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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8¼mls (13km) |
| Ascent: | 1,532ft (467m) |
| Time: | 4½hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route outline for walk d224:
Edale - Small Clough - Hardenclough Farm - Greenlands - Hollins Cross - Back Tor (Hollins Cross) - Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) - Hope - The River Noe - Normans Farm - Edale End - Carr House - Nether Booth - Ollerbrook Booth - The Vale of Edale - 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.
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 0 English Mountains |
 0 Wainwrights |
 0 English Nuttalls |
 0 English Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 0 Marilyns |
 2 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) at 476m (1562ft). Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) is known as an English Bridget.
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Back Tor (Hollins Cross) at 438m (1438ft). Back Tor (Hollins Cross) is known as an English Bridget.
You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):
Some Photos and Pictures from Walk d224 Lose Hill from Edale
In no particular order . . .
Mam Tor, and Back Tor (Hollins Cross) from Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) Tree on Back Tor (Hollins Cross) from Hollins Cross during a winter temperature inversion
Back Tor (Hollins Cross) from Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) with Mam Tor and Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) beyond during a winter temperature inversion
Kinder Scout and The Vale of Edale in deep snow from the Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) ridge
Me, my Wife and Billy the dog after a 12k hike to the summit of Lose Hill (Ward's Piece)
Half way up Back Tor (Hollins Cross) in the Dark Peak with the beautiful Hope Valley and Kinder Scout behind
Winhill Pike (Win Hill) and the River Noe Valley from Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) under a blanket of heavy snow
Carl Morris at a snowy Edale Station with Grindslow Knoll (Kinder Scout) in the background
On the path between Back Tor (Hollins Cross) and Hollins Cross itself with Mam Tor (left) and Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) in the background
Looking east across Barker Bank to Backtor Nook and Back Tor (Hollins Cross) from Hollins Cross
The Hope Valley (left), Mam Tor, The Vale of Edale and Kinder Scout (right) from Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) in arctic snow conditions
Mike at Edale Station with Lord's Seat, Cowburn Tunnel and Brown Knoll in the background
The steep descent to Hollins Cross in deep snow from the summit of Back Tor (Hollins Cross)
Mam Tor, Hollins Cross and Back Tor (Hollins Cross) from Nether Booth in The Vale of Edale
Castleton, Hope and The Hope Valley from the ridge between Mam Tor and Hollins Cross
Bluebells covering the ground in woodland beside the River Noe in the Vale of Edale
Mam Tor, Hollins Cross, Back Tor (Hollins Cross) in deep snow on the Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) ridge
On Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) with Back Tor (Hollins Cross) and Mam Tor beyond during a winter temperature inversion
Nether Booth nestling in the Vale of Edale below Kinder Scout from Back Tor (Hollins Cross)
Fats Anderson, Jimbles and Big Truck on the summit of Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) in arctic snow conditions
Frozen tree on the slopes of Back Tor (Hollins Cross) viewed from Hollins Cross
Mam Tor and Hollins Cross in deep snow from the summit of Back Tor (Hollins Cross)
Mozzer on Back Tor (Hollins Cross) with Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) in the background
Mam Tor (centre left) from the upper slopes of Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) in heavy snow
Walking the ridge towards Mam Tor in deep snow between Back Tor (Hollins Cross) and Hollins Cross
Winhill Pike (Win Hill) from The River Noe Valley north of Hope in heavy snow
Climbing towards the summit of Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) in arctic snow conditions
Hollins Cross, Mam Tor and Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) from Back Tor (Hollins Cross)
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