Winnats Pass in the Peak District of the United Kingdom has an altitude of 409 meters above sea level at the top of its 1.9 km ascent from Castleton. The pass has an average gradient of 10.9% and bridges 206 vertical meters, giving it a difficulty score of 260. Some sections of the pass have gradients of up to 20%, making it a popular choice for cyclists looking for a challenge.
Winnats Pass (or Winnats, as shown on some Ordnance Survey maps) is a hill pass and limestone gorge in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England. The name is a corruption of ‘wind gates’ due to the swirling winds through the pass. It lies west of the village of Castleton, in the National Trust’s High Peak Estate and the High Peak borough of Derbyshire. The road winds through a cleft, surrounded by high limestone ridges. At the foot of the pass is the entrance to Speedwell Cavern, a karst cave accessed through a flooded lead mine, and which is a popular tourist attraction.
Hieracium naviense is a species of hawkweed whose only world location is found at Winnats Pass. It is a native perennial plant, first discovered growing on limestone outcrops in 1966. According to the Flora of Derbyshire, it has been refound there on a number of occasions since, most recently in 2013.