Walk The Vale of Edale from Edale

Delightful valley walk

This 7 mile, Grade 4 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Edale in the Peak District & will take you about 3½ hrs to complete.

 

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Vital Statistics:

Walk No.: d216
Length: 7 miles (11km)
Ascent: 1044 ft (318m)
Time: 3½ hours
Grade: Walk Grade 4 (Moderate) Icon

Route outline for this walk:

Edale  -  Ollerbrook Booth  -  Rowland Cote (Edale Youth Hostel)  -  Lady Brook Booth  -  Nether Moor  -  Backside Wood  -  Jaggers Clough  -  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:

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Wainwrights
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Nuttalls
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Deweys
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Outlying Fells
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Marilyns
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The Peak District National Park


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

OS Explorer OL1 The Peak District - Dark Peak area


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

OS Landranger 110 Sheffield & Huddersfield, Glossop & Holmfirth


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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk The Vale of Edale from Edale

In no particular order . . .

Mam Tor, Hollins Cross and Back Tor (Hollins Cross) from Nether Booth in The Vale of Edale

Mam Tor, Hollins Cross and Back Tor (Hollins Cross) from Nether Booth in The Vale of Edale

Photo: Dorsal Finn (118)

The River Noe in The Vale of Edale

The River Noe in The Vale of Edale

Photo: Ian Windle (18)

Lonely tree in Edale

Lonely tree in Edale

Photo: David Hague (8)

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)

Field of wild flowers after Kinder Scout, towards Edale

Field of wild flowers after Kinder Scout, towards Edale

Photo: Andrew Wright (2)

Edale End and The Vale of Edale

Edale End and The Vale of Edale

Photo: Ian Windle (20)

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)

The Mam Tor Ridge from the Edale Valley

The Mam Tor Ridge from the Edale Valley

Photo: Nick Cusack (8)

Sheep in Edale on the path to Barber Booth

Sheep in Edale on the path to Barber Booth

Photo: David Hague (7)


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