Kinder Low (Kinder Scout)
633m (2078ft)
The Dark Peak Area, The Peak District, Derbyshire, England
The summit of Kinder Low (Kinder Scout) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.25ml (13km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,860ft (567m) |
| Time: | 4.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Edale - The Pennine Way - Upper Booth - Jacob's Ladder (Edale) - Edale Head - Kinder Scout - Edale Moor - Kinder Plateau - Kinder Low (Kinder Scout) - Noe Stool (Edale Head) - Pym Chair (Edale Head) - Crowden Tower (Kinder Scout) - Crowden Brook - Grindslow Knoll (Kinder Scout) - Grindsbrook Clough - Grinds Brook - The Vale of Edale - Edale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.75ml (14km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,192ft (688m) |
| Time: | 5½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Bowden Bridge - Hayfield - Booth Sheepwash - White Brow - Kinder Reservoir - Nab Brow - William Clough - Ashop Head - Mill Hill (Ashop Head) - The Pennine Way - Kinder Scout - The Edge (Kinder Scout) - Kinder Downfall - Red Brook - Cluther Rocks - Kinder Low (Kinder Scout) - Edale Cross - Kinderlow End - Oaken Clough - Tunstead House Farm - Bowden Bridge - Hayfield
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.75mls (14km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,851ft (564m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Bowden Bridge - Hayfield - Booth Sheepwash - Farlands - Broad Clough - Kinderlow End - Three Knolls - Cluther Rocks - Red Brook - The Pennine Way - Kinder Downfall - Kinder Low (Kinder Scout) - Edale Cross - Oaken Clough - Coldwell Clough - Bowden Bridge - Hayfield
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.25ml (16.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,870ft (570m) |
| Time: | 5.75hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Edale - The Pennine Way - Upper Booth - Jacob's Ladder (Edale) - Kinder Low (Kinder Scout) - Red Brook - Kinder Downfall - Kinder Scout - Edale Moor - Kinder Plateau - Crowden Head (Kinder Scout) - Grindslow Knoll (Kinder Scout) - Grindsbrook Clough - Grinds Brook - The Vale of Edale - Edale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.75ml (17km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,242ft (683m) |
| Time: | 6.25hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Bowden Bridge - Hayfield - Booth Sheepwash - Farlands - Broad Clough - Kinderlow End - Three Knolls - Cluther Rocks - Red Brook - The Pennine Way - Kinder Downfall - Kinder Low (Kinder Scout) - Brown Knoll (Edale) - South Head (Hayfield) - Mount Famine - Elle Bank - The Pennine Bridleway - Tunstead House - Hayfield
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Kinder Low (Kinder Scout)
hannah1507 walked up Kinder Low (Kinder Scout) on April 8th, 2023 [from/via/route] d186 Kinder Scout & Kinder Downfall from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield [with] Solo
Nina Adams climbed Kinder Low (Kinder Scout) on April 15th, 2022 [from/via/route] Edale to Grindsbrook clough onto Edale moor. Camped at Kinder Downfall. Made our way back to Edale the next morning by following the NE ridge south along the Penine Way & down Jacob's Ladder [with] Craig and George [weather] 15.6°C Partly Cloudy 17 kph SSW wind 64% humidityâ›…
Patrick Molloy bagged Kinder Low (Kinder Scout) on June 21st, 2021 [from/via/route] Parked at Edale. Out & back via Jacob's ladder [with] Solo [weather] Cloudy, Humid
Andrew Flynn hiked Kinder Low (Kinder Scout) on May 16th, 2021 [with] Nicola
Angela Haworth summited Kinder Low (Kinder Scout) on July 30th, 2006 [from/via/route] Edale - Grindslow Knoll- Kinder - Kinder Downfall - Kinder Low - Jacobs Ladder - Edale [with] Companion [weather] Dry
Nicky Kelly conquered Kinder Low (Kinder Scout) on August 9th, 2020 [from/via/route] D296 Jacobs ladder from edale [with] Myself and Toby [weather] Very windy but shining sun
Gill Bates scaled Kinder Low (Kinder Scout) on May 16th, 2016 [from/via/route] from Edale
Tony Deegan walked up Kinder Low (Kinder Scout) on September 22nd, 2019 [from/via/route] Active Sefton [with] Terry, Richie, Si [weather] great weather
Margaret Richards climbed Kinder Low (Kinder Scout) on November 7th, 2011 [from/via/route] d186 Kinder Scout & Kinder Downfall from Bowden Bridge Hayfield [with] Don [weather] Very misty, got lost - Interesting & scary walk
Darin Torrance bagged Kinder Low (Kinder Scout) on May 15th, 2018 [from/via/route] Bowden bridge [weather] Sunny hot
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Kinder Low (Kinder Scout)
On Edale Head looking towards Kinder Low (Kinder Scout) from Noe Stool (Edale)
My friend Wiktor on the top of Kinder Scout with Hayfield Reservoir shimmering below
Kinder Low (Kinder Scout) from The Pennine Way near The Edge (Kinder Scout)
Pym Chair and Crowden Tower from the Pennine Way near Kinder Low (Kinder Scout)
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