Walk Route Map d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough

Wild moorland and the Pennine Way

Vital Statistics:

Length:	12¼mls (19.5km)
Ascent:	2,189ft (667m)
Time:	6¾hrs
Grade:

Map with easy-to-follow route details for walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough pdf

Route outline for walk d263:

Birchin Clough - (A57 Snake Pass) - Lady Clough - River Ashop - Rough Bank - Fair Brook - Seal Edge - Seal Stones (Kinder Scout) - Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) - The Kinder Plateau - Edale Moor - The Edge (Kinder Scout) - The Pennine Way - Ashop Head - Mill Hill (Ashop Head) - Featherbed Top (Featherbed Moss) - A57 Snake Pass - Old Woman - Doctors Gate - Lady Clough - Birchin Clough - (A57 Snake Pass).

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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

0
English
Mountains

0
Wainwrights

0
English
Nuttalls

2
English
Deweys

0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells

0
Marilyns

3
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.

You will also reach the summit of Seal Stones (Kinder Scout) at 603m (1979ft). Seal Stones (Kinder Scout) is known as an English Bridget.

Along the way you will also bag:

Featherbed Top (Featherbed Moss) at 544m (1785ft). Featherbed Top (Featherbed Moss) is classified as an English Dewey (85th highest in England, 196th highest in England & Wales).

Mill Hill (Ashop Head) at 544m (1785ft). Mill Hill (Ashop Head) is classified as an English Dewey (86th highest in England, 197th 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.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough

In no particular order . . .

Top Dog Hikers on Kinder Scout

Photo: Stewart Green (4)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - Sculptured rock streams on a misty Kinder Scout

Sculptured rock streams on a misty Kinder Scout

Photo: Bob Ferguson (97)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) from the top of Fair Brook

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

Photo: Robert Hardy (5)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - Lost on a misty Kinder Scout in the Great Grimpen Mire

Lost on a misty Kinder Scout in the Great Grimpen Mire

Photo: Bob Ferguson (94)

River Ashop

Photo: Mick Coxon (7)

More rock formations on a misty Kinder Scout

Photo: Bob Ferguson (102)

Heading towards Seal Stones (Kinder Scout)

Photo: Christine Shepherd (727)

My wife and daughter on Kinder Scout

Photo: Keith Sloane (1)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - The Edge (Kinder Scout) from Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout)

The Edge (Kinder Scout) from Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout)

Photo: Robert Hardy (9)

The Edge (Kinder Scout) summit trig point

Photo: Christine Shepherd (730)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - Kinder Low (Kinder Scout) from The Pennine Way near The Edge (Kinder Scout)

Kinder Low (Kinder Scout) from The Pennine Way near The Edge (Kinder Scout)

Photo: Judith Thiery (2)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - The River Kinder at Kinder Gates on Kinder Scout, east of Kinder Downfall

The River Kinder at Kinder Gates on Kinder Scout, east of Kinder Downfall

Photo: Peter Royle (28)

Mill Hill (Ashop Head) summit cairn

Photo: Ben Lockett (3)

The River Ashop near Birchin Clough

Photo: Robert Hardy (24)

Cascading water on a misty Kinder Scout

Photo: Bob Ferguson (98)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - Looking East across The Edge (Kinder Scout) towards Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout)

Looking East across The Edge (Kinder Scout) towards Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout)

Photo: Robert Hardy (12)

Mill Hill (Ashop Head) summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (732)

Rock formations in Kinder Scout

Photo: David Atherton (12)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - Crookstone Hill and Blackden Edge from The River Ashop

Crookstone Hill and Blackden Edge from The River Ashop

Photo: Alex Berry (1)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - The Ashop Valley from Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout)

The Ashop Valley from Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout)

Photo: Robert Hardy (8)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), 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)

River Ashop

Photo: Mick Coxon (6)

Featherbed Top (Featherbed Moss)

Photo: Christine Shepherd (733)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill 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)

The Edge (Kinder Scout) summit trig point

Photo: Ben Lockett (6)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - Kinder Reservoir and Hayfield from Kinder Downfall

Kinder Reservoir and Hayfield from Kinder Downfall

Photo: Ray Foster (2)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - Crowden Tower (Kinder Scout) from Grindslow Knoll (Kinder Scout)

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

Photo: Peter Royle (20)

Lady Clough from Lady Clough Bridge

Photo: Robert Hardy (29)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - Lose Hill (Ward's Piece) and Back Tor (Hollins Cross) from The Edale Valley

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

Photo: Nick Cusack (6)

Caldron on a misty Kinder Scout

Photo: Bob Ferguson (100)

The River Ashop

Photo: Steve Lowe (1)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - Higher Shelf Stones from the Pennine Way where it crosses the A57 Snake Pass

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

Photo: Ben Lockett (1)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - The remains of a crashed aircraft on Mill Hill (Ashop Head)

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

Photo: Maurice Surname (1)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - Looking back to Grindsbrook, on the way to Crowden Tower (Kinder Scout)

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

Photo: Peter Royle (19)

On the Kinder Scout plateau

Photo: Clare Duiker (1)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - Seal Edge beyond the rock sculptures on Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout)

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

Photo: Robert Hardy (7)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill 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 d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - Fair Brook frozen solid near the top of Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout)

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

Photo: Robert Hardy (4)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - Its getting a bit wet and windy on a misty Kinder Scout

