Rushup Edge, Peak District

Name: Rushup Edge
Address: Peak District, United Kingdom

#80 among attractions in Peak District

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Rushup Edge is a ridge in the Derbyshire Peak District of England. The ridge's highest point is Lord's Seat at 550 m, while Mam Tor lies at its eastern end, beyond which the Great Ridge runs. ()

Elevation: 1804 ftProminence: 203 ftCoordinates: 53°20'52"N, 1°49'59"W

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Peak District United Kingdom

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Rushup Edge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pennine Way, Blue John Cavern, Mam Tor, Giant's Hole.

1.4 miNE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Pennine Way, Edale
35 min walk • The Pennine Way is a National Trail in England, with a small section in Scotland. The trail stretches for 268 miles from Edale, in the northern Derbyshire Peak District, north through the Yorkshire Dales and Northumberland National Park and ends at Kirk Yetholm, just inside the Scottish border.
1.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Blue John Cavern, Castleton
32 min walk • The Blue John Cavern is one of the four show caves in Castleton, Derbyshire, England.
1 miE
Hiking trail, Outdoor activities, Park
Mam Tor, Castleton
25 min walk • Mam Tor is a 517 m hill near Castleton in the High Peak of Derbyshire, England. Its name means "mother hill", so called because frequent landslips on its eastern face have resulted in a multitude of "mini-hills" beneath it.
0.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Giant's Hole, Peak District
17 min walk • Giant's Hole is a well-known cave near Castleton in Derbyshire, consisting mostly of large passages. It is a stream-way cave, and part of the Karst topography of the area.
1.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Oxlow Cavern, Peak District
30 min walk • Oxlow Cavern is a part-natural and part-mined cavern near Castleton in Derbyshire, England. It is situated on the south side of the road running from the A623 at Sparrowpit to the Winnats Pass, west of Castleton, and is almost opposite Giant's Hole on the other side of the road.