Mountain Walks Kinder Scout (eBook)

Sarah Lister (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
Vertebrate Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-83981-205-7 (ISBN)

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Mountain Walks Kinder Scout by Sarah Lister is a guide to walking routes up and around Kinder Scout in the Peak District. Alongside the routes up to the plateau, there are also valley walks for mixed weather days and those new to mountain walking. Among the 15 inspiring routes, the classics are all included, such as Grindsbrook Clough from Edale, and Kinder Downfall from Hayfield, and even those who are familiar with the area will find new and imaginative route ideas to discover. Whether you aspire to walk up Kinder on a straightforward route, or you're looking for a bigger adventure, this is the only guidebook you need. Together with stunning photography, each route features: Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps; easy-to-follow, detailed directions; essential info about public transport and safety advice; details about the terrain and navigation; facilities, refreshments and points of interest; and downloadable GPX files.

Sarah Lister is a qualified Hill and Moorland Leader based in Edale village at the foot of Kinder Scout. The landscape first captured her attention in 2016 and since then has inspired her work as a Career Coach and host of two podcasts, Wild About Kinder and About The Adventure. She finds Kinder Scout a curious place and invites you to explore its beautiful edges, moorland plateau, gritstone rocks, and hidden cloughs with her guiding hand.

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7km / 4.3 miles

04 / CROWDEN BROOK WOODLAND WALK

A low-level circular walk from Edale to Crowden Brook valley, passing beautiful cascades and including a woodland section.

/ ESSENTIAL INFO

GRADE   

DISTANCE 7KM/4.3 MILES

ASCENT 220M

TIME 2.5 HRS (WALKER)/1.5 HRS (RUNNER)

START/FINISH EDALE

START GRID REF SK 123 853

START GPS 53.3648, -1.8160

OS MAP OL1 THE PEAK DISTRICT: DARK PEAK AREA (1:25,000)

/ OVERVIEW

Crowden Brook is a relatively quiet area of Kinder Scout, offering excellent views up to the boulders of Crowden Tower at the top of the clough. This route begins fairly gently out of Edale along the start of the Pennine Way, then climbs slightly to join the narrow hillside path of Broadlee-Bank towards Crowden Brook. For quite a small effort, the view of Crowden Clough really is special from this valley. From here, it follows the course of the brook downhill through woodlands and passing cascades before reaching Upper Booth and returning you to Edale through open pasture. Best enjoyed in spring when the wild flowers are in bloom, including bluebells and foxgloves, or in autumn when the fungi is flourishing.

Crowden Brook woodland.

/ DIRECTIONS

S From underneath the railway bridge on the road into Edale village, head up into the village. Pass the visitor centre on your right and the church on your left. A short distance further on, immediately before reaching the Old Nags Head, the Pennine Way is signed left on a fingerpost – turn left along the tree-lined footpath beside a stream.

2 After 300m the path splits. Take the left fork through the gate, signposted Pennine Way. Keep going for 900m through open pasture and listen out for the call of the curlew if you’re walking this route in the spring or summer. There’s a good bench for a sit-down along the way with a superb view of Mam Tor ridge.

3 After going through a gate the path begins to ascend more steeply and splits (SK 111 855). Turn right along the grassy path, towards a wooden fence and gate. Go through the gate, turn left and follow the narrow path that curves around the foothill of Broadlee-Bank Tor for 650m (ignore the steep uphill paths to your right). On reaching a small private woodland behind a stone wall, continue on the same path down to a narrow brook (which may or may not have water flowing). Cross the brook and go through the gate to walk uphill for a short distance. Continue along the path as it levels out through a small tree plantation area and towards a large wooden gate. After going through the gate, continue along the path for 350m. (Note the path can be tricky to see in summer due to the growth of ferns.)

4 Just before reaching a narrow brook, there’s a faint trod to the left (SK 102 862) that leads down to a wider path. Take this, then turn left on to the wider path and follow this for 250m, going through a gate next to a National Trust signpost for Crowden Clough on the way. Go through the next gate into the small woodland – there is a lovely shaded area to the right if you need a pit stop. Then cross the footbridge and turn left to go through a large wooden gate that leads into open pasture. Follow the grassy path for 250m and look out for toadstools and other fungi that tend to grow here in autumn. Head over the stile and follow the path past a large barn on the right. Continue for another 200m to reach a short set of steep steps on the left. Take care going down the uneven steps, especially after rain. Follow the path through the woodland, which really comes to life with wild flowers during spring. Watch your footing as some sections of the path have partially fallen away.

