🎄Castleton at Christmas🎄Last Walk🍻Pub of 2025🎄Mam Tor Ridge 8 miles🎄

🎄Our last walk of 2025 is the classic Mam Tor Ridge from Castleton wrapped in the bright lights of Christmas..
🍻Pub with a celebratory drink🍻a laugh and a joke as we reflect on our adventures and memories of 2025..

My memories of Bo who is deeply missed.. I carry her with me in my heart..💔

This beautiful walk starts in the characterful village of Castleton, surrounded by steep hills with the Mam Tor Ridge looming high above it and Peveril Castle sits high on a hill looking down on it.

There are four underground show caves - Blue John Cavern, Speedwell Cavern with boat rides to its eerie bottomless pit, Treak Cliff Cavern and Peak Cavern which is the only cave of the four that is entirely natural. It also has the largest natural cave mouth in Europe.
Peak Cavern was originally called the Devil's Arse due to the flatulence like sounds that eminate from within the caverns. The name was changed to Peak Cavern in order to avoid causing the visiting Queen Victoria any offence.

Our route follows the Mam Tor 3km long Ridge, Back Tor Hollins Cross and Mam Tor with stunning views of Edale and the Hope Valley all around us.

Mam Tor means Mother Hill, it stands 517m high (1,696ft), a place of ancient civilization with evidence of occupation from around 1200 BC.

The ridge descends to the magnificent Winnats Pass, a dramatic limestone Gorge with breathtaking scenery around us as we walk through it.
We pass the famous Blue John Cavern which is still mined in small quantities for its semi-precious form of fluorite, the Blue John Stone. It can be bought in some of the gift shops in the Village.

Our route joins the road which takes us back into Castleton with its quaint shops and stone cottages, pubs and little tearooms.

Time for a celebratory drink 🍻 a laugh and a joke as we reflect on our adventures and memories of 2025..

My memories of Bo who is deeply missed.. I carry her with me in my heart..💔

Catching up points and breaks along the way as always

Bring a picnic lunch and plenty of snacks to keep you going

Toilets at the start in Castleton

Walking boots are essential, a walking pole is helpful

As always check the weather and dress accordingly, warm layers essential

Look forward to seeing you all on this spectacular scenic walk to end 2025..
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