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

Photo: Bob Ferguson (101)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - The rather Narnia-like stone table above Mermaid's Pool near The Edge (Kinder Scout), Kinder Scout

The rather Narnia-like stone table above Mermaid's Pool near The Edge (Kinder Scout), Kinder Scout

Photo: Peter Royle (30)

Birchin Clough

Photo: Robert Hardy (19)

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

Photo: Peter Royle (31)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - Mist and low cloud over Grindsbrook Clough, Kinder Scout

Mist and low cloud over Grindsbrook Clough, Kinder Scout

Photo: Peter Royle (21)

Birchin Clough

Photo: Robert Hardy (21)

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

Photo: Robert Hardy (13)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - Rock formations on the northern edge of Kinder Scout with Featherbed Moss over Black Ashop Moor in the background.

Rock formations on the northern edge of Kinder Scout with Featherbed Moss over Black Ashop Moor in the background.

Photo: Paul Tonge (1)

Rock sculptures on The Edge (Kinder Scout)

Photo: Robert Hardy (11)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - Climbing Fair Brook towards Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout)

Climbing Fair Brook towards Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout)

Photo: Robert Hardy (2)

Woodland near Birchin Clough

Photo: Robert Hardy (28)

The footbridge over Birchin Clough

Photo: Robert Hardy (17)

Seal Stones (Kinder Scout) summit

Photo: Christine Shepherd (728)

Rocks on Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout)

Photo: Christine Shepherd (729)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - Mam Tor and Lord's Seat (Mam Tor) from The Edale Valley

Mam Tor and Lord's Seat (Mam Tor) from The Edale Valley

Photo: Nick Cusack (7)

My friends and me on Kinder Scout

Photo: Maccs Pescatore (1)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - The surprisingly sandy bed of the River Kinder on The Kinder Plateau, Kinder Scout, east of Kinder Downfall

The surprisingly sandy bed of the River Kinder on The Kinder Plateau, Kinder Scout, east of Kinder Downfall

Photo: Peter Royle (29)

Walking beside the River Ashop

Photo: Christine Shepherd (726)

Into the abyss on a misty Kinder Scout

Photo: Bob Ferguson (95)

The River Ashop near Birchin Clough

Photo: Robert Hardy (27)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and The River Ashop from Saukin Ridge

Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and The River Ashop from Saukin Ridge

Photo: Robert Hardy (31)

Footbridge over the River Ashop

Photo: Robert Hardy (23)

Lady Clough

Photo: Robert Hardy (33)

Lady Clough

Photo: Robert Hardy (34)

The Kinder Plateau from Mill Hill (Ashop Head)

Photo: Ben Lockett (4)

Lady Clough from Seal Stones (Kinder Scout)

Photo: Andy Harrison (1)

Kinder Scout from Mill Hill (Ashop Head)

Photo: Robert Hardy (14)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - Kinder Reservoir and Hayfield from Sandy Heys, Kinder Scout

Kinder Reservoir and Hayfield from Sandy Heys, Kinder Scout

Photo: Ray Foster (3)

Birchin Clough

Photo: Robert Hardy (20)

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

Photo: Robert Hardy (15)

Looking West along The Edge (Kinder Scout)

Photo: Robert Hardy (10)

Black Ashop Moor from Seal Edge

Photo: Nick Snape (1)

Caldron on a misty Kinder Scout

Photo: Bob Ferguson (99)

The Mam Tor Ridge from the Edale Valley

Photo: Nick Cusack (8)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - Forest glade beyond the footbridge over Birchin Clough

Forest glade beyond the footbridge over Birchin Clough

Photo: Robert Hardy (18)

A snowy mothers day on Kinder Scout

Photo: Martin Wardroper (5)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - Public Footpath sign by the River Ashop near Birchin Clough

Public Footpath sign by the River Ashop near Birchin Clough

Photo: Robert Hardy (26)

Ringing Roger, Kinder Scout

Photo: Peter Royle (18)

The River Ashop in Lady Clough

Photo: Robert Hardy (1)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - 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)

Footbridge on Lady Clough Woods

Photo: Robert Hardy (30)

The River Ashop near Birchin Clough

Photo: Robert Hardy (25)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - Rock sculptures on Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout)

Rock sculptures on Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout)

Photo: Robert Hardy (6)

The Doctors Gate path

Photo: Kevin Lavelle (4)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - Kinder Reservoir and Hayfield from Kinder Scout

Kinder Reservoir and Hayfield from Kinder Scout

Photo: Ray Foster (1)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - On of the many amazingly sculptured rocks at Seal Stones (Kinder Scout)

On of the many amazingly sculptured rocks at Seal Stones (Kinder Scout)

Photo: Christine Shepherd (731)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), 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 d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - Descending back to Edale from a misty Kinder Scout

Descending back to Edale from a misty Kinder Scout

Photo: Bob Ferguson (103)

Birchin Clough

Photo: Robert Hardy (16)

Sculptured rocks on a misty Kinder Scout

Photo: Bob Ferguson (96)

Walk d263 Seal Stones (Kinder Scout), Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout) and Mill Hill from Birchin Clough - Fair Brook near the top of Fairbrook Naze (Kinder Scout)

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

Photo: Robert Hardy (3)

Birchin Clough woods

Photo: Robert Hardy (22)

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