Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough

Wild moorland and the Pennine Way


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 more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

The Peak District National Park


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

OL1 The Peak District - Dark Peak area


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

110 Sheffield & Huddersfield, Glossop & Holmfirth


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

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Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - Kinder Downfall

Kinder Downfall

Photo: Roger Thornber (4)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - The River Kinder from Kinder Downfall

The River Kinder from Kinder Downfall

Photo: Stella Whittaker (8)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - Ringing Roger, Kinder Scout

Ringing Roger, Kinder Scout

Photo: Peter Royle (18)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - Kinder Downfall

Kinder Downfall

Photo: Roger Thornber (3)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - The River Kinder at the top of Kinder Downfall

The River Kinder at the top of Kinder Downfall

Photo: Judith Thiery (3)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - *Kinder Reservoir from Kinder Downfall

*Kinder Reservoir from Kinder Downfall

Photo: Andy Avery (1)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - Kinder Downfall

Kinder Downfall

Photo: Roger Thornber (2)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - The River Ashop near Birchin Clough

The River Ashop near Birchin Clough

Photo: Robert Hardy (25)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - Rob finds his flask at the top of Kinder Downfall

Rob finds his flask at the top of Kinder Downfall

Photo: Dorsal Finn (128)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - Kinder Downfall

Kinder Downfall

Photo: Dorsal Finn (79)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - My wife and daughter on Kinder Scout

My wife and daughter on Kinder Scout

Photo: Keith Sloane (1)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - Sculptured rock streams on a misty Kinder Scout

Sculptured rock streams on a misty Kinder Scout

Photo: Bob Ferguson (97)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - Top of the path at Birchin Clough on the A57, Snake Pass

Top of the path at Birchin Clough on the A57, Snake Pass

Photo: Robert Hardy (15)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - The River Kinder being blown 'up' Kinder Downfall

The River Kinder being blown 'up' Kinder Downfall

Photo: Mike Knipe (232)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - Kinder Reservoir and Mermaid's Pool from near the Kinder Downfall, Kinder Scout

Kinder Reservoir and Mermaid's Pool from near the Kinder Downfall, Kinder Scout

Photo: Peter Royle (23)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - Kinder Scout (The Edge) in the snow from Mill Hill (Ashop Head)

Kinder Scout (The Edge) in the snow from Mill Hill (Ashop Head)

Photo: Mark Edwards (3)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - An interesting rock on the top of Upper Tor, Kinder Scout

An interesting rock on the top of Upper Tor, Kinder Scout

Photo: Peter Royle (22)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - Kinder Reservoir from The Pennine Way on The Kinder Scout Plateau near Kinder Downfall

Kinder Reservoir from The Pennine Way on The Kinder Scout Plateau near Kinder Downfall

Photo: David Morecroft (9)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - Kinder Downfall on Kinder Scout

Kinder Downfall on Kinder Scout

Photo: Mike Kinsey (1)

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough - Kinder Downfall

Kinder Downfall

Photo: Stella Whittaker (9)


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