WALK ROUTES
SEPTEMBER Walk - Castleton
Peak District National Park, Derbyshire
Organised by Tommy Hogg
Sunday 11th September 2016
All the walks are circular from Castleton
Long Walk – Approx 13 miles/Challenging
Walk Leader – Eddie Winstanley
Route - Leave Castleton via Cave Dale onto Lime Stone Way, continue heading west past Eldon Hill Quarries (disused)
turning left on road to Perryfoot then right onto Pennine Bridleway past Rushop Hall and right again along Rushup Edge to
Mam Tor/Hollins Cross/Back Tor/Lose Hill then south east through Hope then follow stream (peakshole water) west to the south of Hope to return to Castleton.
Medium Walk – Approx 10 miles/Moderate
Walk Leader – Tommy Hogg
Route - Leave Castleton heading east onto public foot path to following stream(peakshole water) to Hope, leave Hope heading north then north/west turning west before Lose Hill through Brockett Booth Plantation and onto Hollins Cross turning south/west to Mam Tor and then south south/east to cross windy Knoll past Rowter Farm, at path T Junction turn more east to cross Limestone Way then north/east along Dirtlow Rake on into Pin Dale then north north/west and north again to return to Castleton.
Short Walk – Approx 7.75 miles/Moderate
Walk Leader – Neil Weaver
Route – Leave Castleton via same route as medium walk until road turning left and then right heading south east to Brough, turn north/east then north/west
after River Noe, continue heading north and north/west crossing the A6187 and on past Hope railway station/Ashton Road/Fairfield Farm/ turning west over railway line and river again
over Edale Road heading north/west over railway line then west south/west passing Spring House Farm/Losehill Hall north/west on Hollowford Road turning west at Mam Plantation for approx 150mtrs then head south south/east past Dunscar Farm onto the A6187 and back to Castleton.
Castleton
Pontefract
Castleton
Overlooked by Peveril Castle, Castleton lies at the western end of the
Hope Valley, within sight of the former hillfort of Mam Tor and the spectacular limestone canyon of Winnats Pass.
The village is one of the most popular tourist destinations of the Peak District, boasting no less than four magnificent show caves - Peak Cavern,
Speedwell Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern and Blue John Mine - as well as
Peveril Castle itself, built in 1086 for William Peverel (A favored knight of William the Conqueror).
St Edmund’s church lies in the centre of the village. The main feature is a Norman Arch, with chevron molding, separating the chancel and the nave which dates from early 1200s,
A unique type of fluorspar mineral is mined in the area called 'Blue John', which is only found in Castleton and no where else in the world. There is a selection of Blue John in Castleton Museum inside the Visitor Centre.
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