(S/E) Start from the Castleton visitors centre car park. Head to the main road and turn left.
(1) Take a right at the pub onto Castle Street. At the next junction, turn left onto Market Place and keep War Memorial on your left.
(2) Take a right onto the Limestone Way and follow it to the top of the hill. This section is pretty, atmospheric and with good views of Peveril Castle. Rocky terrain and could be slippery in the wet. Also, look out for mountain bikes.
(3) When you reach the rough road, turn right (The Limestone Way continues straight ahead). 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. Keep going along this path where you will have views of Mam Tor and the Great Ridge. Continue until you reach Winnat's Road.
(4) Cross the road to the obvious path on the opposite side and follow this until you reach Sheffield Road.
(5) Cross this road and take the short grassy climb to the gate at the top. Take the obvious route up to the top of Mam Tor then follow the ridgeline to climb Back Tor.
(6) Following a little breather, descend Back Tor and retrace your steps a little way.
(7) You will arrive at a gate where a few paths intersect. Turn left and follow the path that runs perpendicular to the ridge.
(8) As you reach Hollins Cross, keep left and descend further passing a copse of trees on your right. This will bring you to Mam Tor Road. Follow it straight on/right - up the old road that was destroyed in a landslide.
(9) You join a turning circle. Continue until you see a track on the left signposted Blue John Cavern. Continue along this road to the building and pass this through a gate to the right. 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. This should be on your left as you descend to Winnat's pass. Spectacular views and again very atmospheric.
(10) Continue down with the road on your right until you reach a car park and building on your right.
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.
(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. (S/E)
