Cave Dale

A short walk from the village, Cave Dale is a beautiful location for walks and downhill mountain biking. The dale itself is impressive but Peveril Castle adds another layer of drama to the scenery. A fairly easy path to begin with but gets steeper and rockier further up before ascending onto the high ground where there are expansive vistas.

Make your way, steadily, up this rocky limestone gorge path, picking your way through rock and streaming water whilst you take in the sights of Peveril Castle.
Head onwards to take in the heights and sights of Winnats Pass.

After reading reviews, thought it would be s good walk. We done route 5, hard but so worth it for the views. Completed it within 4 hours with kiddos. Lovely pubs. Definitely do it again. Crazy weather, sunny and hot one minute, cold and windy another, then Hale and snow but just amazing.
Lovely drive the scenery, just beautiful.

Great place to visit. The drive coming towards this place is just amazing, although the roads are slightly narrow.

We started our hike from Peak Cavern all day car park which served as a great starting point for a round loop.heading towards Cave Dale right round to Mam Tor and which was about 10km in total.

It can get steep in some places and the rock surfaces can be slippery so appropriate footwear is a must.

Strange little entrance which open up into a very wide dale but beware for the sheep poo and loose rocks. Can be easier to walk along the grasses edges rather than the middle strip of loose stone but then you have to dodge the sheep poo.

Further up the Dale there are a few shallow caves you can enter but the larger ones, those that are unsafe, are blocked off. Great views down towards Castleton and up to Peveril Castle.

There is a circular walk up and over the hill and down to Winnats Road. Avoid when very wet or Snow is on the ground unless your prepared.

Spent a weekend in Castleton and this is the #1 spot I'd recommend to anyone visiting. The dale is a really interesting example of the geography in the area-- very dramatic and beautiful views. The castle above the dale is historic and adds some visual interest, really drives home how important defense was. I'd hate to be the one trying to climb up the side to attack!

Absolutely beautiful place. Went on walk number 4 on the Derbyshire walks in the area which was about 5 miles.
The walk is relatively challenging when walking up winnats pass but the rest is nice and gentle.

Great walk down Cave Dale from across the farmland from Peak Forest via Winnats Pass. The rear aspect of Pevrill Castle makes a good photo!