Peak District Walk: The great ridge from Lose hill to Mam Tor
Overview
Starting from the village of Castleton at the head of the Hope valley and the home of Blue John and Peveril Castle, we first take the steady climb to the top of Lose hill with commanding views in every direction, and legends of giants.
From there we follow the undulating ridge descending Back Tor to Hollin’s Cross where the coffin route passes from Edale to Hope.
Then it’s a steady climb to Mam Tor an Iron age hill fort from 1200BC. We then circle the end of the valley to descend steeply down Cave dale to the side of the castle back into the village.
Distance: 10 miles
Leader: Mick Cornfield
Location & Itinerary
Our Sunday walks are always popular and we go out all weathers and all through the year. All walks in the Peak District need to be classified as moderate due to the terrain. Easier Moderate Walks are generally half day only around 6-8 miles.
Full day or Harder Moderate walks are normally not more than 10-12 miles although sometimes slightly more in summer months.
If you've not done much hill walking recently regardless of your general fitness level, we'd recommend starting off on one of these shorter half day walks, typically of around 6 miles before tackling our slightly more serious full day walks.
The meet time is generally 10:15am for a start at 10:30am but some differ so please check the individual walks