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View from Cracken Edge – Mount Famine loop from Chapel-en-le-Frith

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View from Cracken Edge – Mount Famine loop from Chapel-en-le-Frith

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View from Cracken Edge – Mount Famine loop from Chapel-en-le-Frith

05:49

19.4km

610m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Peak District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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Highlight • Natural Monument

Eccles Pike is a wonderful panoramic viewpoint. You can see Manchester on a clear day along with Mam Tor, Rushop Edge, Kinder Scout, Whaley Bridge, Lyme Park and much much more.

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Chinley Park Memorial

Highlight • Monument

Wood and meadow park

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Cracken Edge Winding House

Highlight • Historical Site

This old winding house used to house a winding engine, which is a machine that lowers and raises miners and materials into and out of mines. It is a part …

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7.96 km

Ruins and View of the Hills, Peak District National Park

Highlight • Historical Site

8.38 km

View of Kinder Scout

Highlight • Viewpoint

8.54 km

View from Cracken Edge

Highlight • Viewpoint

Take a brew, enjoy the view!

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11.9 km

Mount Famine

Highlight • Viewpoint

Mount Famine stands at 473m above Chinley and Hayfield. It lies just north of the Pennine Bridleway trail. The name probably comes as a result of the enclosure acts in …

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12.6 km

South Head Summit Cairn and Memorial

Highlight • Natural Monument

Be aware of bikes around here, it’s on the kinder loop trail

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19.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.72 km

5.52 km

5.51 km

1.96 km

486 m

112 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.33 km

5.16 km

3.36 km

2.19 km

1.80 km

1.56 km

Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

Weather

Tuesday 14 July

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View from Cracken Edge – Mount Famine loop from Chapel-en-le-Frith

Eccles Pike Summit and Toposcope

Chinley Park Memorial

Cracken Edge Winding House

Ruins and View of the Hills, Peak District National Park

View of Kinder Scout

View from Cracken Edge

Mount Famine

South Head Summit Cairn and Memorial

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