Route outline for walk d123:
Castleton - The Limestone Way - Peveril Castle - Cave Dale - Old Moor - Rowter Farm - Windy Knoll - Mam Tor - Hollins Cross - Backtor Nook - Castleton.
Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:
The imposing ruins of Peveril Castle stand high above the pretty village of Castleton in the heart of Derbyshire's Peak District. Mentioned in the Domesday survey, Peveril Castle is one of England's earliest Norman fortresses. The keep was built by Henry II in 1176.
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
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Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Mam Tor at 517m (1696ft). Mam Tor is also known as an English Dewey (146th highest in England, 334th in England & Wales)
This walk is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
OS Explorer Map OL1 | |
1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers) |
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OS Landranger Map 110 | |
1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers) |
Some Photos and Pictures from Walk d123 Mam Tor via Cavedale from Castleton
In no particular order . . .

The Great Ridge - Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge), Rushup Edge, Kinder Scout, The Vale of Edale, Edale, Hollins Cross, Back Tor (Hollins Cross), Lose Hill (Ward's Piece), Hope and Castleton under the mist from Mam Tor

Hollins Cross, Back Tor (Hollins Cross) and Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) from Mam Tor during a temperature inversion
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