Trail Running Planet · Peak District · Eastern Moors
Stanage Edge and Robin Hood's Cave from Ecclesall Woods
A genuine city-to-gritstone-and-back run. You leave a suburban car park, touch the Stanage trig and Stanedge Pole, and come home through the Porter Valley without ever getting in a car.
Distance
24.6 km
Ascent
568 m
Descent
564 m
Max elevation
455 m
Route type
Loop
Est. time
3h 10m – 4h 15m
Grade
Very Hard
Navigation
map_skills
Parking
S7 2QZ
Dogs
Welcome
Best seasons
spring, summer, autumn
About this route
A 24.6km loop from Ecclesall Woods in Sheffield out to Stanage Edge and back, crossing Houndkirk Moor and Burbage on the way out and the peat of Hallam Moors and the Porter Valley on the way home.
Hazards & notes
Hallam Moors between Stanedge Pole and Rud Hill is deep peat and sphagnum bog with few clear paths, and it is hard to navigate in cloud. The Stanage top path runs along the lip of a 25m drop and the gritstone is polished and slippery when wet. Ring ouzels nest at Stanage and Burbage from March to July, and adders are active on the Eastern Moors from February to November. Nothing on route for around 14km in the middle.
Emergency
Call 999 or 112 → ask for Police → request Mountain Rescue. Register Emergency SMS: text "register" to 999.
Full route, GPX download & live conditions:
https://trailrunningplanet.com/routes/england/peak-district/eastern-moors/stanage-edge-robin-hoods-cave-ecclesall-woods
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