Stanage Edge

Sport & Adventure / Walking & Hiking

  • Hathersage, Derbyshire, S32 1DZ

Stanage Edge - the longest gritstone edge in England

Outdoors Activity

Family Friendly Activity

Inaccessible Activity

Dog friendly

Opening Times

Dawn till dusk

Pricing

Free

Images

Stanage Edge
Stanage Edge
Stanage Edge

More Information

Stanage is the largest and most impressive of the gritstone edges. Situated on the moors north of Hathersage, and visible from miles away down in the Hope Valley, it stretches for a length of approximately six kilometres (3.5 miles) from its northern tip at Stanage End to the southern point near the Cowper Stone. At about is mid-point the edge is crossed by Long Causeway, the old Roman road from Navio (Brough) to Doncaster. It is a famous location for rock-climbing and a popular spot for walkers.

Stanage's situation is high and it can be snowbound in winter. For most of its length it lies between the 400 and 450 metre contours, and the rock face itself attains a maximum height of 25 metres, but for most of its length it is between 15 and 20 metres high. The high point of the main edge is at High Neb, which lies near the north end.

Images by local photographer, Andy Hemingway 


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