Edale Northern Skyline & Castleton loop from Hope — Peak District National Park

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Edale Northern Skyline & Castleton loop from Hope — Peak District National Park

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Edale Northern Skyline & Castleton loop from Hope — Peak District National Park

08:51

31.0km

710m

Hiking

The Edale Northern Skyline & Castleton loop from Hope is a difficult hike, spanning 19.3 miles (31.0 km) with an elevation gain of 2339 feet (713 metres), typically taking 8 hours and 51 minutes to complete. This route offers varied terrain and continuous panoramic views across the Peak District National…

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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After 24.9 km for 67 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.74 km

View of The Great Ridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great views of The Great Ridge (Lose Hill, Back Tor, Hollins Cross and Mam Tor) and over to the Eastern side of Kinder Scout with the great cleft of Jaggers Clough showing well in its side.

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5.51 km

Hope Cross

Highlight • Monument

Hope Cross lies at the crossroads of ancient packhorse routes through the Peak District, ands it's surrounded by beautiful views down into the Valley. You'll find it's a lovely wide open track with spectacular views.

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9.83 km

Ringing Roger Rock Formation

Highlight • Climb

Brilliant place for scrambling over the rocks, with spectacular views over to Grindslow Knoll and the valley of Edale. You can also see the Great Ridge and Mam Tor from here too.

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12.7 km

Labrador Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

With an uncanny resemblance to Labrador dogs, this spot offers wonderful views of the surrounding countryside.

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13.9 km

Crowden Tower

Highlight • Climb

An amazing array of different shaped stones and crags, great for a bit of impromptu rock climbing! The views all the way across the Edale Valley are also pretty spectacular!

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15.5 km

Kinder Low Trig Point

Highlight • Summit

Kinder Low trig is found on the plateau of Kinder Scout. This spot is very popular with hikers as it boasts wonderful views and is visited by many iconic trails, …

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17.6 km

Brown Knoll Trig Point

Highlight • Summit

A very exposed trig point with amazing views of the Great Ridge and Kinder Scout.

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21.8 km

Lord's Seat Summit, Rushup Edge

Highlight • Summit

Fabulous 360 degree panoramic views from this viewpoint along Rushup Edge. The ridge's highest point is Lord's Seat, at 1,804 feet (550 m), providing views of Mam Tor, down to …

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24.9 km

Winnats Pass Entrance

Highlight • Natural Monument

Only for the super fit. Out of hope and straight up and over the pass to castleton and back. Brilliant views, ridiculously hard run up the pass.

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26.0 km

Peak District National Park Visitor Centre, Castleton

Highlight • Rest Area

This is a good place to grab some refreshments in Castleton. It has a selection of food, toilets and WiFi.

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26.2 km

Castleton

Highlight • Settlement

Lying in the lee of mysterious Mam Tor, Castleton is one of the most beautifully-situated villages in the White Peak. With cafes, tearooms, pubs, restaurants, a visitor centre, and lots …

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26.6 km

Peakshole Water Trail

Highlight (Segment) • River

Nice stream side trail along Peakshole Water.

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29.8 km

Navio Roman Fort

Highlight • Historical Site

The Roman Fort was stationed here as a crossroads guarding the trading and traveling routes in this area. Various carved stones and weaponry has been found here.

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31.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.7 km

7.36 km

625 m

426 m

379 m

325 m

190 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.1 km

5.31 km

4.85 km

3.14 km

1.86 km

688 m

Elevation

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Highest point (630 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

16°C

8°C

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Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 29.0 km/h

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Comments

October 7, 2023,Edale Skyline from Hope (Guiding)

Please ignore the speed/time data - Komoot doesn’t import that data correctly from the Suunto GPX file. Actual time was 8hrs 27mins (Guiding)

July 27, 2022,Aston, Kinder Low, and Hope Circular

Long circular trail around Edale and the Hope Valley. Views of Ladybower Reservoir, Win Hill, Hope Cross, Kinder Plateau, Crowden Rocks, Mam Tor, The Great Ridge, Lose Hill.

September 14, 2022,Edale Skyline

Full day hike, its been a while! Ive been wanting to do the Edale Skyline walk for years and finally decided this morning that today was the day to smash a 20 miler out... great conditions with amazing views. Not the easiest of walks... Saw an owl which was cool! Post walk Thai curry and giving the legs a well …

September 28, 2024,Edale Skyline

EDALE SKYLINE CHALLENGE 2024 (20 miles circular of the Peak District, 1500 meters height gain in 9 hours) We completed 22 miles 🤷🏼‍♀️ in 7 hours 58 minutes. This includes a pub stop in The Cheshire Cheese. Not sure how we did 22 miles.

March 1, 2025,Edale Skyline loop from mam Tor — Peak District National Park

After the other weeks adventures in the lake district. We wanted to do something a little further. With some amazing weather forecast, Edale skyline it was. Fantastic day even got a little sun burnt. Views for days

August 21, 2022,Peak District: Edale Skyline from Hope 🔼

A long walk around some of the Peak District's highlights. Most of the route was familiar to me, but putting it all together had been on my planner for a while!

I parked for free on the street in Hope.
Had a quick drink and snack from The Grasshopper Café before setting off.
The weather was beautiful, although maybe a …