Rocktype UNKNOWN
Altitude 517m a.s.l
Faces N

Final pitch of Blue John Rib, Mam Tor © Colin Wells

Summit of this hill

This summit is listed in Peak District 400s, Deweys (England), Peak District 400\'s - Revised, Pennine Peaks, The Ethels of the Peak District, Peak District Trigs hill lists.

This summit has been climbed in 527 logbooks.

Hill features

Mam Tor is a 517m hill near Castleton. Its name means 'Mother Hill', so called because frequent landslips on its eastern face have resulted in a multitude of 'mini-hills' beneath it.

The crag is situated on the southeast face of Mam Tor and is impossible to miss, dominating as it does the Hope Valley and seen as soon as one breasts the crest of surprise view several miles away when approaching from the east. The ground is loose, broken and treacherous in most conditions. Probably best summed up in the wise words of the late, great Paul Nunn who declared: 'A shale-built slag-heap of inveterately crumbling rubble.'

The face is only probably comparatively safe after several days of hard frost and cloud cover has prevented the sun from appearing. The routes are therefore normally climbed, on the scarce occasions they are, under winter conditions.

Approach notes

Park at the car park on Rushup Edge, walk towards the Winnat's Pass then walk down the road under the face. Cross the fence at a stile and follow to the face in 20 minutes.

Route Cards

The Edale Skyline from Hope

19.08 miles, 1,122m ascent, 4 – 10 hours. Edale or Hope.

5*Trail RunningWalking
Edale to Mam Tor

3.38 miles, 267m ascent, 1:30 – 2:30 hours

4*Walking
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Summits, Scrambles, and Easy Climbs on this hill

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