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4th June 2011 - The Great Ridge

Walk Details

Distance walked: 12.3 miles

Total ascent: 2680 ft

OS map used: OL1 - The Peak District, Dark Peak area

Time taken: 7.5 hrs

Route description: Edale-Barber Booth-Chapel Gate-Lord's Seat-Mam Tor-Hollins Cross-Back Tor-Lose Hill-Townhead-Bagshaw Bridge-Backside Wood-Clough Farm-Rowland Cote-Ollerbrook Booth-Edale

A walk from Edale over the Great Ridge of Lord's Seat, Mam Tor, Back Tor and Lose Hill.

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The parish church in Edale
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The Old Nag's Head pub. The official start of the Pennine Way. From here I followed the Pennine Way to Upper Booth.
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Views of the Vale of Edale from the path to Upper Booth..
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The head of Edale
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Upper Booth
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Zooming in on Edale Rocks
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Heading across fields to Barber Booth
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Gowburn Tunnel
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The River Noe at Barber Booth
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The Vale of Edale from the start of the Chapel Gate track
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The southern edge of Kinder Scout..
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Looking south to Axe Edge Moor, Black Edge and Shining Tor as I head for Lord's Seat
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Mam Tor and the Great Ridge from Lord's Seat
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and the Vale of Edale
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Kinder Scout from Lord's Seat..
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Heading for Mam Tor
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Zooming in on the crags around Winnats Pass
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The Vale of Edale from Mam Tor
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and the ridge to Lose Hill
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The Hope Valley
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Rushup Edge and Lord's Seat
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The Winnats Pass
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Along the ridge to Back Tor and Lose Hill
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Back Tor
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The Vale of Edale from Back Tor
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The village of Edale and Kinder Scout
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Looking back along the ridge to Mam Tor
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The Vale of Edale from Lose Hill
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Looking across to the moors around the Derwent Valley
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Win Hill
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Kinder Scout from Lose Hill
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Looking back along the Great Ridge
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Mam Tor on the descent of Lose Hill
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The Hope Valley
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The River Noe near the Edale Road
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Buttercups!
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The River Noe near Bagshaw Bridge
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Jaggers Clough
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Bluebells in Backside Wood
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and Backside Wood
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Lose Hill, Back Tor to Mam Tor from the path back to Edale
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Rowland Cote next to Lady Booth Brook
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The Vale of Edale
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Grinds Brook back in Edale

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