The Edge (Kinder Scout)
624m (2048ft)
The Dark Peak Area, The Peak District, Derbyshire, England
The summit of The Edge (Kinder Scout) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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The Edge (Kinder Scout) is classified as:
Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough
Wild moorland and the Pennine Way
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Vital Statistics for walk d135:
9
miles
(14.5 km)
1689
feet
(515 m)
5
Hours
5
Moderate
Route outline for walk d135:
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 for walk d186:
8¾
miles
(14 km)
2192
feet
(688 m)
5½
Hours
6
Moderate
Route outline for walk d186:
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 for walk d176:
9¾
miles
(15.5 km)
1841
feet
(561 m)
5½
Hours
6
Moderate
Route outline for walk d176:
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 for walk d263:
12¼
miles
(19.5 km)
2189
feet
(667 m)
6¾
Hours
7
Hard
Route outline for walk d263:
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).
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You can find The Edge (Kinder Scout) & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged The Edge (Kinder Scout)
hannah1507 walked up on April 8th, 2023 [from/via/route] d186 Kinder Scout & Kinder Downfall from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield [with] Solo
Angela Haworth climbed it on January 27th, 2008 [from/via/route] From Bowden Bridge car park [with] Companion [weather] Dry
Christine Shepherd bagged it on February 23rd, 2019 [from/via/route] Walked from Birchen Clough using walk d263. [with] On my own [weather] Blue skies & 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 hiked it on November 7th, 2011 [from/via/route] d186 Kinder Scout & Kinder Downfall from Bowden Bridge Hayfield [with] Don [weather] Very misty, got lost - Interesting & scary walk
Darin Torrance summited on May 15th, 2018 [from/via/route] Bowden bridge [weather] Sunny hot
Wayne Linley conquered it 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 scaled on May 30th, 2014 [from/via/route] d176 [with] solo
Nicola Parkinson walked up on September 1st, 2013 [from/via/route] Route d186 Bowden Bridge Car Park, Hayfield [with] Stu and Ollie [weather] Very windy & cloudy
Andrew Joss climbed it on December 9th, 2012 [from/via/route] Birchin Clough [weather] Very windy
Malcolm Broughton bagged it on August 11th, 2012 [from/via/route] Bowden Bridge Car Park [with] companions + bella the dog [weather] sunny
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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)
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
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