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Hi,

i am looking at heading to mam tor in the next few days but i haven't been before and its about an hours drive from me so unfortunately i will not get chance to recky the place before i go.

my question is how much of a walk is it from the car park to the gates which are photographed ? so i can adjust my setoff times to compensate for the walk and to make it for a sunrise.
 
It's about 20 minutes to the gates (you can park in the lay-by closest to the top) but I'm not sure why that's such a popular shot, there's so many other options up there. Back Tor further along the ridge is rather good, takes about 30 minutes, possibly a little longer to get to though. Take water as it's thirsty work if you have a heavy kit bag
 
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I've bought myself a peak district book for photo locations so my aim is to get to all of them and scout about a bit get some take home images and get better from there.

But thanks for the heads up for the walk
 
minnnt said:
Although i would recommend getting there well in advance as pre sunrise is usually better than sunrise itself.
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i was planning on getting there about 45 mins before the rise itself plenty of time?
 
Reggy said:
i was planning on getting there about 45 mins before the rise itself plenty of time?
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Yes definitely for colour in the sky. But the best light in the landscape will be up to a couple of hours after sunrise
 
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Reggy said:
i was planning on getting there about 45 mins before the rise itself plenty of time?
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Nice one. Always good to get there well in advance.....it's good to stand there and look, then crack open the camera :)

Cheers and enjoy the view, it's a belter.
 
I hope you get a good morning, I went for the sunrise a month ago, here's the result:
View: https://vimeo.com/175752717


After the sunrise, there should be a lovely light to the West, have a look around that way before coming down, there's the snakey road and the hills curving round to Kinder Scout.
It's a beautiful area, I'm going up there with wifey today and stopping overnight in Bamford, this one will be more for the walking than photography though.
 
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well i managed to whiz down today, set off at 4am arrived about 6 (i went to look for the lay-by further up the road but i couldn't find it so i had to go back to the car park and pay my £3 for the days parking. Not sure which image is my best for the day but for a first proper go at a landscape i feel i did alright - i will make another post to get some opinions on my take on the place. Thanks for all your input guys and gals!

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Reggy said:
well i managed to whiz down today, set off at 4am arrived about 6 (i went to look for the lay-by further up the road but i couldn't find it so i had to go back to the car park and pay my £3 for the days parking. Not sure which image is my best for the day but for a first proper go at a landscape i feel i did alright - i will make another post to get some opinions on my take on the place. Thanks for all your input guys and gals!

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Quite nice that. Thought there could be more mist this morning as it's usually a hotspot there. There's a small lay by right at the top between Mam Tor and Rushup Edge, though it isn't immediately obvious I suppose. There's another larger one around the corner as you're heading down into Edale. Will save you £3 for next time
 
Reggy said:
well i managed to whiz down today, set off at 4am arrived about 6 (i went to look for the lay-by further up the road but i couldn't find it so i had to go back to the car park and pay my £3 for the days parking. Not sure which image is my best for the day but for a first proper go at a landscape i feel i did alright - i will make another post to get some opinions on my take on the place. Thanks for all your input guys and gals!

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Where is this famous gate, I have looked on google maps and it's difficult to spot. Is it here
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place...!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d53.34768!4d-1.829446!5m1!1e4

I live 2 hours away (more with road works) so any Help I can get makes it better.
 
seaodyssey said:
Where is this famous gate, I have looked on google maps and it's difficult to spot. Is it here
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your co-ordinates are on Rushup Edge/Lord's seat. Close, but try looking East from 53.352024, -1.808278
 
I'm planning a trip here soon as it's a stones throw from where I live. Some amazing pictures here I can't wait to go now
 
I might pay this a visit
 
last time I was there I parked on the verge right by the cut through and ran to the gate (5 mins)... normally a 10 mn walk or so, depending on your speed
 
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