Walk d229 Mam Tor from Edale

Superb views all around


Route outline for walk d229:

Edale  -  Small Clough  -  Hardenclough Farm  -  Greenlands  -  Mam Tor  -  Hollins Cross  -  Hollins  -  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.

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
1
English
Dewey
Wainwright Outlying Fell
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Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
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Marilyns
Bridget
0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is 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.


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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk d229 Mam Tor from Edale

In no particular order . . .

Walk d229 Mam Tor 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 d229 Mam Tor from Edale - Heading towards Hollins Cross, Back Tor (Hollins Cross) and Lose Hill (Ward's Piece)

Heading towards Hollins Cross, Back Tor (Hollins Cross) and Lose Hill (Ward's Piece)

Photo: Dorsal Finn (111)

Walk d229 Mam Tor from Edale - Edale and Lord's Seat from the lower slopes of The Nab

Edale and Lord's Seat from the lower slopes of The Nab

Photo: Mike Hart (12)

Walk d229 Mam Tor from Edale - Rushup Edge and Lord's Seat from Mam Tor

Rushup Edge and Lord's Seat from Mam Tor

Photo: Mike Higgins (6)

Walk d229 Mam Tor from Edale - Edale Church

Edale Church

Photo: Ian Windle (22)

Walk d229 Mam Tor from Edale - The view from the summit of Mam Tor

The view from the summit of Mam Tor

Photo: David Wright (275)

Walk d229 Mam Tor from Edale - Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) (left), Brown Knoll, Kinder Scout and The Vale of Edale from the summit of Mam Tor

Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) (left), Brown Knoll, Kinder Scout and The Vale of Edale from the summit of Mam Tor

Photo: Debbie Green (5)

Walk d229 Mam Tor from Edale - A group of Northampton Ramblers on the top of Mam Tor

A group of Northampton Ramblers on the top of Mam Tor

Photo: Brian Adams (1)

Walk d229 Mam Tor from Edale - On Mam Tor Summit

On Mam Tor Summit

Photo: Patrick Plant (1)

Walk d229 Mam Tor from Edale - Hollins Cross, Barker Bank, Backtor Nook, Back Tor (Hollins Cross) and Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) from Mam Tor

Hollins Cross, Barker Bank, Backtor Nook, Back Tor (Hollins Cross) and Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) from Mam Tor

Photo: David Wright (278)

Walk d229 Mam Tor from Edale - Approaching Mam Tor

Approaching Mam Tor

Photo: Sanjay Gupta (1)

Walk d229 Mam Tor from Edale - The Great Ridge - Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge), Rushup Edge, Kinder Scout, The Vale of Edale, Edale, Hollins Cross, Back Tor (Hollins Cross), Lose Hill (Ward's Piece), Hope and Castleton under the mist from Mam Tor

The Great Ridge - Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge), Rushup Edge, Kinder Scout, The Vale of Edale, Edale, Hollins Cross, Back Tor (Hollins Cross), Lose Hill (Ward's Piece), Hope and Castleton under the mist from Mam Tor

Photo: Craig Carter (49)

Walk d229 Mam Tor from Edale - Sunset from Mam Tor Summit

Sunset from Mam Tor Summit

Photo: Richard Nicholls (77)

Walk d229 Mam Tor from Edale - Back Tor (Hollins Cross) from Hollins Cross

Back Tor (Hollins Cross) from Hollins Cross

Photo: Dorsal Finn (112)

Walk d229 Mam Tor from Edale - The Vale of Edale

The Vale of Edale

Photo: Ian Windle (21)

Walk d229 Mam Tor from Edale - Mam Tor

Mam Tor

Photo: Peter Walling (2)

Walk d229 Mam Tor from Edale - 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

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

Photo: Isobelle Forde (1)

Walk d229 Mam Tor from Edale - Mam Tor in deep snow from Hollins Cross

Mam Tor in deep snow from Hollins Cross

Photo: Dorsal Finn (37)

Walk d229 Mam Tor from Edale - Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) and Back Tor (Hollins Cross) from Small Clough

Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) and Back Tor (Hollins Cross) from Small Clough

Photo: Ian Windle (19)


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