As you summit the first tor you head East, following the ridge to Lose Tor, with unspoilt views below for 180 degrees and the ridge disappearing into the distance behind you.
Back Tor towers above you, its south face a mass dark of gritstone looming over the valley. Heading East you will cross the river and start climbing almost immediately. The village of Edale, with a train station, a cafe and public toilets is your start point. Castleton is the obvious base, whilst there are plenty of camping options in Edale.Today's walk takes you from the verdant and tree peppered valley with a small river that courses through its floor up to a high, rocky and windswept tidge. Fantastically accessible ridge walking on comfortably paved slabs makes this a great day out for the whole family. The summit is the main link between Rushup Edge to the west and the Great Ridge, which terminates on Lose Hill to the east. There are so many great ways to get to Mam Tor. Today, the road has been buckled and twisted, overgrown and reclaimed by nature: a post-apocalyptic vision. Walking routes to Mam Tor take full advantage of this phenomena, taking you to intriguing places like the ruins of the old A625. Due to this, it is also evocatively known as the Shivering Mountain, thanks to this habit of ‘shivering’ off its layers.
Active landslides on its eastern face have given birth to a number of mini-hills, giving the main summit its title of Mam Tor, or ‘Mother Hill’. The hill is famous for its caverns, where the precious mi neral Blue John was once mined. The unique charms of the Shivering Mountain On a clear enough day, you can see all the way to Manchester. With gorgeous Edale on one side the charming Hope Valley on the other the huge bulk of Kinder Scout to the north and the limestone splendour of the Winnats Pass to the south, you could make a case for Mam Tor being the beating heart of the Peak District. Hikes to Mam Tor are magical all year round, placing you on the very threshold between the Dark Peak and the White Peak.
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