Walk d170 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Low from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield

This highly detailed, easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk with GPS starts at Bowden Bridge, is 8¾ miles long and will take about 5hrs. It is graded 6 (Moderate).


Route outline for walk d170:

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




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
0
English
Mountains
Wainwright
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Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
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English
Nuttalls
Dewey
0
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
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Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
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Marilyns
Bridget
1
Bridget

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is 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.

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 free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer OL1 The Peak District - Dark Peak area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):

OS Landranger 110 Sheffield & Huddersfield, Glossop & Holmfirth


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk d170 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Low from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield

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Walk d170 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Low from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield - Kinder Downfall frozen solid

Kinder Downfall frozen solid

Photo: Peter Royle (10)

Walk d170 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Low from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield - Kinder Downfall

Kinder Downfall

Photo: Ben Lockett (8)

Walk d170 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Low from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield - The view from the top of Kinder Downfall

The view from the top of Kinder Downfall

Photo: Dorsal Finn (126)

Walk d170 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Low from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield - Kinder reservoir from the top of Kinder Downfall

Kinder reservoir from the top of Kinder Downfall

Photo: Stella Whittaker (12)

Walk d170 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Low from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield - Kinder Downfall

Kinder Downfall

Photo: Roger Thornber (2)

Walk d170 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Low from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield - Chris on top of Kinder Low (Kinder Scout)

Chris on top of Kinder Low (Kinder Scout)

Photo: Linda Tweed (1)

Walk d170 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Low from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield - Carl finds his camera at Kinder Downfall

Carl finds his camera at Kinder Downfall

Photo: Dorsal Finn (121)

Walk d170 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Low from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield - Rock formations on the northern edge of Kinder Scout with Featherbed Moss over Black Ashop Moor in the background.

Rock formations on the northern edge of Kinder Scout with Featherbed Moss over Black Ashop Moor in the background.

Photo: Paul Tonge (1)

Walk d170 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Low from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield - Water being blown UP Kinder Downfall by the wind

Water being blown UP Kinder Downfall by the wind

Photo: Dorian Tompkins (1)

Walk d170 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Low from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield - Mam Tor and Lord's Seat (Mam Tor) from The Edale Valley

Mam Tor and Lord's Seat (Mam Tor) from The Edale Valley

Photo: Nick Cusack (7)

Walk d170 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Low from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield - Ringing Roger, Kinder Scout

Ringing Roger, Kinder Scout

Photo: Peter Royle (18)

Walk d170 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Low from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield - Descending back to Edale from a misty Kinder Scout

Descending back to Edale from a misty Kinder Scout

Photo: Bob Ferguson (103)

Walk d170 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Low from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield - Hayfield Church

Hayfield Church

Photo: Richard Hooper (23)

Walk d170 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Low from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield - The surprisingly sandy bed of the River Kinder on The Kinder Plateau, Kinder Scout, east of Kinder Downfall

The surprisingly sandy bed of the River Kinder on The Kinder Plateau, Kinder Scout, east of Kinder Downfall

Photo: Peter Royle (29)

Walk d170 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Low from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield - Looking Down Red Brook from Kinder Scout

Looking Down Red Brook from Kinder Scout

Photo: Bob Green (1)

Walk d170 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Low from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield - The River Kinder being blown UP Kinder Downfall by the wind

The River Kinder being blown UP Kinder Downfall by the wind

Photo: Ian Windle (49)

Walk d170 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Low from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield - Kinder Downfall

Kinder Downfall

Photo: Roger Thornber (4)

Walk d170 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Low from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield - Rob finds his flask at the top of Kinder Downfall

Rob finds his flask at the top of Kinder Downfall

Photo: Dorsal Finn (128)

Walk d170 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Low from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield - South Head and Mount Famine

South Head and Mount Famine

Photo: Keith Gladwin (5)

Walk d170 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Low from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield - The River Kinder from Kinder Downfall

The River Kinder from Kinder Downfall

Photo: Ben Lockett (7)


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