Castleton & Mam Tor - Day Walk

Join us for a leisurely 8 mile day walk through some of the finest scenery in the Peak District, along a route that is filled with variety.


Experience Type: Day Experience
Distance:
Approx. 8 miles (12.9km)
Duration: Most groups complete this walk in around 6 hours
Level: Leisurely
Age: 18+
Dogs: No dogs, except trained assistance dogs

In a Nutshell:

  • Climb to the summit of Mam Tor (don’t worry, the climb is fairly gentle and worth it for both the views and the sense of achievement!)

  • Join with a group of lovely fellow participants and enjoy the route and scenery on this sociable day walk.

 

How do we grade our walks?

A leisurely day-walk through picturesque Peak District scenery, led by a qualified Large Outdoors guide.

A brilliant day’s walk through stunning Peak District scenery awaits! This is one of our sociable day walks, which are perfect for trying-out the Large Outdoors’ experience.

This walk is Leisurely (learn how we grade our walks), covering 8 miles (12.9km) - ideal for strolling that enables you to have a good natter to the guide to find out more about us, as well having a chat with all of the other participants. Most groups complete this walk in around 6 hours.

Suggested Itinerary

We’ll begin our walk in the picture postcard village of Castleton. We’ll meet at the Visitor Centre and once the group has congregated, your Large Outdoors guide do a safety briefing before we head out on a route of mainly bridleways and footpaths.

We’ll follow the Limestone Way through impressive craggy scenery and the spectacular gorge of Cave Dale, before emerging into true Dales landscape: rolling green hills and ancient drystone walls. From there, we begin our climb to reach the summit of Mam Tor, sometimes known as the Shivering Mountain. The climb itself is fairly gentle and worth the effort, both for the spectacular views from the summit and for the sense of achievement!

Here you’ll see how Mam Tor straddles the edge of the Dark Peak (gritstone) and the White Peak (limestone), with fantastic views across the Peak District National Park, including the gorge at Winnats Pass. We usually enjoy our packed lunches (don’t forget to bring yours!) on the top while we soak up those views.

Summit done and dusted, we dip down the ridge to Hollins Cross lingering again to marvel at the views across to the Kinder Massif and the gentler dales scenery opening up the way back to Castleton.

From here we follow the ‘coffin road’, so-called as it was once used by mourners from Edale to reach Castleton’s church, but today is a much happier route, we’re glad to say. We will stroll back with the prospect of finishing up at a local tea room, if you and your fellow participants fancy a well-earned cuppa and perhaps a tasty cake!

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