Walks from Edale

Some of the most spectacular views in the Peak District. Footpaths, farm trails, gritstone ridge, hill trails and country lanes. Detailed route map, photographs and route preview video available.

Warnings: Challenging in places.

Walk details: Let's Go Peak District (tips, photos, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

Rugged moorland plateau, peat bog, gritstone outcrops and boulders, fertile valley floor, steep ridgeline and Dark Peak and White Peak landscapes.

Time: 6h

Warnings: Can be very boggy.

Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

Moorland plateau, boggy ground, gritstone boulder fields, exposed edges, steep cloughs, heather slopes and high-level ridge paths.

Time: 8h

Warnings: Serious navigation hazard.

Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

Commanding views from the top. Rough stone steps. The Great Ridge forms the divide between the limestone White Peak and the peaty gritstone Dark Peak. An ancient culture built a hillfort on Mam Tor.

Warnings: Rough stone steps; busy road at the pass; cattle grid.

Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).

Steep ascent to heathery ridge, exposed moorland, gritstone escarpments, upland peat bog and scenic ridgeline with panoramic valley views.

Time: 6h30

Warnings: Steep ascents and descents.

Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

Recommended: The walk around the Kinder Plateau is spectacular; fine views; another deservedly popular viewpoint. A direct high-level moorland route with a lot of ups and downs, paths across rock, stone and peat, a couple of steep sections. The Kinder Plateau is rocky but the rock is easy to walk on; some badly eroded and potentially wet ground higher up. Reaches 636m and the highest point on the network. Follows the Pennine Way around Kinder Scout. No facilities en route. Paths from Mill Hill to Edale are very popular and busy.

Lunch: No facilities en route.

1 end-of-walk reward: the Ramblers Inn

Warnings: Several steep and potentially slippery sections when wet, badly eroded paths, and exposed high moorland where some descent paths are little used and easy to lose in poor visibility.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Breathtaking, beautiful views. A substantial hill-and-lowland walk crossing the Great Ridge, with a steep climb to Hollins Cross on loose rock followed by mostly downhill or level grass, woodland and riverside paths. Around 350m of ascent; many stiles and gates throughout and plus muddy and slippery sections after rain. Passes a Roman fort near Brough. Can be split or accessed by train and bus between Edale, Hope and Hathersage. Extensive woodland.

Lunch: Pubs, cafes and food shops in Hope, around the middle of the walk.

Warnings: The climb to Hollins Cross is steep on loose rock and can be slippery; the descent from the ridge is steep, deeply grooved and covered in loose rocks, easier with walking poles. Numerous stiles require basic agility. Best for keen and experienced walkers. Can be muddy.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Moorland plateau, gritstone outcrops, valley floor, ridge and with shortcut over Grindslow Knoll.

Source: A shorter variant of Edale Circular via Kinder Scout and Mam Tor – the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

Moorland plateau, gritstone outcrops, scrambling descent through clough and valley floor.

Warnings: Light scrambling required.

Source: A shorter variant of Edale Circular via Kinder Scout and Mam Tor – the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).