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Edale Moor (Kinder Scout)
590m (1936ft)

The Dark Peak Area, The Peak District, Derbyshire, England

The summit of Edale Moor (Kinder Scout) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.


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Walk Edale Moor (Kinder Scout) walking UK Mountains in The Dark Peak Area The Peak District National Park Derbyshire, England

Edale Moor (Kinder Scout) Summit

Photo: Ian Windle

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

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

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See Edale Moor (Kinder Scout) and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:

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Walk d108 Edale Moor (Kinder Scout) and Crookstone Knoll (Kinder Scout) from Edale

Superb views from Crookstone Knoll

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 8.25ml (13km)
Ascent:1,812ft (552m)
Time:4.75hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 5 Icon (Moderate)

Other walkers who hiked, climbed, bagged and summited Edale Moor (Kinder Scout) Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Edale Moor (Kinder Scout)

Ruth Mcfarlane walked up Edale Moor (Kinder Scout) during September, 2023 [from/via/route] Hope to Edale [with] myself

hannah1507 climbed Edale Moor (Kinder Scout) on April 7th, 2023 [from/via/route] d108 Edale Moor (Kinder Scout) & Crookstone Knoll (Kinder Scout) from Edale [with] Solo

Margaret Richards bagged Edale Moor (Kinder Scout) on November 7th, 2011 [from/via/route] from Hayfield [with] Don

Lucy Perchard hiked Edale Moor (Kinder Scout) on July 24th, 2018 [from/via/route] Up Blackden Brook & along Blackden Edge to the Edale Moor trig, Madwoman's Stones, Crookstone Knoll before droppomg to the Blackley Hey Path down to Upper Ashop [with] Tony [weather] Hot day with sunny spells, glad of the wind once up on the Kinder plateau - Crookstone Knoll has one of the best views of all the walks we'd done previously in the area (Win Hill, Great Ridgeway, Alport Castles, Derwent/Stanage Edge). Couldn't find a recommended path (not marked on OS map) from Upper Ashop towards Blackden Barn so ended up walking back to start along Snake Road (not a great way to end an otherwise fabulous walk)

Darin Torrance summited Edale Moor (Kinder Scout) on May 15th, 2018 [from/via/route] Bowden bridge [weather] Sunny hot

Ken Davies conquered Edale Moor (Kinder Scout) on March 18th, 2017 [from/via/route] Edale [with] Bev [weather] Snowy - Walked many times

Geoffrey Robertshaw scaled Edale Moor (Kinder Scout) on September 8th, 2016 [from/via/route] Ringing Roger [weather] Sunny - Great Views

Wayne Linley walked up Edale Moor (Kinder Scout) on July 23rd, 2016 [from/via/route] Edale - Ringing roger- Jacobs ladder then the old nags head [with] simon flemming [weather] warm with broken cloud - Hard climb up around ringing roger. followed path hooked left up a stream set compass bearing & bobs your uncle. would be nigh on impossible in winter though. peat bogs will swallow you up in wetter conditions

Andrew Joss climbed Edale Moor (Kinder Scout) on January 1st, 2014 [from/via/route] Edale Car Park [with] Barbara, Mick, Pip and Benson [weather] Very wet & very windy

John Gehrke bagged Edale Moor (Kinder Scout) on September 10th, 2013 [from/via/route] walk d108 [with] cgq [weather] windy

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