Peter Dale is the second in a sequence of limestone ravines that run from Millers Dale to Castleton.
Peter Dale is shallower than Monks Dale and is more open, though it does feature some more interesting limestone scenery. Like Monks Dale, Peter Dale tends generally northwest but does meander to quite a degree. There is significantly less tree cover.
The Limestone Way follows Peter Dale. The dale runs for around a mile before emerging onto a little-used motor road leading from Tideswell in the east to the Hargatewall - Peak Forest road to the west. Almost opposite is another footpath, leading into Hay Dale.
