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Indian Summer days don’t come any better than this, so Cal and I took ourselves off to Castleton in the heart of the Peak District to make the most of this glorious weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The journey to Castleton took 50 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This walk is 4.7miles but with almost 1000 feet of ascent it has quite a kick!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is some sheep pasture, but plenty of places to let a dog off the lead. But beware the steep cliff edges on Back Tor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We walked in a clockwise direction, and completed the walk in two and a half hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The walk is on OS Explorer Map OL1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We parked in the car park for \u00a34.50, postcode S33 8WN. What 3 Words \/\/\/couches.renamed.succumbs<\/p>\n\n\n

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Hollowford Road<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Following the stream out of the back of the car park, we made our way out of the village, past neat cottages, farms and a play park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mam Tor appeared between the trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Soon enough, the road became a track, and then a path as we began the steady rise towards the ridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We took it slowly on the steep slope, stopping regularly to enjoy the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Back Tor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

All in good time we reached the ridge and prepared ourselves for the final climb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It’s steep and rocky, but fortunately rough steps have been constructed from the rocks. One of us mistook a step for a bench….and why not with this view to Edale and the Kinder plateau beyond!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At the top the full splendour of the view could be taken in, and we stopped awhile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This 360 degree video starts looking east to Lose Hill, takes in Edale to the north, Mam Tor to the west, and Castleton and the Hope Valley to the south.<\/p>\n\n\n\n