The Great Ridge from Edale

Leader: Zoe
Co-leader: Bradley
Difficulty: Moderate
Start time: 10.30 (meet in Sheffield at 9.30)
End time: 16.00
Start and end point (circular route): Edale Car Park on Mary's Lane
Distance (in miles): 9
Ascent (in meters): 517
Is your walk dog friendly?: No

Full description:
Come and take advantage of having a weekday off to enjoy a well-known route without the crowds. Please note that this will be a relatively fast-paced walk requiring a good level of fitness.

Starting from Edale we'll be walking south on the track past Hardenclough farm, before turning right onto a path heading west until we reach the main road. We'll continue straight on the road, turning left after 200 onto the path leading to the chapel gate track which will take us up onto the ridge. Following the ridge east we'll pass over the top of Rushup edge, the Lord's seat, Mam tor, Hollins Cross, and on to our final top at Lose hill. From there we'll retrace our steps back to Hollins Cross to avoid a long walk on the road back to Edale. We'll descend past Peter Barn to the road, which we'll turn left onto and walk along back to the Edale car park/station.

Public transport or car sharing options:
Bradley and I can drive 7 people from central Sheffield - we'll arrange lifts in the Meetup comments. It's also possible to catch the train to Edale, if there's more than 7 people attending there's a 9.15 train from central Sheffield which arrives at 9.45.

Be prepared:
Please remember to dress appropriately for the time of year. A waterproof is always advised, as well as plenty of food and water. Please bring sun protection if required (sun hat, sunglasses, sun cream etc). Further information on what to bring can be found on our website here: https://www.sheffieldwalkinggroup.org.uk/be-prepared

Sign-up:
Sign-up for this walk opens 5 days before the event. If you sign up and can no longer make it, please be respectful of others and remove yourself from the event so that others can take your place. We request you do this ***NO LATER THAN 6pm*** the night before the walk.

Please note:
Sheffield 20’s and 30’s Walking Group is part of the Ramblers, a registered charity. All of our leaders are volunteers. Everyone is welcome to join us on our walks, there is no need to contact us in advance, and as long as you have a place on our Meetup booking system you can just show up. Non-members can come on up to 3 walks before joining the group. After 3 walks, we require you to sign up as a Ramblers member for insurance purposes. More information about the group can be found at https://www.sheffieldwalkinggroup.org.uk/faqs.