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Kinder Scout - Peak District Walk
Tuesday 24th March 2009
As this was going to be the 200th walk on the website I picked one of my favourite walks, a route that offers a bit of everything; hills, bogs, an easy 10 second scramble and of course great views. Given the time of year there was a surprising lack of bog hopping but the cold edge, to the increasingly strong wind, reminded us that summer isn't here yet.
Start: Bowden Bridge car park (SK 0487 8695)
Route: Bowden Bridge car park - Mount Famine - South Head - Brown Knoll - Kinder Low (TP) - Kinder Downfall - Sandy Heys - William Clough - White Brow - Bowden Bridge car park
Distance: 10 miles Ascent: 696 metres Time Taken: 5 hours 45 mins
Terrain: Easy to follow paths, boggy across Brown Knoll with some easy scrambling in William Clough.
Weather: Blue sky to start, becoming cloudier with a cold wind.
Pub Visited: None Ale Drunk: None
![](2009-03-24/bench.jpg)
One of the benches commemorating 50 years of the Ranger Service in Bowden Bridge car park.
![Sandy Heys Sandy Heys](2009-03-24/sandy%20heys.jpg)
Starting to climb and instantly rewarded with great views of White Brow (L) and Sandy Heys (R).
![Kinder Low Kinder Low](2009-03-24/kinder%20low.jpg)
Kinder Low and Kinderlow End.
![Mount Famine & South Head Mount Famine & South Head](2009-03-24/mount%20famine.jpg)
Following the broad track, which is the Pennine Bridleway, to Mount Famine.
![Kinderlow End Kinderlow End](2009-03-24/kinder%20low1.jpg)
The views continue to improve with a view up Coldwell Clough to Kinderlow End.
![Leygatehead Moor Leygatehead Moor](2009-03-24/burnt%20hill.jpg)
Looking back towards Middle and Leygatehead Moors from Mount Famine.
![Mount Famine's summit Mount Famine's summit](2009-03-24/mount%20famine%20summit.jpg)
Approaching Mount Famine's summit, with South Head behind.
![Kinder Plateau Kinder Plateau](2009-03-24/swines%20back.jpg)
Looking across Oaken Clough to Kinder Plateau, from Mount Famine's summit.
![Chinley Churn Chinley Churn](2009-03-24/chinley%20churn.jpg)
In the opposite direction the view is dominated by Chinley Churn.
![South Head's summit South Head's summit](2009-03-24/south%20head%20summit.jpg)
South Head's summit cairn.
![Brown Knoll Brown Knoll](2009-03-24/brown%20knoll.jpg)
The route to Brown Knoll follows the wall.
![South Head & Mount Famine South Head & Mount Famine](2009-03-24/south%20head%20&%20mount%20famine.jpg)
A surprisingly dry walk to Brown Knoll. Here looking back to South Head and Mount Famine.
![Pennine Way Pennine Way](2009-03-24/slabs.jpg)
At the top of Jacob's Ladder the slabs are already in place for the repairs to the Pennine Way that are planned for later in the year.
![The Great Ridge The Great Ridge](2009-03-24/jacobs%20ladder.jpg)
Looking down Jacob's Ladder to the Vale of Edale and the Great Ridge.
![Kinder's southern edge Kinder's southern edge](2009-03-24/grindslow%20knoll.jpg)
Looking along Kinder's southern edge, with Grindslow Knoll in the distance.
![Pagoda Pagoda](2009-03-24/pagoda.jpg)
A close-up of the Pagoda, which wasn't on today's route.
![Edale Rocks Edale Rocks](2009-03-24/edale%20rocks.jpg)
Edale Rocks were on the route and provided a sheltered spot for our lunch.
![Edale Rocks & Brown Knoll Edale Rocks & Brown Knoll](2009-03-24/edale%20rocks1.jpg)
Looking back across Edale Rocks to Brown Knoll.
![Kinder Low's trig Kinder Low's trig](2009-03-24/trig.jpg)
Kinder Low's trig point. My favourite part of Kinder Scout.
![Kinder Kinder](2009-03-24/path.jpg)
Following the Pennine Way along the edge of Kinder to Kinder Downfall.
![Mermaid's Pool Mermaid's Pool](2009-03-24/mermaid.jpg)
Looking down Red Brook to Mermaid's Pool and Sandy Heys.
![Kinder Reservoir Kinder Reservoir](2009-03-24/kinder%20res.jpg)
Kinder Reservoir from further along the edge path.
![Kinder Downfall Kinder Downfall](2009-03-24/downfall.jpg)
Kinder Downfall, with the water being blown back up.
![William Clough William Clough](2009-03-24/william%20clough.jpg)
Looking down William Clough to Kinder Reservoir.
![William Clough William Clough](2009-03-24/william%20clough1.jpg)
William Clough.
![Sandy Heys Sandy Heys](2009-03-24/sandy%20heys1.jpg)
Sandy Heys from White Brow.
![Kinder Downfall Kinder Downfall](2009-03-24/downfall1.jpg)
Looking towards Kinder Downfall from White Brow.
![Kinder Low Kinder Low](2009-03-24/kinder%20low2.jpg)
Kinder Low from White Brow.
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