A Hike to the Offa's Dyke of the Peak District| Medieval Earthworks, Roman Roads and Norman Castles!
Channel: The Peak District Viking
Date: 2024-03-22

A Hike to the Offa's Dyke of the peak district which takes in the Grey Ditch, a huge medieval earthwork defence in Bradwell in the Peak District. Akin to Offa's Dyke in Wales.
That's not all, we also see some Roman History in the form of Batham Gate the old Roman road from Buxton to Brough and the fort of Navio. 
Finally we drop down Cave Dale and the amazing Norman Peveril Castle.

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Detailed Route Description
Start at Castleton Market place at SK15044 82798 and follow Pindale Roadn until you reach the fork at SK15433 82599, take the left hand road and follow until you get to the bottom of Pindale at SK16103 82430.
Take the footpath opposite (to the left of the cart track) through the gate posts and follow this through the cement works (all signposted).
When you get to SK16762 82058 take the footpath ahead (not the bridleway) and follow this to Mich Low at SK16912 81858.
Here take left and follow Mich Low Lane down into Bradwell and the road junction at SK17165 81525.
Now take a left and follow the road until it meet the main road at SK17338 81691. Follow the mian road to your left until you reach the road on your right to the sports & social club at SK17482 81828.
Keep on this track until you reach the footpath on your right at SK17871 81831.
Follow the footpath through several stiles until you reach the Grey Ditch at SK17731 81535. This is an amazing early medieval earthwork defence.
From here keep on the footpath until you enter the village at SK17482 81218. Take a left on the lane to the traffic lights. Here cross over the main road and carry on ahead until you reach the road slightly to your right and uphill at SK17363 81129.
Follow the lane up the hill and past the White Hart Pub until you reach a turn on your right at SK17170 81149.
Take this to the end and turn left and follow the lane uphill until you reach the junction with a track at SK17025 81133.
Follow the footpath straight ahead until it joins the lane at SK16615 81026.
Here take a right and follow it until you join Batham Gate the old Roman road at SK16468 81263. Now take a left and follow the road up to the junction at SK15917 81126. Opposite and to the right you will see a stile at SK15850 81098.
Cross the stile and follow the footpath parallel to the wall and road until SK14933 80958 where the road start to curve away.
Continue to follow the path to the left and across the fields, crossing at the stiles at SK14555 81043 and SK14373 81146 until you reach the track junction at SK14170 81224.
Take a left along the track until you reach the footpath for Cave Dale on you right at SK13546 81313. This is the Limestone Way. Follow this all the way down Cave Dale and back into the Market Place where you started the walk

00:00 Introduction
00:28 Castleton
02:57 Hope Cement Works
08:53 Mich Low
11:20 Small Dale
15:53 The Grey Ditch Defensive Dyke
20:18 Bradwell Village
24:37 Batham Gate Roman Road
28:50 Old Moor & Limestone Way
37:24 Cave Dale & Peveril Castle
40:57 Outro