Kinder's Edges

Explore the cloughs and edges of the Peak District’s Kinder Scout in a short but challenging day on England’s flattest mountain.

SIMON STOKES

The Peak District is hardly full of pointy peaks. In fact it contains one of our flattest mountains, Kinder Scout, which at 636m only just qualifies for a mountain. So, what is the ‘point’ (see what I did there?) of climbing one of our smallest, flattest mountains? Here’s three. First point – it is one of the most accessible mountains in Britain. Second, it has some exciting clough scrambles. Third, it contains a multitude of gritstone edges that provide continuous views for miles around. So, it is little surprise that this route takes in all three points in climbing this peak. We scramble up Grindsbrook Clough to traverse the southern edges, then in an unusual twist cross the plateau to the northern side to take in the more remote northern edges. After this…

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Trail United Kingdom (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2024

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