The Great Ridge - Peak District Walk
Sunday 3rd August 2008
This was John's choice of walk and as it's one of his favourite routes I shouldn't have been surprised he picked it when I asked him if there was anywhere he wanted to go. As usual the summit of Mam Tor was busy but the rest of the route was fairly quiet considering it was a Sunday during the school holidays.
Start: Castleton car park (SK 1494 8301)
Route: Castleton car park - Lose Hill - Hollins Cross - Mam Tor (TP) - Limestone Way - Cave Dale - Castleton car park
Distance: 8.25 miles Ascent: 539 metres Time Taken: 4 hours 30 mins
Terrain: Easy paths
Weather: A few showers to start but brightening up during the walk.
Pub Visited: The Castle, Castleton Ale Drunk: Black Sheep Bitter
Mam Tor from the Castleton to Hope road.
Looking across Castleton to Peveril Castle and Cave Dale from the climb to Lose Hill.
Peveril Castle.
Winnats Pass.
Mam Tor and Back Tor from the ascent of Lose Hill.
Win Hill.
Looking back down Lose Hill beyond Hope to Abney and Offerton Moors.
Lose Hill's summit.
Kinder Scout from Lose Hill.
Some sunshine in the Vale of Edale.
The Great Ridge from Back Tor.
Looking back to Lose Hill from the start of the climb to Mam Tor.
Mam Tor's summit trig point.
Winnats Pass from Mam Tor.
Looking back along the Great Ridge from Mam Tor to Lose Hill.
Mam Tor.
Looking back to Mam Tor.
Entering Cave Dale.
Cave Dale as the sun comes out just as we near the end of the walk.
Peveril Castle from Cave Dale.
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