This walk of about 9 miles starts at Hope village up to Lose Hill, along the
Great Ridge to its highest point Mam Tor. Across farmland and down through
Cave Dale to Castleton and back to Hope.
The Ridge acts as a barrier with the dark gritstone of Kinder Scout to the north and the white limestone hills to the south.
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Walking up Edale road from Hope, passing The Cheshire Cheese,
 a 16th century Free House.

Leaving Edale road behind and walking up a shady track, a first glimpse of Lose Hill.

About half way up, over to the left is Mam Tor, once an Iron Age hill fort.

The summit of Lose Hill, the three mile ridge separates the valley's of Hope & Edale.

Win Hill across the valley, Bamford Edge in the distance.

Derwent Edge in the distance

 Edale Valley from Lose Hill

View of Edale Valley from Back Tor, the Sheffield to Manchester
railway running through the centre of the picture.

  Looking along the ridge from Back Tor

  Looking back to Back Tor

 Edale Chapel and village below the Kinder Plateau

Before the ascent to Mam Tor, a look back along the ridge

At the summit of Mam Tor, a view of Castleton below
 and the Hope Valley Cement works in the distance.

The Hope Valley and the crumbling east face of Mam Tor,
 frequent landslides gave it the nickname of the "Shivering Mountain".

Edale road winds its way down the valley. Edale is well known as the gateway
 to Kinder Scout with many paths up through the cloughs.

To the left of Edale road is Rushup Edge

After passing Rowter Farm a walk along pastures before the descent to Cave Dale

Cave Dale with Lose Hill on the horizon

The Keep of Peveril Castle perched on the hillside
 overlooking Cave Dale and the Hope Valley

Nearing the end of the dale at the bottom is Castleton

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