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Kinder Scout Peak District
Edale, Hope, England
Edale, Hope, England

Kinder Scout Peak District

Length9.8 mi
Elev. Gain2223.8 ft
Est. Steps23000
Trail
Created by Helen ⛰

Kinder Scout Peak District Introduction

Kinder Scout Peak District is a 9.8 mile (23,000-step) route located near Edale, Hope, England. This route has an elevation gain of about 2223.8 ft and is rated as hard. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Attractions Near Kinder Scout Peak District

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Edale

Place
Edale is a village and civil parish in the Peak District, Derbyshire, England, whose population was 353 at the 2011 Census. Edale, with anarea of 7,030 acres (2,840 ha),is in the Borough of High Peak.Edale is best known to walkers as the start (or southern end) of the Pennine Way, and to less ambitious walkers as a starting point for evening or day walks, accessible by public transport from Sheffield or Manchester and with two pubs serving real ale and food.

Edale railway station

Building
Edale railway station serves the rural village of Edale in the Derbyshire Peak District, in England. It was opened in 1894 on the Midland Railway's Dore and Chinley line (now the Hope Valley Line), 20 miles (32 km) west of Sheffield and 22 miles (35 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly.Lying below Kinder Scout, the station is the closest station for the start of the Pennine Way.

Forest of High Peak

Place
The Forest of High Peak was, in medieval times, a moorland forest covering most of the north west of Derbyshire, England, extending as far south as Tideswell and Buxton. From the time of the Norman Conquest it was established as a royal hunting reserve, administered by William Peverel, a follower of William I, who was based at Peveril Castle.

The Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Edale

Building
The Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Edale, is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Edale, Derbyshire.

High Peak Estate

Place
The High Peak Estate is an area of Pennine moorland in the ownership of the National Trust in the Dark Peak area of Derbyshire, England.The National Trust High Peak Estate is to be known as the 'Dark Peak Area' from summer 2010 which is now part of the Peak District Estate. The Peak District Estate also includes the White Peak Estate (formerly South Peak Estate) and the Longshaw Estate near Sheffield and includes a number of sites of interest including:Alport Castles (a spectacular natural landslip)Bleaklow (a massive expanse of wild, windswept moorland)Derwent EdgeKinder Scout (the moorland plateau that was the site of 1932's Mass Trespass and the highest point in the Peak District)Mam TorOdin Mine (one of the oldest lead mines in the county)Snake Pass (to the north-east of the estate)Winnats Pass (west of Castleton)

Kinder Scout

Mountain
Kinder Scout is a moorland plateau and National Nature Reserve in the Dark Peak of the Derbyshire Peak District in England. Part of the moor, at 636 metres (2,087 ft) above sea level, is the highest point in the Peak District, the highest point in Derbyshire, and the highest point in the East Midlands.

Pennine Way

Tourist Attraction

Crowden Tower

Landform

Upper Tor

Landform

Stonecroft B&B

Tourist Attraction

Comments

David
2025/04/12
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

Route Details

Length

9.8 mi

Elev. Gain

2223.8 ft

Est. Steps

23000
Created by
Helen ⛰
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