Mount Famine
473m (1552ft)
The Dark Peak Area, The Peak District, Derbyshire, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.5ml (12km) |
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| 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
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.75ml (12.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,650ft (503m) |
| Time: | 4½ 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
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.75ml (17km) |
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| 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
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.5mls (17km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,468ft (752m) |
| Time: | 6.25hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Hayfield - Sett Valley Trail - Birch Vale - Morland Road - Ollersett - New Allotments - Cracken Edge - Chinley Churn - Chinley Head - Dry Clough Farm - Chinley - Naze House - Greystead - Alder Ling - Wicken House - Andrews Farm - South Head (Hayfield) - Mount Famine - Elle Bank - Pennine Bridleway - Tunstead House - Bowden Bridge - Hayfield
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 13.5ml (21.5km) |
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| 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
Dave Gay walked up Mount Famine on April 5th, 2021 [from/via/route] From Hayfield via Pennine Bridleway & climber from the North. Descended to the South & returned via Pennine Bridleway. [with] Carole
Angela Haworth climbed Mount Famine on September 9th, 2020 [from/via/route] Kinder Road- Mount Famine- South Head - Brown Knoll - Edale Cross - Kinder Road [with] companion [weather] Dry
Gill Bates bagged Mount Famine 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 & windy - Bit of a scramble up Mount Famine, clear view of Kinder
Charles Wrigley Wrigley hiked Mount Famine 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 summited Mount Famine on March 24th, 2019 [from/via/route] Walked from Bowden Bridge using walk d254. [with] On my own [weather] Bright & dry with a very cold wind. - A lovely walk. Great views from this summit.
Joanne Mcgawley conquered Mount Famine on May 25th, 2013 [from/via/route] Cracken Edge & 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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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Mount Famine
My partner Steve Bradbury on the summit of Mount Famine just as the mist lifted giving a glorious sunny day
South Head (Hayfield) and Mount Famine from the Pennine Bridleway near Elle Bank
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