Walk lead by Brian Thorne, 10 miles long with about 1,968ft of ascent.
Kinder Scout is a fascinating mountain, with a rich history and fabulous gritstone scenery.
It was the site of the famous “Mass trespass,” of 1932, which began the move to open up previously closed off private moorlands to general access, thereby allowing us to enjoy the fabulous gritstone scenery this route has to offers us. However, please bear in mind that some of the paths are quite uneven and involve some fairly steep and lengthy climbs.
Leaving Hayfield, our route begins with an easy approach walk along the banks of the River Kinder and up Kinder Road, to Kinder Reservoir and the foot of William Clough. The path here rises steeply upwards and can be quite slippery in places as it crosses and re-crosses the beck. But eventually, the paved path from Snake Pass is reached and a final steep climb takes us up to the edge of the plateau and a much flatter gradient towards Kinder Downfall and lunch.
Following the Pennine way now, we eventually reach the trig point at Kinder Low and begin our descent via Edale Cross and Tunstead Clough Farm, back to the Kinder Riverside Path and Hayfield.
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