A misty start to the day, but I needed an early start and the sun at the end was a nice bonus. I'd decided to walk the old start of the Pennine Way for the guide book update - just to see what people would have had to contend with. I've never been across Kinder Scout when it's not frozen solid, so today was as sloppy and boggy as I'd expected, but still enjoyable in its own way. Route finding on the plateau is awful and I was on the GPS the whole way. Met about 100 people as I descended into Edale after a short but pleasant walk.
Date: 2013-09-14
Start: Edale Finish: Edale
Distance: 10.3 mls, 16.58 km
Height Gain: 1900 ft, 579.1 m
Start Time: 07:20 End Time: 11:30
Duration: 04:10
Ave Speed: 2.5 mph
Region: Peak District
Route Description: Edale, Grinds Brook, Grindsbrook Clough, Crowden Brook Head, Kinder Scout, Kinder Gates, Kinder Downfall, Kinder Low, Kinder Scout Summit, Noe Stool, Jacobs Ladder, Upper Booth, Edale
Parking Grid Ref: SK 12305 85953
View Parking space in: OS Map or Google Street View
Walking with: Alone
Long Distance Path: Pennine Way
2807 - Kinder Scout (2088 ft)
Walk Name: Red Ratcher to Marsden
Date: 2013-09-08
Distance: 8.2 mls, 13.20 km
Height Gain: 1000 ft, 304.8 m
Walk Name: Bowes Loop
Date: 2013-09-22
Distance: 13.6 mls, 21.89 km
Height Gain: 1400 ft, 426.7 m