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

This 8¼ mile, Grade 5 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Edale & will take about 4¾ hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:8¼mls (13km)
Ascent:1,812ft (552m)
Time:4¾hrs
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Route outline for walk d108:

Edale  -  The Nab  -  Ringing Roger  -  Edale Moor (Kinder Scout)  -  Madwoman's Stones  -  Crookstone Knoll (Kinder Scout)  -  Crookstone Hill  -  Hope Cross  -  Jaggers Clough  -  Backside Wood  -  Nether Moor  -  Lady Booth Brook  -  Rowland Cote (Edale Youth Hostel)  -  Ollerbrook Booth  -  The Vale of Edale  -  Edale

Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

It costs £6.00 to park a car for the day in the main car park in Edale. The ticket machine only takes coins and you cannot pay with notes or credit cards. There is precious little alternative parking. Best make sure you bring enough change. Sept 2021.

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Edale Moor (Kinder Scout) at 590m (1936ft). Edale Moor (Kinder Scout) is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Edale Moor (Kinder Scout) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Crookstone Knoll (Kinder Scout) at 521m (1710ft). Crookstone Knoll (Kinder Scout) is known as an English Bridget.


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

In no particular order . . .

On Crookstone Knoll (Kinder Scout)

On Crookstone Knoll (Kinder Scout)

Photo: Ian Windle (37)

Carl Morris at a snowy Edale Station with Grindslow Knoll (Kinder Scout) in the background

Carl Morris at a snowy Edale Station with Grindslow Knoll (Kinder Scout) in the background

Photo: Mike Hart (9)

The River Kinder at Kinder Gates on Kinder Scout, east of Kinder Downfall

The River Kinder at Kinder Gates on Kinder Scout, east of Kinder Downfall

Photo: Peter Royle (28)

Edale Church

Edale Church

Photo: Ian Windle (42)

Edale and Lord's Seat from the lower slopes of The Nab

Edale and Lord's Seat from the lower slopes of The Nab

Photo: Mike Hart (12)

Hope Cross - with Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) in the background

Hope Cross - with Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) in the background

Photo: Ian Windle (12)

Into the abyss on a misty Kinder Scout

Into the abyss on a misty Kinder Scout

Photo: Bob Ferguson (95)

Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) and Back Tor (Hollins Cross) from Nether Moor

Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) and Back Tor (Hollins Cross) from Nether Moor

Photo: Mike Hart (16)

My friends and me on Kinder Scout

My friends and me on Kinder Scout

Photo: Maccs Pescatore (1)

Mike at Edale Station with Lord's Seat, Cowburn Tunnel and Brown Knoll in the background

Mike at Edale Station with Lord's Seat, Cowburn Tunnel and Brown Knoll in the background

Photo: Mike Hart (7)


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