Hope Valley Round (Outside)

The Route starts and finishes at the Outside shop (Main Road, Hathersage, S32 1BB). The distance is around 19.5 miles or 31.5 km. The terrain is mainly well-defined paths, tracks, and roads. Total ascent around 4490 ft or 1300m

We did this in February and it was the very muddy, especially the second part of the descent down from Winn Hill

Ethels on the route

⛰️ Mam Tor (517 m) • ⛰️ Hollins Cross (390 m) • ⛰️ Barker Bank (426 m) • ⛰️ Back Tor (438 m) • ⛰️ Lose Hill (476 m) • ⛰️ Win Hill (463 m)

Rules

  • All checkpoints must be visited
  • Take any route between checkpoints provided it’s on a public right-of-way
  • Must be completed in one run

When you get back to the Outside shop in Hathersage, pop in and let them know you’ve completed the run – you’ll get a cake, hot drink and a polaroid photo on the board (31.80km / 1,263m ascent / 4:09:34 moving time)

Checkpoints

CHECKPOINTSNameGrid Ref
StartOutside Shop, Hathersage SK 230 815
ALeadmill BridgeSK 233 806
BShatton Moor mastSK 194 813
COld Moor track/path junctionSK 135 813
DMam Tor trig pointSK 128 836
ELose Hill trig pointSK 153 854
FWin Hill trig pointSK 187 851
GNether Hurst FarmSK 222 829
FinishOutside Shop, Hathersage SK 230 815

Route on Strava