Winnats Pass Walk
This challenging circular walk in the Peak District takes you through this spectacular hill pass. The walk starts at the village of Castleton and climbs through Winnats Pass with its towering limestone pinnacles. It's a wonderful geological feature and worth the steep climb. On the way you'll pass Speedwell Cavern where you can take an amazing underground boat trip 450m under the Hills of Castleton.
The walk makes use of the Limestone Way to return to Castleton, passing Cave Dale, Mam Tor and the fascinating Peveril Castle. This ruined medieval castle has an amazing history stretching back to the Norman Conquest of 1066.
The walk can be extended to visit the nearby Mam Tor.
The steep pass is also popular with cyclists with the challenging climb featuring in the Tour of the Peak cycle race each autumn.
Postcode
S33 8WA - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locationsWinnats Pass Ordnance Survey Map 
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Photos
Winnats Pass from Speedwell Cavern car park
Photographed from rocks high above, Winnats Pass is the only westerly road out of Castleton since the closure of the A625 in the seventies due to subsidence. The pass cuts steeply down through Lower Carboniferous limestone rocks formed about 340 million years ago.
Above Winnats Pass. Weather eroded limestone rock formation. This is the northern edge of the white peak as you travel further north you arrive at the millstone grit of the dark peak.
Winnats Pass from Mam Tor
Top rocks
Fields below the Pass
Cave Dale at Castleton
Peveril Castle Keep
Elevation Profile
