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Hollins Cross + Mam Tor Short Walk From Edale | 4.5-Mile

A lovely short walk from Edale in the Peak District. This route takes in one of the popular summits – Mam Tor, and as a bonus, you get to bag a trig point too. Edale is a great place to start a walk, with many different trails, This hike is perfect if you’re short on […]

Ringing Roger Short Walk From Edale | 4-Mile Route

Ringing Roger from Edale

Edale is a great location to start many walks, in fact, you are spoilt for choice! This short walk from Edale takes you up one of the quieter routes via Ollerbrook, still with fantastic views of the Great Ridge and Kinder Plateau, but less popular than routes such as Jacob’s Ladder.  Once you reach the […]

Win Hill + Kinder Plateau Walk From Hope To Edale | 9-Mile Route

Win Hill walk in the snow

Here’s a great route for all you hiking lovers! This linear route begins from Hope and ends in Edale taking in the delights of Win Hill and Crookstone Hill via the Kinder Plateau on the way. We don’t have many linear walks available mainly because of the logistics of getting from the finish back to […]

Lose Hill + Win Hill Circular Walk From Edale | 12-Mile Route

Win Hill Walk + Lose Hill Peak District

Lose Hill and Win Hill are two of those iconic (and epic) hills in the Peak District. There are plenty of routes to hike them individually but this circular walk ticks of both hills in one beautiful route. Be prepared to give your legs a workout as this Lose Hill and Win Hill walk has […]

Edale to Kinder Downfall Circular Walk (+ Kinder Reservoir) | 15-Mile Route

Fancy a longer walk from Edale, then this is the perfect route, ticking off Kinder Scout, Kinder Downfall, Kinder Reservoir and Jacob’s Ladder all on one walk! To begin the hike you take a lovely route up Grindsbrook Clough including a short scramble to the top. Once you reach Kinder plateau you navigate along the […]

9 Best Walks From Edale in the Peak District | (Plus Maps + GPX)

Edale Rocks on Pennine Way

Did you know that Edale is one of the most popular places to start a walk from in the UK? If you’re planning a trip to the Peak District it is certainly a great place to start your adventures from with some wonderful walks from Edale. Nestled in the Hope Valley, Edale has some great […]

Edale to Crowden Long Walk (via the Pennine Way) | 17-Mile Route

Hikers walking on the Pennine Way to Mill Hill

Here’s a great long walk you can do in a day. Or you can just keep walking and do the full 268-mile trail all the way to Kirk Yetholm in the Scottish Borders. If you’ve ever thought about hiking the Pennine Way National Trail this is a perfect walk to test your skills and see […]

Mam Tor Via Jacob’s Ladder Walk From Edale | 10-Mile Route

Mam Tor trig point

A wonderful 10-mile loop from Edale, Derbyshire finishing with Mam Tor, now that’s a perfect end to a walk! This route begins in Edale village and follows the Pennine Way National Trail up Jacob’s Ladder before veering off to Brown Knoll, Rushup Edge and eventually to Mam Tor summit before descending back to the start. […]

10 Mam Tor Walks in the Peak District (Short, Medium + Long Walking Routes)

Great Ridge to Mam Tor walk Peak District

Want to do a Mam Tor walk in the Peak District but not sure what route is the best one for you?  Here you can find 10 Mam Tor walking routes to suit all levels. Each route is a circular walk and includes a stop at Mam Tor summit with stunning views of the Hope […]

Edale Skyline Route | 20-Mile Route (Ultimate Peak District Challenge)

Views from Kinder Scout on Edale Skyline walk

The ultimate long-distance hike in the Peak District has to be the Edale Skyline walk. The Edale Skyline route is a well known fell running race but of course, you can do it as a long-distance walking challenge too! It takes you along the ridges and hills surrounding the Hope Valley high above Edale village. […]