Walk Route Map d186 Kinder Scout and Kinder Downfall from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield

Walk d186 Kinder Scout and Kinder Downfall from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield

Classic high level route across Kinder Scout

Vital Statistics:

Length:	8¾mls (14km)
Ascent:	2,192ft (688m)
Time:	5½hrs
Grade:		(Moderate)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk d186 Kinder Scout and Kinder Downfall from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield pdf

Route outline for walk d186:

Bowden Bridge - Hayfield - Booth Sheepwash - White Brow - Kinder Reservoir - Nab Brow - William Clough - Ashop Head - Mill Hill (Ashop Head) - The Pennine Way - Kinder Scout - The Edge (Kinder Scout) - Kinder Downfall - Red Brook - Cluther Rocks - Kinder Low (Kinder Scout) - Edale Cross - Kinderlow End - Oaken Clough - Tunstead House Farm - Bowden Bridge - Hayfield

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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

2
Bridgets

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 Kinder Low (Kinder Scout) at 633m (2078ft). Kinder Low (Kinder Scout) is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Kinder Low (Kinder Scout) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

You will also reach the summit 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.

Along the way you will also bag:

Mill Hill (Ashop Head) at 544m (1785ft). Mill Hill (Ashop Head) is classified as an English Dewey (87th highest in England, 196th highest 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 d186 Kinder Scout and Kinder Downfall from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield

In no particular order . . .

Water being blown UP Kinder Downfall by the wind

Photo: Dorian Tompkins (1)

The Edge (Kinder Scout) summit trig point

Photo: Christine Shepherd (730)

Getting mugged by sheep at Kinder Downfall

Photo: Steve Gilmore (1)

The River Sett in Hayfield

Photo: Richard Hooper (24)

Lost on a misty Kinder Scout in the Great Grimpen Mire

Photo: Bob Ferguson (94)

Walk d186 Kinder Scout and Kinder Downfall from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield - Mill Hill (Ashop Head) from the huge cairn on the western edge of The Kinder Plateau

Mill Hill (Ashop Head) from the huge cairn on the western edge of The Kinder Plateau

Photo: Ben Lockett (5)

Looking West along The Edge (Kinder Scout)

Photo: Robert Hardy (10)

Kinder Reservoir from Red Brook

Photo: Simon Jacks (3)

Kinder Downfall Waterfall

Photo: David Morecroft (7)

Kinder Low (Kinder Scout) trig point

Photo: Simon Jacks (5)

Caldron on a misty Kinder Scout

Photo: Bob Ferguson (100)

The River Kinder at the top of Kinder Downfall

Photo: Judith Thiery (3)

Mill Hill (Ashop Head) summit cairn

Photo: Ben Lockett (3)

Aerial view of Kinder Reservoir, Hayfield

Photo: Ron Linton (7)

South Head and Mount Famine from near Edale Cross

Photo: Keith Gladwin (4)

Walk d186 Kinder Scout and Kinder Downfall from Bowden Bridge, Hayfield - Mill Hill (Ashop Head) and the top of William Clough from the large cairn W of The Edge (Kinder Scout)

Mill Hill (Ashop Head) and the top of William Clough from the large cairn W of The Edge (Kinder Scout)

Photo: Peter Royle (31)

'Caution: Toads Crossing' sign on the road near Bowden Bridge, Hayfield

Photo: Christine Shepherd (753)

Its getting a bit wet and windy on a misty Kinder Scout

Photo: Bob Ferguson (101)

Carl finds his camera at Kinder Downfall

Photo: Dorsal Finn (121)

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

Photo: Robert Hardy (13)

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