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Castleton to Mam Tor Circular Walk via Cave Dale | 6 Miles

March 12, 2022 CIRCULAR WALKS, MEDIUM WALKS 4-9 MILES, PEAK DISTRICT WALKS, PEAK DISTRICT WALKS WITH PUBS

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This Mam Tor walk starts in Castleton and heads up through Cave Dale before climbing Mam Tor, along to Hollins Cross then back down to Castleton. It’s a lovely scenic Peak District walk of 6 miles.

 

Views over the Vale of Edale from Mam Tor - The Wandering Wildflower Peak District Walks

We started at the Castleton Visitor Centre car park and headed off through the back streets of Castleton, along Castle Street and Bargate, past The Castle pub. The route heads off through Cave Dale, which is a dry limestone valley formed from a coral reef some 350 million years ago. It’s a great place to go fossil hunting with the kids! We didn’t see any, unfortunately.

 

Cave Dale, Peak District

The path running through the bottom of the valley is quite stony and rough going, climbing upwards, but there are fabulous views of Peveril Castle.

Cave Dale and Peveril Castle, Castleton, Peak District Walks from The Wandering Wildflower

At the top of the valley we took the turning on the right hand side into the fields and followed the path down onto the road at Winnats Pass. Winnats Pass has to be one of the most famous roads in the Peak District with its towering limestone sides.

Winnats Pass, Castleton, The Peak District

Winnats Pass, Castleton, The Peak District

We walked up next to the road, before coming to a gate leading across the fields to Mam Tor. We crossed the Sheffield Road and went into the fields on the other side, following the footpath to the foot of Mam Tor. Here, the route starts to climb up.

We came out of the fields onto the road and then went through the gate onto the paved path up to Mam Tor itself. This path can be slippery in bad weather but thankfully we just had the ever present Mam Tor wind to deal with on this day! I’ve only been once when it wasn’t blowing a gale!

 

We climbed to the top, and I managed that rarest of things –  a photo of Mam Tor trig point with no-one around it! In reality there were about 20-30 people milling around at the summit but I timed it just right. We had a break for lunch, sheltering from the wind on the western side of Mam Tor with spectacular views down over Edale.

Mam Tor trig point, Peak District walks from The Wandering Wildflower

After lunch we set off along The Great Ridge as far as Hollins Cross, then took the path down the side of the hill. Hollins Cross is a low col of 392m high and is a junction on The Great Ridge where several paths meet, between the valleys of Edale and Castleton. It’s marked by a stone column.

Views over The Great Ridge from Mam Tor - Peak District Walks from The Wandering Wildflower

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There is a footpath leading down to the roadside over the fields, which was quite stony and muddy. The fields were really muddy and I was beginning to wonder whether it had been a spectacular waste of time cleaning my boots from our last muddy trip out! Luckily my Scarpa Terra GTX boots keep my feet warm and dry.

Wooden signpost pointing to Hollins Cross and Castleton

We followed the footpath over the fields and back into Castleton, where we went to The George for a quick after walk drink.

 

This is a lovely walk from Castleton, and if we had had longer it would have been great to do more of the Great Ridge and head over to Lose Hill (like we did in our Castleton to Mam Tor and The Great Ridge walk). We were against the clock though for the school run so had to make sure we were back in time!


Castleton to Mam Tor walk route:

 

Mam Tor Circular Walk Route Map: 

Parking: Castleton Visitors Centre S33 8WN. Pay to park by cash or via paybyphone.co.uk and it cost £6 for the day.

Facilities: The visitors centre has toilets and there are shops and pubs in Castleton.

Walk Time: 2-3 hours including lunch stop

Difficulty: ▲▲

Distance: 6 miles (11km)

Trig Points Bagged: Mam Tor

Peak District Peaks Bagged: Mam Tor

Peak District Ethels Bagged: Mam Tor


This Mam Tor circular walk takes in some of the most beautiful scenery in Castleton, and you still have time to explore the village of Castleton as well.

 

For more Mam Tor walks, check out:

Mam Tor and Rushup Edge Circular Walk

Castleton, Mam Tor and The Great Ridge Walk

Mam Tor Short Walk.

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Hello! I’m Jo! Welcome to The Wandering Wildflower, an outdoors lifestyle blog focusing on family walks in the Peak District, a place we love exploring. I want to share the Peak District hidden gems and show you there’s so much more than the honeypot places. When I’m not dragging my husband and now 11 year old out on Peak District walks or up mountains, I can be found on planning my next moorland walk or plotting a Geocache walk (and seeing where the nearest pub is!). I love the hills but hate the heights, so trig bagging is – er- fun!

 

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