Starting in Castleton, John's classic walk went up Cave Dale and across to Mam Tor, along the Great Ridge to Lose Hill, down to Hope and back alongside Peakshole Water.
Ascent of Cave Dale |
Looking back at Peveril Castle from Cave Dale |
Good example of a quarry road where the Saturday's and Sunday's routes coincided |
Approach to Mam Tor (517 m), the Mother Hill and site of a Bronze Age hill fort 3000 years ago |
Mam Tor - Lose Hill in the distance |
Descent from Mam Tor on the Great Ridge |
What's left of the A625 Manchester to Sheffield road following landslides from Mam Tor. The road was closed in 1979 |
Examining the toposcope on Lose Hill
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Down to Hope for ice cream |