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Route: Edale, Grindsbrook Booth, Heardman's Plantation, Grindsbrook Clough, Crowden Brook, Crowden Tower, Kinder Gates, Kinder Downfall, Cluther Rocks, Kinder Low, Swine's Back, Jacob's Ladder, Lee House, Upper Booth, Broadlee-Bank, Grindsbrook Booth, Edale
Date: 12/03/2017
From: Edale
Parking: Car park in Edale
Start Point: Edale
Region: Peak District Dark Peak
Route length: 11.1 miles (17.8 km)
Time taken: 05:05
Average speed: 2.2 mph
Ascent: 681m
Descent: 675m
Summits: None
Other points of interest: Grindsbrook Clough, Crowden Tower, Jacob's Ladder
It is estimated that 20 million people live within an hours drive of the Peak District, Sara and I are included in the figure. We're lucky that our hour takes us to the wild and woolly Dark Peak with its famous open moors and gritstone edges. The crowning glory of this area is Kinder Scout. The huge moorland plateau rises to a height of over 2,000ft - the highest point in the Peak District but its charms lie away from this fact.
The Kinder edges are the real highlight and the southern edge is the most popular but arguably the best. I've walked the various edges on a number of occasions from a variety of starting points including Hayfield, Edale and Snake Pass, culminating in the classic Kinder Circuit. Today we'd be visiting the southern edge by climbing Grindsbrook Clough - a popular boulder-strewn valley that I have peered down into many times.
We began in Edale, as many heading for Kinder Scout invariably do, making our way past the station and along the lane leading past the church to Grindsbrook Booth, a hamlet consisting of a few cottages, a farm, a school and the all-important pub. As the lane reaches the gates of Grindslow House, a shady path leaves to the right, crossing Grinds Brook and entering the open fields below The Nab.
Edale on a sunny morning |
Edale church |
Grinds Brook |
The Nab |
The path leading to Grindsbrook Clough |
Woodland shadows
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Ringing Roger |
Grindsbrook Clough |
Grindsbrook Clough |
Grindsbrook Clough |
Looking down Grindsbrook Clough |
Grindsbrook Clough |
The head of Grindsbrook Clough |
Grindsbrook Clough |
Grindsbrook Clough |
Grindsbrook Clough |
Grindsbrook Clough |
Grindsbrook Clough |
Grindsbrook Clough |
The infant Grinds Brook |
The top of Grindsbrook Clough |
Grindsbrook Clough with Grindslow Knoll beyond |
Grindsbrook Clough and Grindslow Knoll |
A prominent rock above Grindsbrook Clough |
Upper Tor and Nether Tor above Grindsbrook Clough |
Grindsbrook Clough's right-hand fork |
Looking west along the south edge |
Vale of Edale |
Grindslow Knoll |
Gritstone rocks - a feature of Kinder Scout |
Crowden Tower |
Looking east to Edale |
Kinder Scout beckons |
Clouds roll in |
Classic Kinder |
Kinder Gates |
Kinder Gates |
Kinder Downfall |
Kinder Downfall - not much to see today |
Cluther Rocks |
Kinder Low |
Bare peat at Kinder Low |
Kinder Low |
The Pennine Way leads away from Kinder Low |
Edale below the clouds |
Jacob's Ladder |
Kinder Low |
The packhorse bridge at the foot of Jacob's Ladder |
The River Noe |
Onlookers |
Climbing the last hill of the day |
Rainy Edale |
Ringing Roger |
Fantastic photos, I climbed there a couple of weeks ago from Edale, it was sunny and warm, and view was pretty nice. You may have a look at my photos in my blog if you like. I think we were in same places :)
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