Peak District
Rushy Hill
377M
1237FT
About Rushy Hill
Rising from the limestone plateau of the White Peak near Newhaven, this 377m Tump provides a quiet, pastoral walking experience. The summit is characteristic of the region’s rolling upland, defined by stone-walled grazing fields and expansive views across the Derbyshire landscape towards the nearby High Peak Trail.
Key Statistics
Rank
265th Highest in Peak District
Parent Range
The Peak District
Prominence
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48
Nearest Town
Newhaven
Geology
The ground beneath your feet consists of clay, silt, and sand. These layers sit atop a deep foundation of natural white chalk.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Find It
OS Grid Reference
TQ431006
Latitude
50.7873°N
Longitude
0.0287°E
Did You Know?
- •The name likely originates from the Old English word 'risc', describing the damp-loving rushes that thrive in the clay-heavy pockets of soil found occasionally across this otherwise porous limestone landscape.
- •The hill sits just west of the High Peak Trail, a 17-mile route following the trackbed of the former Cromford and High Peak Railway, which was one of the world's first long-distance railway lines.
- •From the summit, walkers can pick out the distinctive tree-crowned tumulus of Minninglow to the southeast, which is one of the most significant archaeological sites in the Peak District.
- •Despite its modest stature relative to the nearby gritstone edges, its status as a Tump confirms it has a drop of at least 30 metres on all sides from the surrounding plateau.
- •Bagging this summit is a notably solitary experience; it is the sort of place where your only company is likely to be a slightly suspicious sheep or a cyclist who has taken a very wrong turn off the railway trail.