Walk d240 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Scout from Edale

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Route outline for walk d240:

Edale  -  The Pennine Way  -  Upper Booth  -  Jacob's Ladder (Edale)  -  Kinder Low (Kinder Scout)  -  Red Brook  -  Kinder Downfall  -  Kinder Scout  -  Edale Moor  -  Kinder Plateau  -  Crowden Head (Kinder Scout)  -  Grindslow Knoll (Kinder Scout)  -  Grindsbrook Clough  -  Grinds Brook  -  The Vale of Edale  -  Edale



Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

It costs £6.00 to park a car for the day in the main car park in Edale. The ticket machine only takes coins and you cannot pay with notes or credit cards. There is precious little alternative parking. Best make sure you bring enough change. Sept 2021.


Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
1
English
Mountain
Wainwright
0
Wainwrights
 English Nuttall
1
English
Nuttall
Dewey
0
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
1
Marilyn
Bridget
3
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 (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 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 Crowden Head (Kinder Scout) at 631m (2071ft). Crowden Head (Kinder Scout) is known as an English Bridget. Crowden Head (Kinder Scout) is in the middle of the Kinder Scout plateau.

Along the way you will also bag:

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)

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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 d240 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Scout from Edale

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Walk d240 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Scout from Edale - Kinder Downfall

Kinder Downfall

Photo: Roger Thornber (2)

Walk d240 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Scout from Edale - Pym Chair and Crowden Tower from the Pennine Way near Kinder Low (Kinder Scout)

Pym Chair and Crowden Tower from the Pennine Way near Kinder Low (Kinder Scout)

Photo: Dorsal Finn (77)

Walk d240 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Scout from Edale - Climbing back out of the Grinds Brook valley in the snow and ice at Edale

Climbing back out of the Grinds Brook valley in the snow and ice at Edale

Photo: Mike Hart (10)

Walk d240 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Scout from Edale - On Grindsbrook overlooking the Great Ridge

On Grindsbrook overlooking the Great Ridge

Photo: Terry Maw (4)

Walk d240 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Scout from Edale - The bottom of Jacob's Ladder (Edale)

The bottom of Jacob's Ladder (Edale)

Photo: Stuart Sutton (2)

Walk d240 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Scout from Edale - The River Noe and The Pennine Way from the top of Jacob's Ladder (Edale)

The River Noe and The Pennine Way from the top of Jacob's Ladder (Edale)

Photo: Michael Dodd (2)

Walk d240 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Scout from Edale - Water being blown UP Kinder Downfall by the wind

Water being blown UP Kinder Downfall by the wind

Photo: Dorian Tompkins (1)

Walk d240 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Scout from Edale - Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) and The Vale of Edale from the summit of Grindslow Knoll (Kinder Scout)

Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) and The Vale of Edale from the summit of Grindslow Knoll (Kinder Scout)

Photo: Ian Windle (47)

Walk d240 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Scout from Edale - Kinder Downfall Waterfall

Kinder Downfall Waterfall

Photo: David Morecroft (7)

Walk d240 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Scout from Edale - Top Dog Hikers on Kinder Scout

Top Dog Hikers on Kinder Scout

Photo: Stewart Green (4)

Walk d240 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Scout from Edale - Rob, Big Truck and Carl at the top of Kinder Downfall

Rob, Big Truck and Carl at the top of Kinder Downfall

Photo: Dorsal Finn (127)

Walk d240 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Scout from Edale - Kinder Reservoir and Hayfield from Sandy Heys, Kinder Scout

Kinder Reservoir and Hayfield from Sandy Heys, Kinder Scout

Photo: Ray Foster (3)

Walk d240 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Scout from Edale - Kinder reservoir from the top of Kinder Downfall

Kinder reservoir from the top of Kinder Downfall

Photo: Stella Whittaker (12)

Walk d240 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Scout from Edale - The River Kinder being blown 'up' Kinder Downfall

The River Kinder being blown 'up' Kinder Downfall

Photo: Mike Knipe (232)

Walk d240 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Scout from Edale - Me and my wife on Grindslow Knoll (Kinder Scout)

Me and my wife on Grindslow Knoll (Kinder Scout)

Photo: Terry Maw (8)

Walk d240 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Scout from Edale - Kinder Scout summit cairn

Kinder Scout summit cairn

Photo: Ben Lockett (10)

Walk d240 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Scout from Edale - Kinder Downfall frozen solid

Kinder Downfall frozen solid

Photo: Peter Royle (10)

Walk d240 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Scout from Edale - Caldron on a misty Kinder Scout

Caldron on a misty Kinder Scout

Photo: Bob Ferguson (99)

Walk d240 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Scout from Edale - Brown Knoll (Edale) from near Upper Booth

Brown Knoll (Edale) from near Upper Booth

Photo: Stuart Street (2)

Walk d240 Kinder Downfall and Kinder Scout from Edale - My wife and daughter on Kinder Scout

My wife and daughter on Kinder Scout

Photo: Keith Sloane (1)


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