Walking BritainCastleton Walks and Walking Guide
Peak District, Derbyshire
Find circular walks from Castleton, Hope and Edale which are all great places for walking. A variety of accommodation and camping is available. The area also has many cafés, pubs and restaurants and excellent local amenities. Public transport is available with regular buses serving Castleton. There are also railway stations at Hope and Edale. Highlights include the Great Castleton Ridge, Kinder Scout from Edale, Higger Tor and the gritstone edges plus the Monsal Trail.
All walks are free to download and print and have mapping and GPX files. The routes listed below range from circular family walks to longer full day hikes. It is also worth noting that there are enough walks in the immediate vicinity so travelling far is not required.
★ = GPS file available
| Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1831★ | Mam Tor & Hollins Cross from Mam Nick | easy | 3.00 |
| 1519★ | Catleton & Speedwell Cavern Circular | easy | 4.25 |
| 1521★ | Cave Dale and Winnats Pass from Castleton | easy | 4.50 |
| 3426★ | Lose Hill & Hollins Cross from Castleton | easy/mod | 5.00 |
| 1093★ | Higger Tor & Burbage Rocks from Longshaw | easy/mod | 5.30 |
| 1650★ | Miller's Dale & Cressbrook Dale from Tideswell Dale | easy/mod | 5.50 |
| 1113★ | Ringing Roger & Grindslow Knoll from Edale | moderate | 5.50 |
| 1665★ | Hollins Cross & Lose Hill from Castleton | easy/mod | 6.00 |
| 1706★ | Win Hill from Hope | easy/mod | 6.50 |
| 1087★ | Mam Tor & Cave Dale from Castleton | moderate | 6.50 |
| 2522★ | Rushup Edge & Edale from Mam Nick | moderate | 7.00 |
| 1368★ | Mam Tor, Upper Booth & Rushup Edge from Mam Nick | moderate | 7.00 |
| 1090★ | Stanage Edge from Dennis Knoll | moderate | 7.00 |
| 1270★ | Abney Circular | easy/mod | 7.20 |
| 2515★ | The River Derwent, Curbar, Baslow & Froggatt Edges | easy/mod | 7.50 |
| 1080★ | Shatton Moor and Offerton from Bradwell | easy/mod | 7.50 |
| 2591★ | Crook Hill & Ladybower Reservoir | easy/mod | 7.50 |
| 1159★ | Grindsbrook & Edale Head from Edale | moderate | 7.50 |
| 2588★ | Win Hill & Hope Cross | moderate | 7.50 |
| 1300★ | Hope Cross & Ringing Roger from Edale | moderate | 8.00 |
| 1100★ | Abney Moor & Bretton Clough from Hucklow | moderate | 8.50 |
| 2548★ | Stanage Edge from Hathersage | moderate | 8.50 |
| 2595★ | Castleton Great Ridge from Edale | moderate | 8.50 |
| 3350★ | Kinder Scout Summit from Edale | moderate | 8.50 |
| 1286★ | Castleton Great Ridge & Mam Tor from Hope | moderate | 8.50 |
| 2520★ | Higger Tor & the Longshaw Estate | moderate | 9.00 |
| 1688★ | Old Dam & Sparrowpit from Mam Nick | moderate | 9.00 |
| 3540★ | The Derwent Edge from Cutthroat Bridge | moderate | 10.00 |
| 1264★ | Rushup Edge & Crowden Tower from Edale | moderate | 10.00 |
| 1295★ | Ringing Roger & Edale Cross from Edale | moderate | 10.00 |
| 1014★ | Coombs Dale, Longstone Edge & Pilsley from Calver | moderate | 10.00 |
| 1273★ | Burbage Rocks & Padley Gorge from Hay Wood | moderate | 11.00 |
| 2599★ | Kinder Scout and Castleton Ridge from Hope | mod/hard | 13.50 |
| 1098★ | Howden Edge & Derwent Valley from Fairholmes | mod/hard | 14.00 |
| 2615★ | The Kinder Edges from Edale | mod/hard | 18.00 |
The walks listed above are the nearest 35 from Castleton when measured in a straight line.
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