189m - Castleton visitors centre car parkġ : km 0.16 - alt. ( 11) Keep going until you turn left after a little bridge - keeping the stream on your left, passing Blue John Jewellery on your left, coming to the A6187 Buxton Road - cross over to where you began. Shortly after this turn right and follow the path along the road - at the fork keep left on Goose Hill which then joins the road. ( 10) Continue down with the road on your right until you reach a car park and building on your right. Spectacular views and again very atmospheric. This should be on your left as you descend to Winnat's pass. Follow this up and round to the left (you will see a farm to your right) the path becomes less well defined here but looks for a small V in the land. Continue along this road to the building and pass this through a gate to the right. Continue until you see a track on the left signposted Blue John Cavern. Follow it straight on/right - up the old road that was destroyed in a landslide. ( 8) As you reach Hollins Cross, keep left and descend further passing a copse of trees on your right. Turn left and follow the path that runs perpendicular to the ridge. ( 7) You will arrive at a gate where a few paths intersect. ( 6) Following a little breather, descend Back Tor and retrace your steps a little way. Take the obvious route up to the top of Mam Tor then follow the ridgeline to climb Back Tor. ( 5) Cross this road and take the short grassy climb to the gate at the top. ( 4) Cross the road to the obvious path on the opposite side and follow this until you reach Sheffield Road. Keep going along this path where you will have views of Mam Tor and the Great Ridge. Continue along this track until you reach the second stile on your right go over this and walk through the field with the wall on your left. ( 3) When you reach the rough road, turn right (The Limestone Way continues straight ahead). Rocky terrain and could be slippery in the wet. This section is pretty, atmospheric and with good views of Peveril Castle. ( 2) Take a right onto the Limestone Way and follow it to the top of the hill. At the next junction, turn left onto Market Place and keep War Memorial on your left. ( 1) Take a right at the pub onto Castle Street. ( D/A) Start from the Castleton visitors centre car park.

Mam tor and the great ridge walk