Mid to North Peak District

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Walk in the Peak District. Will take you from Mid to North of The Peak District.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 26.99 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 16h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Difficult
  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 4,252 ft
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    Descent: - 4,318 ft
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    Highest point: 2,083 ft
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    Lowest point: 535 ft
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Description of the walk

(S/E) Begin in Castleton and walk-up Hollowford Road. Continue straight on up the path beside a small stream.

(1) Join on to the main path going up Mam Tor.

(2) Follow the path along the top of Mam tor until you reach the summit. Continue along the path after the summit which should take you down towards a road.

(3) Cross the road and follow the path. Follow this path until you reach a right turn taking you North.

(4) Follow this route North bound until you reach an intersection of footpaths and take the left path approximately North West. This path will then lead on to the Pennine Way.

(5) Follow the Pennine Way through Jacobs Ladder Path, Kinder Low, Kinder Downfall all the way until you meet the Torside Reservoir and cross over this.

(6) Continue on the Pennine Way until Oaken Clough, this is just after Black Tor. Here follow the path left, so North West and it should take you through Laddow Moss.

(7) Keep on this path until you find the Oldham way which you will follow further West.

(8) Then leave the Oldham Way around Intake Lane and walk into Greenfield meeting the main road.
Go up the A 669 towards Greenfield Station. This the end of the journey.(S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S : mi 0 - alt. 627 ft - Castleton
  2. 1 : mi 1.4 - alt. 1,276 ft - Main path
  3. 2 : mi 2.08 - alt. 1,591 ft - Mam Tor
  4. 3 : mi 2.41 - alt. 1,522 ft - Road
  5. 4 : mi 4.1 - alt. 1,604 ft - Right turn
  6. 5 : mi 5.82 - alt. 978 ft - Pennine Way
  7. 6 : mi 19.19 - alt. 692 ft - Torside Reservoir
  8. 7 : mi 22.12 - alt. 1,726 ft - Laddow Moss
  9. 8 : mi 25.8 - alt. 807 ft - Intake Lane
  10. E : mi 26.99 - alt. 587 ft - Greenfield

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