Walk d240 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Scout from Edale
This 10¼ mile, Grade 6 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Edale & will take about 5¾ hrs to complete.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10¼mls (16.5km) |
| Ascent: | 1,870ft (570m) |
| Time: | 5¾hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route outline for walk d240:
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
Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:
It costs £6.00 to park a car for the day in the main car park in Edale. The ticket machine only takes coins and you cannot pay with notes or credit cards. There is precious little alternative parking. Best make sure you bring enough change. Sept 2021.
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 1 English Mountain |
 0 Wainwrights |
 1 English Nuttall |
 0 English Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 1 Marilyn |
 3 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Kinder Scout at 636m (2087ft). Kinder Scout is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (156th highest in England, 265th highest in England & Wales)
Kinder Scout is also known as an English Nuttall (207th highest in England, 356th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (47th highest in England, 710th highest in the UK).
Kinder Scout is the highest point in The Peak District National Park and the highest point in the county of Derbyshire.
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Kinder Low (Kinder Scout) at 633m (2078ft). Kinder Low (Kinder Scout) is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Kinder Low (Kinder Scout) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
You will also reach the summit of Crowden Head (Kinder Scout) at 631m (2071ft). Crowden Head (Kinder Scout) is known as an English Bridget. Crowden Head (Kinder Scout) is in the middle of the Kinder Scout plateau.
Along the way you will also bag and tick-off:
- Grindslow Knoll (Kinder Scout) at 601m (1972ft). Grindslow Knoll (Kinder Scout) is known as an English Bridget.
National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:
Part of this walk follows a section of The Pennine Way, a 404km (251 miles) linear footpath connecting Edale in Derbyshire, England with Kirk Yetholm in The Borders, Scotland. The Pennine Way is waymarked by a National Trail Acorn. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Pennine Way.
You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
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1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
Some Photos and Pictures from Walk d240 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Scout from Edale
In no particular order . . .
The surprisingly sandy bed of the River Kinder on The Kinder Plateau, Kinder Scout, east of Kinder Downfall
My friend Wiktor on the top of Kinder Scout with Hayfield Reservoir shimmering below
Carl Morris at a snowy Edale Station with Grindslow Knoll (Kinder Scout) in the background
The River Kinder flowing towards the waterfall at Kinder Downfall on the Kinder Scout Plateau
Kinder Reservoir and Mermaid's Pool from near the Kinder Downfall, Kinder Scout
Mike at Edale Station with Lord's Seat, Cowburn Tunnel and Brown Knoll in the background
Looking down William Clough to a snowy and frozen Kinder Reservoir from near Mill Hill (Ashop Head), Kinder Scout
At the top of Grindsbrook Clough with Grindslow Knoll (Kinder Scout) in the distance
Rock formations on the northern edge of Kinder Scout with Featherbed Moss over Black Ashop Moor in the background.
The footbridge carrying The Pennine Way at the foot of Jacob's Ladder (Edale)
The River Kinder flowing through the peat hags on The Kinder Scout Plateau
Near Sandy Heys on The Pennine Way approaching Kinder Downfall with Cluther Rocks beyond
Pym Chair and Crowden Tower from the Pennine Way near Kinder Low (Kinder Scout)
Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) and The Vale of Edale from the summit of Grindslow Knoll (Kinder Scout)
Kinder Reservoir from The Pennine Way on The Kinder Scout Plateau near Kinder Downfall
Wildboar Clough with Bleaklow Hill beyond from the Pennine Way near Crowden
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