Hope to Edale Reverse Route 1

We recommend starting this route at Hope Railway Station. Please leave your car at home.

You can of course join the route anywhere that’s convenient for you. The below OS Route link will load in a web browser and in a standard map format. For a topographical map you will need to have the OS Maps app which you can download here. You will need appropriate software to use the GPX file linked below. All our maps and routes are provided with best intentions, are intended to support you on your hike and are appropriate to the best of our knowledge.

It is vital that you do your own research, take a map and make decisions that are best for you and your group. Remember, it is best you do not rely on your phone to navigate the hills around Edale. It is easy to get lost and service can be patchy at best.

If you or anyone you meet needs assistance, call 999 and ask for the POLICE then MOUNTAIN RESCUE once you've been put through. Then stay in the same spot until they call you back.

Pay attention to signage, take your rubbish home and please respect the working farms, delicate flora, fauna and the local community.

The Hope to Edale Route 1 takes you past Castleton and up onto The Great Ridge. A really lovely hike taking in some of the most popular Hope Valley sights and ending in Edale.

This is such a great walk for hikers of all abilities as the first half of it takes you ambling along a small road, past the imposing Hope Valley Cement Factory, leading to a well marked path and the much loved Peveril Castle. From there you can nip down Cave Dale and into Castleton for a refresher at one of the many pubs and tea rooms (or to buy some Blue John jewellery) or carry on above the impressive Winnats Pass to Mam Tor and Hollins Cross before dropping into Edale and catching a train back.

There’s another great way to get to Edale from Hope via this route which is a little more challenging.

This walk will take you 3-5 hours depending on your fitness levels and how many stops you make. We recommend taking a map plenty of food and water.