Kinder Scout
636m (2087ft)
The Dark Peak Area, The Peak District, Derbyshire, England
Kinder Scout is the highest point in The Peak District National Park and the highest point in the county of Derbyshire.
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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: | 9ml (14.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,689ft (515m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Birchin Clough - A57 Snake Pass - Lady Clough - River Ashop - Rough Bank - Fair Brook - Kinder Scout - Edale Moor - Kinder Plateau - Kinder Downfall - The Pennine Way - The Edge (Kinder Scout) - Ashop Head - Mill Hill (Ashop Head) - Black Ashop Moor - Within Clough - Red Clough - Upper Gate Clough - Ashop Clough - Birchin Clough
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.25ml (13km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,060ft (628m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Birchin Clough - A57 Snake Pass - Lady Clough - River Ashop - Rough Bank - Fair Brook - Gate Side Clough - Wood Moor - Dunge Clough - The Wicken - Blackden Brook - Blackden Moor - Kinder Scout - Edale Moor - Kinder Plateau - Seal Edge - Seal Stones (Kinder Scout) - Fair Brook - Birchin Wood - Birchin Clough
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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: | 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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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Kinder Scout
Tia Cain has walked up Kinder Scout [from/via/route] Car park in the town [with] Solo with the dog [weather] Very warm & clear day - Very lovely day out. Not technical but decent mileage & great scenary
Alan Smith climbed Kinder Scout on June 16th, 2023 [from/via/route] With Kev from hayfield. great pint in the sportsmans arms too. [with] kev [weather] overcast
Kristian Holt bagged Kinder Scout on June 9th, 2023 [from/via/route] Edale - Upperbooth - Jacobs Ladder - Edale Rocks - Kinder Low - Kinder Scout Summit - Pym Chair - Pack O'Rocks - Crowden Tower - Labrador Rock - Grindslow Knoll - Edale [weather] Sunny & Windy
Nina Adams hiked Kinder Scout on April 22nd, 2021 [from/via/route] Edale [with] Craig [weather] 7.8° Rain Poor visibility
hannah1507 summited Kinder Scout on April 8th, 2023 [from/via/route] d186 Kinder Scout & Kinder Downfall from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield [with] Solo
Shirley Philips has conquered Kinder Scout [from/via/route] Edale
Ian Mackenzie scaled Kinder Scout on July 10th, 2012 [with] Me, myself and I [weather] All weathers - Been up here a few times
Angela Haworth walked up Kinder Scout on July 30th, 2006 [from/via/route] Edale - Grindslow Knoll- Kinder - Kinder Downfall - Kinder Low - Jacobs Ladder - Edale [with] Companion [weather] Dry
Mark Hazelton climbed Kinder Scout on August 15th, 2020 [from/via/route] Edale, Jacobs Ladder, Kinder Scout [with] Family and Pepper [weather] Sunny - Very boggy missed the track
Tony Halliday bagged Kinder Scout on July 12th, 2020 [from/via/route] camped in edale started & ended walk from here [with] sally halliday jimmy boo and George our 3 dogs [weather] really good weather conditions however very widy at summit - really good weekend good weater one of our favourite places to walk edale
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Kinder Scout
The surprisingly sandy bed of the River Kinder on The Kinder Plateau, Kinder Scout, east of Kinder Downfall
The River Kinder at Kinder Gates on Kinder Scout, east of Kinder Downfall
*The Edale Valley and Kinder Plateau from Grindslow Knoll (Kinder Scout)
My friend Wiktor on the top of Kinder Scout with Hayfield Reservoir shimmering below
Looking down William Clough to a snowy and frozen Kinder Reservoir from near Mill Hill (Ashop Head), Kinder Scout
The road winding its way down to Edale from Mam Tor with Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) (left) and Kinder Scout in the distance
Mill Hill (Ashop Head), Kinder Scout and Chinley Churn with Hayfield nestling below from Lantern Pike
Looking East across The Edge (Kinder Scout) towards Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout)
Kinder Reservoir and Mermaid's Pool from near the Kinder Downfall, Kinder Scout
The River Kinder flowing through the peat hags on The Kinder Scout Plateau
At the top of Grindsbrook Clough with Grindslow Knoll (Kinder Scout) in the distance
Leygatehead Moor (left), William Clough and Kinder Reservoir (right) with Kinder Scout on the horizon from White Brow
The Great Ridge - Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge), Rushup Edge, Kinder Scout, The Vale of Edale, Edale, Hollins Cross, Back Tor (Hollins Cross), Lose Hill (Ward's Piece), Hope and Castleton under the mist from Mam Tor
Rock formations on the northern edge of Kinder Scout with Featherbed Moss over Black Ashop Moor in the background.
Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) and The Vale of Edale from the summit of Grindslow Knoll (Kinder Scout)
Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge) (left), Brown Knoll, Kinder Scout and The Vale of Edale from the summit of Mam Tor
The High Peak District, Eldon Hill, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Rushup Edge, Kinder Scout, The Vale of Edale, Edale, Mam Tor, Hollins Cross, Back Tor (Hollins Cross) and Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) from Lord's Seat (Rushup Edge)
Half way up Back Tor (Hollins Cross) in the Dark Peak with the beautiful Hope Valley and Kinder Scout behind
Approaching Kinder Plateau at Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) via Fair Brook
Grindslow Knoll (Kinder Scout) and Grindsbrook Clough under a blanket of snow from The Nab
Kinder Reservoir from The Pennine Way on The Kinder Scout Plateau near Kinder Downfall
Kinder Scout and The Vale of Edale in deep snow from the Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) ridge
On of the many amazingly sculptured rocks at Seal Stones (Kinder Scout)
Pym Chair and Crowden Tower from the Pennine Way near Kinder Low (Kinder Scout)
The Pennine Way where it climbs up to Kinder Scout from Mill Hill (Ashop Head)
*Aerial Panorama above Grindslow Knoll (Kinder Scout) looking towards Crowden Tower (Kinder Scout)
Lantern Pike summit with Mill Hill (Ashop Head), Kinder Scout and
Chinley Churn and Hayfield beyond
Carl Morris at a snowy Edale Station with Grindslow Knoll (Kinder Scout) in the background
The Tower at Alport Castles in the snow with Kinder Scout in the background
The Northern Edge of Kinder Scout taken from Higher Shelf Stones, looking SW to the Snake Pass (A57).
On Edale Head looking towards Kinder Low (Kinder Scout) from Noe Stool (Edale)
Kinder Low (Kinder Scout) from The Pennine Way near The Edge (Kinder Scout)
Kinder Scout, Mam Tor and Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) from Burton Bole End (Abney Moor)
The Hope Valley (left), Mam Tor, The Vale of Edale and Kinder Scout (right) from Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) in arctic snow conditions
Mill Hill (Ashop Head) and the top of William Clough from the large cairn W of The Edge (Kinder Scout)
Nether Booth nestling in the Vale of Edale below Kinder Scout from Back Tor (Hollins Cross)
The River Kinder flowing towards the waterfall at Kinder Downfall on the Kinder Scout Plateau
The rather Narnia-like stone table above Mermaid's Pool near The Edge (Kinder Scout), Kinder Scout
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