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Kinder Scout & Edale Moor loop from Edale — Peak District National Park

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Kinder Scout & Edale Moor loop from Edale — Peak District National Park

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Kinder Scout & Edale Moor loop from Edale — Peak District National Park

07:20

25.7km

540m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2024

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Peak District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.53 km

Jacob's Ladder (Peak District National Park)

Highlight • Climb

The steep stone staircase of Jacob’s Ladder brings you to the summit of Kinder Low. This iconic section of the Pennine Way is a delight to hike and rewards you with magnificent views.

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6.41 km

Kinder Low Trig Point

Highlight • Summit

Kinder Low trig is found on the plateau of Kinder Scout. This spot is very popular with hikers as it boasts wonderful views and is visited by many iconic trails, including the Pennine Way. Many people mistakenly believe that this trig pillar marks the summit of Kinder Scout, however, the true summit actually lies northeast.

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8.56 km

Kinder Downfall

Highlight • Natural Monument

Kinder Downfall is the highest waterfall in the Peak District and is unusual in that during periods of strong wind it can be blown upwards! On a clear day it's a spectacular sight. Take care when approaching the edge of the waterfall as it's a long way down!

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13.8 km

Cup Rock, Fair Brook Naze

Highlight • Natural Monument

Incredible views from the Cup rock formation on Fair Brook Naze looking down over towards Snake Woodlands, Alport Moor and the Derwent Moors on the horizon.

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20.9 km

Crookstone Knoll

Highlight • Viewpoint

A walk up to Kinder plateau supervising a gold DOE group and taking in Edale Moor Trig point. A gorgeous day and coming down here late in the day was stunning.

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25.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.3 km

7.95 km

720 m

482 m

215 m

Surfaces

15.3 km

5.36 km

1.90 km

1.53 km

1.01 km

601 m

Elevation

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Highest point (630 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

Weather

Wednesday 15 July

24°C

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Comments

August 4, 2021,Avuncular.

That handsome lad is Ezra, my brilliant nephew, just turned 18, visiting from New York for the first time since the pandemic.

He's been in the hills before but this was our first hike with just the two of us, and Kinder delivered a wonderful mix of hot sun, heavy rain and brisk wind.

January 22, 2024,Kinder's Uprise

Waterfalls don't often go upwards, but Storm Isha gave Kinder Downfall no choice today as I repeated Saturday's walk to test the legs.

Spectacular vast plumes of water were thrown back up over the edge as the phenomenally strong wind pushed hard against the western flank of the Kinder plateau.

January 20, 2024,The Art Handler

My favourite loop in great wintry conditions, and at times quite savage blustery wind coming up from the SW reaches.

February 16, 2025,Limp Home Mode

I've done this circuit in every weather but this was my coldest round yet with wind chill of -10°C borne by a powerful easterly. The ground was frozen solid: thick crusts of ice over the usually sodden peat made the normally soft ground deeply rutted and arduous.

October 19, 2022,Half circuit of Kinder Scout

Map and compass required for crossing the top of Kinder Scout. Short but featureless.

January 28, 2024,Full Loop of the Kinder Plateau from Edale

Please ignore the speed/time data - Komoot doesn’t import that data correctly from the Suunto GPX file. Actual time was 7 hours.

September 13, 2024,Kinder Scout 3 Trig Points

A walk from Edale up Ringing Roger to bag the 3 trig points on the Kinder Scout plateau - Edale Moor, The Edge and Kinder Low. We also visited Kinder Downfall before heading down Jacobs Ladder back into Edale via fhe Pennine Way. We had beautiful weather (it was almost too hot when we finished)! A great route but very …

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Jacob's Ladder (Peak District National Park)

Kinder Low Trig Point

Kinder Downfall

Cup Rock, Fair Brook Naze

Crookstone Knoll

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