31.8km/19.8 miles/9 hours
Ascent 865m/2834ft
Ian Battersby is transfixed by nature on hallowed ground
THE WHITE PEAK of the Peak District National Park is rightly popular, with outdoor offerings within easy reach of numerous towns and cities. Almighty scenes abound. The River Dove is hemmed in by walls with limestone buttresses, spires and towers soaring to the heavens, whilst caves make naves in the heart of the land. Weirs calm eager currents into reflective pools where ripples from rising trout and