Walk Route Map d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough

Walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough

Wild moorland and the Pennine Way

Vital Statistics:

Length:	9mls (14.5km)
Ascent:	1,689ft (515m)
Time:	5hrs
Grade:		(Moderate)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk d135 Kinder Downfall from Birchin Clough pdf

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

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Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

1
English
Mountain

0
Wainwrights

1
English
Nuttall

1
English
Dewey

0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells

1
Marilyn

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 (208th highest in England, 357th 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 (87th highest in England, 196th 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.

This walk is on Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Explorer Map OL1
1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers)
OS Landranger Map 110
1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers)

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

In no particular order . . .

Birchin Clough

Photo: Robert Hardy (16)

Descending back to Edale from a misty Kinder Scout

Photo: Bob Ferguson (103)

Public Footpath sign by the River Ashop near Birchin Clough

Photo: Robert Hardy (26)

Into the abyss on a misty Kinder Scout

Photo: Bob Ferguson (95)

Higher Shelf Stones from the Pennine Way where it crosses the A57 Snake Pass

Photo: Ben Lockett (1)

The River Ashop near Birchin Clough

Photo: Robert Hardy (27)

Kinder Downfall Waterfall

Photo: David Morecroft (7)

Crowden Tower (Kinder Scout) from Grindslow Knoll (Kinder Scout)

Photo: Peter Royle (20)

The River Kinder on Kinder Scout near Kinder Downfall

Photo: Stuart Sutton (1)

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

Photo: Dorsal Finn (129)

Kinder Downfall on Kinder Scout

Photo: Bob Green (2)

Kinder Downfall

Photo: Roger Thornber (2)

Kinder Reservoir and Hayfield from Sandy Heys, Kinder Scout

Photo: Ray Foster (3)

Woodland near Birchin Clough

Photo: Robert Hardy (28)

The remains of a crashed aircraft on Mill Hill (Ashop Head)

Photo: Maurice Surname (1)

Lady Clough

Photo: Robert Hardy (33)

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

Photo: Peter Royle (19)

The River Kinder flowing towards the waterfall at Kinder Downfall on the Kinder Scout Plateau

Photo: David Morecroft (6)

Sculptured rock streams on a misty Kinder Scout

Photo: Bob Ferguson (97)

A snowy mothers day on Kinder Scout

Photo: Martin Wardroper (5)

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