Peak District National Park - Mam Tor and The Great Ridge

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Anyone who expects a lot of peaks - as the name suggests - will be deceived. The landscape consists mainly of grassland with rounded hills, small valleys and steep slopes of limestone and coarse-grained sandstone. Simply put: a rolling green landscape with a rock here and there.

We venture on a walk that starts in the hamlet of Hope and takes us via Castleton to Cave Dale.

During a walk through this valley we actually walk on the ceiling of the Peak Cavern, a gigantic cave. Cave Dale is the highlight of the walk. The landscape is fresh green and the limestone peaks protrude dangerously from the ground.

Another -literally- highlight is Mam Tor. This hill of 517 meters towers high above the landscape. The hill has shown its changeable side in the past. She slowly crumbles. This creates new, smaller hills at the foot. Because of this, Mam Tor is also called Mother Hill, or Shivering Mountain.

An appropriate name today, because the cold cutting wind makes us tremble. Whatever you want to call this hill, the view at the top offers a beautiful panorama of the rolling landscape around.

The rest of the walk can also be compared to an average Flemish walk. Many grasslands, many meadows, here and there a deciduous forest. All well and good, but we don't drive 650 kilometers from home for this.

What is also special here are the countless sheep that we encounter.

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Nivell de dificultat: Hard (87/100)

Llargada: 14,5 km

Durada: 02h53


Ascens total: 389 m

Pendent màxim: 12,8 %

Ascens net: -1 m

Descens total: 390 m

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        1. St Peter's Church

          0 · Church
          St Peter’s Church, Hope is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Hope, …
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        2. Castleton

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          Castleton is a village in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England, at the western end of the …
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        3. St Edmund's Church

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          St Edmund's Church, Castleton, is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in …
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        4. Peakshole Water

          0 · River
          Peakshole Water is a stream in the Derbyshire Peak District named after its source, Peak Cavern. …
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        5. Peveril Castle

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          Peveril Castle is a ruined 11th-century castle overlooking the village of Castleton in the …
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        6. Peak Cavern

          0 · Cave
          The Peak Cavern, also known as the Devil's Arse, is one of the four show caves in Castleton, …
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        7. Cave Dale

          0 · Valley
          Cave Dale is a dry limestone valley in the Derbyshire Peak District, England. It is located at …
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        8. Mam Tor

          0 · Mountain
          Mam Tor is a 517 m hill near Castleton in the High Peak of Derbyshire, England. Its name means …
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        9. Hollins Cross

          0 · Cross
          Hollins Cross lies between Mam Tor and Lose Hill on the Great Ridge that separates Castleton and …
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        10. Lose Hill

          0 · Hill
          Lose Hill lies in the Derbyshire Peak District. It is the south-east corner of the parish of …
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