Barn along Crowden Brook.

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5 Go through the gate at the end of the woodland path and turn left on to the lane to walk over the footbridge and up to Upper Booth. Turn left into Upper Booth and walk through the yard past the farm outbuildings. Walk through the wide gate opening (the gate is usually open but there are steps on the left if it’s shut) and look out for the signpost on the left marking a public footpath (SK 103 853). Turn right to take the public footpath, going through a gate into open pasture.

6 As you walk along the grassy (usually muddy) footpath through the fields, which often have livestock in them, you’ll cross two short stone bridges and a wooden bridge. After going through the gate at the wooden bridge, follow the path to the right to go through another gate and into another field. After the next gate the footpath is more like a track as it passes through an old campsite; continue to follow this path and turn right to cross over the railway bridge that takes you into the hamlet of Barber Booth. Follow the track through the farm buildings and houses of Barber Booth. Shortly after passing a Methodist chapel on the left, the track meets a T-junction. Turn left to walk along the lane for about 80m, then turn left to leave the lane and join a track (If you end up on the road then you need to backtrack a few steps).

7 Follow the track and cross the railway bridge. Turn right to go through the gate and follow the path. After the next gate, follow the path to the right along the edge of the field parallel with the train tracks. Continue on the path through more fields until you reach a signposted concessionary path. Turn right towards Edale station.

8 After going through a couple of gates to meet a gravel track, continue on to cross the railway bridge and follow the bend to the left. When the gravel track reaches a field, follow the signposted path towards Edale station across the field, walking parallel to the train tracks which are now on your left.

9 On meeting a short wooden fence at the end of the path, turn left to go through a gate into a small woodland, then almost immediately turn right to walk towards Edale station car park. If you have time for a brew or an ice cream, the Penny Pot Cafe is conveniently located just past the Edale station entrance.

/ GOOD TO KNOW

PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND ACCESS

Edale sits on the Manchester to Sheffield railway line and is well served by trains daily.

There are pay & display car parks in Edale village and at the station – these can fill up early on fine weather weekends. The Edale Valley is situated just north of the Hope Valley and is easily accessible from the main A6187 road in Hope, or from Mam Nick on the Rushup Edge road west of Mam Tor.

WHEN TO WALK IT

This is a great outing all year round in good weather. It is at its best in the spring because there is more flora to see, but as long as visibility is good it’s a lovely walk in any season.

TERRAIN AND NAVIGATION

There are short sections with steep paths, including some uneven steps into the woodland that can be particularly slippery after wet weather. It’s advisable to take a map and compass with you as there are a couple of important turning points on this route; these are also a useful precaution in case of low visibility.

Looking back to Crowden Clough.

FACILITIES AND REFRESHMENTS

There are toilets at the car park and at the Edale visitor centre. The visitor centre has a shop and can provide local information; it’s next to the Fieldhead Campsite. The Penny Pot Cafe by Edale station is perfectly placed for pre- or post-walk refreshments. There’s also a cafe at Newfold Farm in the middle of the village, as well as a general store. There are also a couple of pubs in the village – the Rambler Inn and the Old Nags Head.

DOGS AND KIDS

Livestock and ground-nesting birds mean Kinder is a dog-on-lead kind of place, particularly between 1 March and 31 July when it is the law under the CRoW Act that dogs must be on short leads. Some of the fields often contain livestock.

This is a kid-friendly walk. Kids (big and little!) might enjoy a paddle in Crowden Brook where the water is usually low near the footbridges.

POINTS OF INTEREST

Built in 1811, Edale Methodist Chapel in Barber Booth is one of the oldest still in regular use.

Edale’s booths were founded in the mediaeval period, originally as...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.2.2024
• Reihe/Serie: Mountain Walks
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseführer
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Sport- / Aktivreisen
• Schlagworte: benny rothman • Dark Peak • Edale • gritstone • hayfield • High Peak • Kinder Downfall • Kinder Scout • mass trespass • moorland walks • mountain walks • Peak District
• ISBN-10: 1-83981-205-2 / 1839812052
• ISBN-13: 978-1-83981-205-7 / 9781839812057