Technical/Speed/Fun Rating: / /
Height Descent/Distance:100m, steep in places / 700m
Ground: Limestone bedrock, pointy sticking up embedded rocks, loose rocks from pebbles to football-sized boulders. Always wet and slippy. Very Technical. Generally 1.5m wide, multiple lines choices in places.

Location: SK 148 824 – View on the Tracks Map
Starting at 300m 1km south of Castleton, you can either push up to the top (where the fence is and it flattens out) of Cave Dale, or enter along The Limestone Way. The track descends into Cave Dale and exits between close rocks into the back of Castleton, watch out for mindless tourists walking in the road.

Description:
Cave Dale was originally a cave and the roof fell in, like most caves it was created by flowing water so its no surprise to find a stream running down the track in Cave Dale virtually all year round. The wet limestone is very slippery and the top section of track is particularly steep. It has a lot of pointed uneven rocks up the top and big loose rock on the lower sections. Its a technical challenge to stay in control and keep moving.

Video of riding the middle section of Cave Dale in 2007. 0:00-0:52 & 4:02-4:13
Video of riding Cave Dale in 2007, from 1:15 – 2:20.

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