The Edge (Kinder Scout)
624m (2048ft)
The Dark Peak Area, The Peak District, Derbyshire, England
The Edge (Kinder Scout) is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
| OS Explorer Map OL1 | |
| 1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers) |
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| OS Landranger Map 110 | |
| 1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers) |
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The Edge (Kinder Scout) is on Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List:
Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough
Wild moorland and the Pennine Way
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9ml (14.5km) | |
| 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.
Walk d186 Kinder Scout and Kinder Downfall from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield
Classic high level route across Kinder Scout
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.75ml (14km) | |
| 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.
Walk d176 Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough
Wild moorland and the Pennine Way
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.75ml (15.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 1,841ft (561m) | |
| Time: | 5½ hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
- Birchin Clough, (A57 Snake Pass), Lady Clough, River Ashop, Rough Bank, Fair Brook, Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout), The Kinder Plateau, Edale Moor, The Edge (Kinder Scout), The Pennine Way, Ashop Head, Mill Hill, Black Ashop Moor, Within Clough, Red Clough, Upper Gate Clough, Ashop Clough, Birchin Clough, (A57 Snake Pass).
Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough
Wild moorland and the Pennine Way
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.5ml (18.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,189ft (667m) | |
| Time: | 6½ hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
- Birchin Clough, (A57 Snake Pass), Lady Clough, River Ashop, Rough Bank, Fair Brook, Seal Edge, Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout), The Kinder Plateau, Edale Moor, The Edge (Kinder Scout), The Pennine Way, Ashop Head, Mill Hill (Ashop Head), Featherbed Top (Featherbed Moss), A57 Snake Pass, Old Woman, Doctors Gate, Lady Clough, Birchin Clough, (A57 Snake Pass).
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged The Edge (Kinder Scout)
Christine Shepherd walked up on February 23rd, 2019 [from/via/route] Walked from Birchen Clough using walk d263. [with] On my own [weather] Blue skies and sunshine - A really enjoyable walk with lots of interesting stone formations. The Trig Point is South of The Edge. It doesn't show itself until the last minute.
Margaret Richards climbed on November 7th, 2011 [from/via/route] d186 Kinder Scout and Kinder Downfall from Bowden Bridge Hayfield [with] Don [weather] Very misty, got lost - Interesting and scary walk
Darin Torrance bagged on May 15th, 2018 [from/via/route] Bowden bridge [weather] Sunny hot
Wayne Linley hiked on April 3rd, 2013 [from/via/route] snake pass-kinder scout [with] Shirley and my trail buddy buster [weather] sun/ cloud - great day out
John Gehrke summited on May 30th, 2014 [from/via/route] d176 [with] solo
Nicola Parkinson conquered on September 1st, 2013 [from/via/route] Route d186 Bowden Bridge Car Park, Hayfield [with] Stu and Ollie [weather] Very windy and cloudy
Andrew Joss scaled on December 9th, 2012 [from/via/route] Birchin Clough [weather] Very windy
Malcolm Broughton walked up on August 11th, 2012 [from/via/route] Bowden Bridge Car Park [with] companions + bella the dog [weather] sunny
Martin Greenwood, Paul Woodburn, Geoffrey Robertshaw, Louise Sandwith and Mark Davidson have all walked, climbed & bagged The Edge (Kinder Scout).
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of The Edge (Kinder Scout)
Kinder Low (Kinder Scout) from The Pennine Way near The Edge (Kinder Scout)
The rather Narnia-like stone table above Mermaid's Pool near The Edge (Kinder Scout), Kinder Scout
Mill Hill (Ashop Head) and the top of William Clough from the large cairn W of The Edge (Kinder Scout)
Looking East across The Edge (Kinder Scout) towards Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout)
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