As beautiful below ground as it is above, the Peak District is also a popular spot for caving with Speedwell Caverns being a great starting place for novices to the sport. In the five hundred and fifty plus square miles it encompasses, there's no shortage of opportunities to practice all sorts of outdoor activities.Famous for its limestone crags like High Tor and Windgather Rocks, and Gritstone climbs, the Peak's attracts climbers, abseilers and boulderers of all levels to test their skills on the hundreds of climbing routes throughout the district. Winnats Pass is now used as the through route.1 / 2 Peak DistrictBecause of its central geographical location, the Peak District is one of the most accessible places to head to for an outdoor adventure in the UK. The frequent landslips gave Mam Tor its name of Shivering Mountain and the costs of repair eventually led to the road being abandoned in 1977.Blue John, an ornamental form of fluorspar, is won from the two caverns on the hillside.The 1823 ore-crushing circle used horse-power to separate the vein mineral from the limestone. Lead was extracted at Odin Mine from the 13 th to 19 th centuries.Ordnance Survey grid reference: SK1343 8348 Start at the turning circle past Treak Cliff Cavern, west of Castleton via the A6187. Mam Tor Landslip Route Map (284KB) Getting there Continue for 150m beyond a further gate, stopping before the road drops away. With the entrance to Odin Mine on the left, take the path marked by a vehicle restriction sign.Ģ. Continue through a gate up steep, cambered and fissured sections of the road.ģ. A rollercoaster of a route following the buckled road as it disappears below Mam Tor - the Shivering Mountain - at the head of the Hope Valley.

Mam tor mountain bike route