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Kinder Scout - Peak District Walk
Saturday 12th May 2012
I gave John the option of where to go today and he picked Mam Tor, the last place I would want to go on a weekend or Bank Holiday, so I picked a route that would allow us to visit Mam Tor and then escape the crowds by heading for one of the quieter parts of the Peak District, Brown Knoll.
Start: Edale car park (SK 1238 8533)
Route: Edale car park - Hollins Cross - Mam Tor (TP) - Rushup Edge - Brown Knoll (TP) - Kinder Scout - Grindslow Knoll - Edale car park
Distance: 10.5 miles Ascent: 641 metres Time Taken: 6 hours
Terrain: Good paths and moor land.
Weather: Sunny but with a cold edge to the wind.
Pub Visited: The Nags Head, Edale Ale Drunk: Otter Ale, Otter Brewery
![Ollerbrook Clough Ollerbrook Clough](2012-05-12/ollerbrook%20clough.jpg)
Looking up Ollerbroook Clough just before we take the footpath to Hollins Cross.
![Lose Hill & Back Tor Lose Hill & Back Tor](2012-05-12/back%20tor.jpg)
Lose Hill and Back Tor from the footpath to Hollins Cross.
![Mam Tor Mam Tor](2012-05-12/mam%20tor.jpg)
Mam Tor from Hollins Cross and the path looks busy.
![Great Ridge Great Ridge](2012-05-12/great%20ridge.jpg)
Looking back along the ridge as we near Mam Tor's summit.
![Rushup Edge Rushup Edge](2012-05-12/rushup%20edge.jpg)
Rushup Edge from Mam Tor's very busy summit.
![Mam Tor Mam Tor](2012-05-12/mam%20tor1.jpg)
Looking back to a busy Mam Tor from a quiet Rushup Edge.
![Vale of Edale Vale of Edale](2012-05-12/upper%20booth.jpg)
The head of the Vale of Edale and most of the second half of today's route is in view.
![Rushup Edge Rushup Edge](2012-05-12/rushup%20edge1.jpg)
Looking back along Rushup Edge.
![Brown Knoll Brown Knoll](2012-05-12/brown%20knoll.jpg)
Heading across the boggy Brown Knoll. After all the slabs on the path to Brown Knoll last week I quite enjoyed the bog hopping we had to do across here.
![Lose Hill Lose Hill](2012-05-12/clough.jpg)
Whilst heading across Brown Knoll we found a sheltered spot out of the cold wind and away from the path for lunch with a view.
![Brown Knoll's summit Brown Knoll's summit](2012-05-12/brown%20knoll%20trig.jpg)
I was glad I had already visited Brown Knoll's trig as it wasn't easily accessible today. I tried to get round to the other side for a shot that wasn't into the sun but gave up after three attempts, the bog was well spread out.
![Vale of Edale Vale of Edale](2012-05-12/kinder%20edges.jpg)
Crossing the Jacob's Ladder Path we headed onto Kinder with a view back down the valley towards Mam Tor.
![Brown Knoll Brown Knoll](2012-05-12/brown%20knoll1.jpg)
Brown Knoll as we head onto Kinder.
![Kinder Kinder](2012-05-12/kinder.jpg)
Our route around the edges will take us to the distant Grindsbrook Knoll.
![Noe Stool Noe Stool](2012-05-12/noe%20stool.jpg)
Approaching Noe Stool with the Pagoda the and Pym's Chair away to the right.
![Noe Stool Noe Stool](2012-05-12/noe%20stool1.jpg)
Noe Stool.
![Woolpacks Woolpacks](2012-05-12/woolpacks.jpg)
Weaving our was through the Woolpacks took more time than I remembered it taking before.
![Grindsbrook Clough Grindsbrook Clough](2012-05-12/grindsbrook.jpg)
Rather than take the shortcut to Grindsbrook Knoll we headed for the top of Grindsbrook for a view down Grindsbrook Clough.
![Grindsbrook Knoll Grindsbrook Knoll](2012-05-12/grindslow%20knoll.jpg)
Heading for Grindsbrook Knoll.
![Grindsbrook Clough Grindsbrook Clough](2012-05-12/grinsdbrook1.jpg)
A final look back to the head of Grindsbrook.
![Ringing Roger Ringing Roger](2012-05-12/ringing%20roger.jpg)
Ringing Roger from the descent of Grindsbrook Knoll.
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Messages on the path. We didn't find out if it was the location for a party or a message to the people who are working on the path along Grindsbrook Knoll.
![Mam Tor Mam Tor](2012-05-12/mam%20tor%20ridge.jpg)
Mam Tor and Rushup Edge as we make the final descent into Edale.
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Time for a well earned drink I think.
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