Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough

This highly detailed, easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk with GPS starts at Birchin Clough, is 9 miles long and will take about 5hrs. It is graded 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




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
1
English
Mountain
Wainwright
0
Wainwrights
 English Nuttall
1
English
Nuttall
Dewey
1
English
Dewey
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
1
Marilyn
Bridget
1
Bridget

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Kinder Scout at 636m (2087ft). Kinder Scout is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (156th highest in England, 265th highest in England & Wales)

Kinder Scout is also known as an English Nuttall (207th highest in England, 356th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (47th highest in England, 710th highest in the UK).

Kinder Scout is the highest point in The Peak District National Park and the highest point in the county of Derbyshire.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of The Edge (Kinder Scout) at 624m (2048ft). The Edge (Kinder Scout) is known as an English Bridget. The summit of The Edge (Kinder Scout) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

You will also reach the summit of Mill Hill (Ashop Head) at 544m (1785ft). Mill Hill (Ashop Head) is also known as an English Dewey (86th highest in England, 197th in England & Wales)

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Pennine Way, a 404km (251 miles) linear footpath connecting Edale in Derbyshire, England with Kirk Yetholm in The Borders, Scotland. The Pennine Way is waymarked by a National Trail Acorn. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Pennine Way.



You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:


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

OS Explorer OL1 The Peak District - Dark Peak area


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

OS Landranger 110 Sheffield & Huddersfield, Glossop & Holmfirth


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough

In no particular order . . .

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - Mill Hill (Ashop Head) summit cairn

Mill Hill (Ashop Head) summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (732)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - Caldron on a misty Kinder Scout

Caldron on a misty Kinder Scout

Photo: Bob Ferguson (100)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - Footbridge on Lady Clough Woods

Footbridge on Lady Clough Woods

Photo: Robert Hardy (30)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - The footbridge over Birchin Clough

The footbridge over Birchin Clough

Photo: Robert Hardy (17)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - Rob, Big Truck and Carl crossing Edale Moor heading for Grindlsow Knoll

Rob, Big Truck and Carl crossing Edale Moor heading for Grindlsow Knoll

Photo: Dorsal Finn (129)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - Rock formation near Kinder Downfall

Rock formation near Kinder Downfall

Photo: Stella Whittaker (7)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - The River Kinder just before it tumbles down Kinder Downfall

The River Kinder just before it tumbles down Kinder Downfall

Photo: Fran Brewin (2)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - Lady Clough

Lady Clough

Photo: Robert Hardy (34)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - Rock sculptured by the wind on The Edge (Kinder Scout)

Rock sculptured by the wind on The Edge (Kinder Scout)

Photo: Robert Hardy (13)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - Into the abyss on a misty Kinder Scout

Into the abyss on a misty Kinder Scout

Photo: Bob Ferguson (95)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - The rather Narnia-like stone table above Mermaid's Pool near The Edge (Kinder Scout), Kinder Scout

The rather Narnia-like stone table above Mermaid's Pool near The Edge (Kinder Scout), Kinder Scout

Photo: Peter Royle (30)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - Fair Brook frozen solid near the top of Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout)

Fair Brook frozen solid near the top of Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout)

Photo: Robert Hardy (4)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - Kinder Downfall Waterfall

Kinder Downfall Waterfall

Photo: David Morecroft (7)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - Kinder Downfall

Kinder Downfall

Photo: Roger Thornber (2)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - Kinder Downfall

Kinder Downfall

Photo: Dorsal Finn (123)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - The Mam Tor Ridge from the Edale Valley

The Mam Tor Ridge from the Edale Valley

Photo: Nick Cusack (8)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - Looking back to Grindsbrook, on the way to Crowden Tower (Kinder Scout)

Looking back to Grindsbrook, on the way to Crowden Tower (Kinder Scout)

Photo: Peter Royle (19)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - The River Kinder on Kinder Scout near Kinder Downfall

The River Kinder on Kinder Scout near Kinder Downfall

Photo: Stuart Sutton (1)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - The surprisingly sandy bed of the River Kinder on The Kinder Plateau, Kinder Scout, east of Kinder Downfall

The surprisingly sandy bed of the River Kinder on The Kinder Plateau, Kinder Scout, east of Kinder Downfall

Photo: Peter Royle (29)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and The River Ashop from Saukin Ridge

Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and The River Ashop from Saukin Ridge

Photo: Robert Hardy (31)


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