car Park - Ashopton - Whinstone Lee Tor - Hurkling Stones - Wheel Stones - White Tor (Derwent Edge) - Salt Cellar (Boulder) - Derwent Edge - Dove Stone (Boulder) - Dovestones Tor - Cakes of Bread - Bradfield Gate Head - Back Tor (Derwent Edge) - Lost Lad - Sheepfold Clough - Abbey Brook - Howden Dean - Abbey Tip Plantation - Derwent Reservoir - Fairholmes Car Park - Ladybower Reservoir
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 19.75ml (31.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,757ft (840m) |
| Time: | 9.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Ladybower Reservoir - Fairholmes Car Park - Ashopton - Whinstone Lee Tor - Hurkling Stones - Wheel Stones - White Tor (Derwent Edge) - Salt Cellar (Boulder) - Derwent Edge - Dove Stone (Boulder) - Dovestones Tor - Cakes of Bread - Bradfield Gate Head - Back Tor (Derwent Edge) - Abbey Brook - High Peak - Howden Moors - Featherbed Moss (Howden Edge) - High Stones (Howden Moor) - Margery Hill - Outer Edge - Crow Stones - Crow Stones Edge - Airspeed Consul TF-RPM Plane Wreckage - Broadhead Clough - Cranberry Bed - Bull Clough - Cranberry Clough - Slippery Stones - Packhorse Bridge (River Derwent) - Howden Reservoir - Cold Side (Howden Reservoir) - Derwent Reservoir - Fairholmes Car Park - Ladybower Reservoir
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Back Tor (Derwent Edge)
Patrick Molloy walked up Back Tor (Derwent Edge) on November 22nd, 2021 [from/via/route] Park at Fairholmes - Derwent Reservoir. Up via Lost Lad [with] Solo [weather] Cold Sunny
Tony Halliday climbed it on April 3rd, 2021 [from/via/route] ladybower resovoir [with] jimmy my boarder terrier [weather] bit of cloud with sunny spells cold start warmed up as day went on - great walk once you get away from the mass of people at lady bower resvoir cracking views
Mike Walker has bagged it [from/via/route] Ladybower Reservoir
Michael Lee hiked Back Tor (Derwent Edge) during 1989 [from/via/route] From Ladybower Inn & back.. Also from Strines Inn [with] Jill and friends [weather] Sunny - Done this one three times, various weathers..
Oliver Hunter summited on August 4th, 2006 [from/via/route] 13½ mile walk from Ladybower Reservoir, over Whinstone Lee Tor, Wheel Stones, White Tor, Dovestone Tor, Back Tor, & Lost Lad. [with] Me, Steve & Martin (Argos colleagues). [weather] Cloudy with sunny spells - perfect! - Great views from each peak & great fun jumping between huge piles of rocks! :D
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Back Tor (Derwent Edge)
Back Tor (Derwent Edge) and Lost Lad from Featherbed Moss (Howden Edge)
Lost Lad, Back Tor (Derwent Edge), Dovestones Tor, Derwent Edge, White Tor (Derwent Edge), Hurkling Stones and Whinstone Lee Tor above Ladybower Reservoir
Rocks on Featherbed Moss (Howden Edge) with Lost Lad and Back Tor (Derwent Edge) in the background
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