Walk Route Map d176 Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough

Walk d176 Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough

Wild moorland and the Pennine Way

Vital Statistics:

Length:	9¾mls (15.5km)
Ascent:	1,841ft (561m)
Time:	5½hrs
Grade:		(Moderate)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk d176 Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough pdf

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).

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Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

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English
Mountains

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Wainwrights

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English
Nuttalls

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English
Deweys

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Wainwright
Outlying Fells

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Marilyns

2
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) at 625m (2051ft). Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) is known as an English Bridget.

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.

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 d176 Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough

In no particular order . . .

Walk d176 Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - Approaching Kinder Plateau at Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) via Fair Brook

Approaching Kinder Plateau at Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) via Fair Brook

Photo: David Morecroft (5)

Walk d176 Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - The River Kinder flowing through the peat hags on The Kinder Scout Plateau

The River Kinder flowing through the peat hags on The Kinder Scout Plateau

Photo: David Morecroft (8)

Woodland near Birchin Clough

Photo: Robert Hardy (28)

Rocks on Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout)

Photo: Christine Shepherd (729)

Birchin Clough woods

Photo: Robert Hardy (22)

Sculptured rocks on a misty Kinder Scout

Photo: Bob Ferguson (96)

The River Ashop near Birchin Clough

Photo: Robert Hardy (25)

On the Kinder Scout plateau

Photo: Clare Duiker (1)

Into the abyss on a misty Kinder Scout

Photo: Bob Ferguson (95)

Sculptured rock streams on a misty Kinder Scout

Photo: Bob Ferguson (97)

Footbridge over the River Ashop

Photo: Robert Hardy (23)

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

Photo: Peter Royle (22)

Lost on a misty Kinder Scout in the Great Grimpen Mire

Photo: Bob Ferguson (94)

Seal Edge beyond the rock sculptures on Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout)

Photo: Robert Hardy (7)

Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) and Back Tor (Hollins Cross) from The Edale Valley

Photo: Nick Cusack (6)

Climbing Fair Brook towards Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout)

Photo: Robert Hardy (2)

Top Dog Hikers on Kinder Scout

Photo: Stewart Green (4)

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

Photo: Robert Hardy (3)

Lady Clough

Photo: Robert Hardy (33)

Caldron on a misty Kinder Scout

Photo: Bob Ferguson (100)

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