Bus times valid from 4 april 2010 castleton the caverns mam nick edale bus 260 and train bus and train features 2 easy walks with views like this. Calculate the time using naismiths rule and factor in your own pace. Classic walk to the kinder scout plateau from edale. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The edale circular walk is a great walk and takes you via. Walk the way in a day walk 50 kinder scout from edale route type. Download the pdf of grindsbrook and edale head from edale the file will automatically start downloading in a few seconds. Top hiking trails in edale, england united kingdom wikiloc. This peak district walk offers both easy moorland walking and fine views, particularly on the descent to the vale of edale. The edale circular walk a cloudy day in the peak district is better than a sunny day in the office. Edale ltd flexographic printing presses and converting.
Edale is the name of the valley of the river noe and the name used by most people for grindsbrook booth, the settlement where the only train station in the valley is located. Photographs by ray manley, stuart whitehead and nicky griffiths. After a usual night of good ale and good fun we arrived in edale in good spirits and after kitting up we began our walk from the village by following the dead end road up the village past grindslow house onto edale moor by following grinds brook upstream. A splendid hill walk retracing the route of the famous. The great ridge sits on the dark peak white peak border and makes for a superb peak district walk. Edale, with an area of 7,030 acres 2,840 ha, is in the borough of high peak. You then descend to dunscar farm before coming to castleton where you can visit the splendid peveril castle. The second of three walks during a long weekend in march 2015, this one was long planned.
Known to be one of the best ridge walks in the country, this peak district walk gives stunning views over edale, hope valley and even the edge of kinder scout. Edale is most easily reached by turning north off the a6187 at hope between hathersage and castleton. Walk up kinder scout from edale walks in the peak district the. Castleton is a gem of a village stonebuilt, haphazard, attractive, and ringed by hills. If the download doesnt start click here to download it directly.
Walking in edale overview of all walking and hiking routes. Follow the sign for edale hope do not go through the gate. Full directions for this walk are in a pdf file link above which you can print. This walks detailed directions are in a pdf available from wuk. Click add files and select the files you want to include in your pdf.
I had expected it to be quite hard as the route that i had planned involved a fair amount of climbing around 2400 feet climb and fall. Kinder scout is a popular hill in the peak district, with the best walking being. Click, drag, and drop to reorder files or press delete to remove any content you dont want. Download the pdf of grindsbrook and edale head from edale. I had left my walking poles in cambridge, and i therefore took the descent quite slowly, unlike the three fell runners who came striding past us. Rugged moorlands and dramatically sculpted gritstone outcrops, the lush vale of edale and grand views into the hope valley from mam tor. Derbyshire heritage walks is the only organisation currently offering regular guided walks throughout derbyshire with a dedicated history theme. Edale tourism edale hotels bed and breakfast edale edale holiday rentals edale holiday packages flights to edale edale restaurants edale attractions edale travel forum. As would be expected from such a walk the views are stunning throughout. These are mainly available for downloading as pdf files, and some tips are given below. Its an annual charity event put on in aid of the edale mountain rescue service that pits walkers, runners and climbers against some famous derbyshire gritstone edges. The peak district was not one of the earliest walking regions to be included on the walking englishman. This walk climbs up from edale then embraces the full 4 mile long ridge before descending again. Edale, the start of the pennine way, upperbooth, jacobs ladder, rowne knoll trig point, rushop edge, mam tor, hollins cross and then back to edale.
Overview of all walking and hiking routes discover the peak district. Its about a 3 mile walk with wonderful views over the peak district hills from the great ridge. For a detailed table of timings for this walk, please see the table file. T his short walk from edale is an easy way to get some great views, tick a summit and pick up an ice cream reward at the end without too much uphill grinding to put young legs off. This walk starts at the hamlet of edale and takes you over the exposed plateau of kinder scout to kinder downfall via jacobs ladder, across the plateau to the southern edge to see some of the weird shaped rocks and the very steep descent of crowden clough. The descent down southeastwards from the summit of lose hill to townhead bridge is a walk that i have never done before, and i found the going quite slippy after the snow of the last week had thawed out. From mam tor you walk along the iconic great ridge to hollins cross, and then down on hill trails and. The nicest walking routes at or near edale on routeyou. A grand old country house, yha edale activity centre is one of the highest residences in the peak district and has a view to match. The route follows part of the pennine bridleway before crossing rushup edge, with stunning views of mam tor and the edale valley. To further extend your walking in the area, visit the nearby village of castleton which is another great peak district base for walkers. It lays pretty much across the contact between the limestone to the south and the gritstone a type of hard sandstone to the north.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Rearrange individual pages or entire files in the desired order. Discover the most beautiful places, download gps tracks and follow the top routes on a map. The 260 bus service is operated under contract to derbyshire county council and the peak district national park authority. Routes include the white peak, with its limestone dales, and. Edale circular via kinder scout and mam tor walk swc. This walk up kinder scout from the village of edale ventures deep into the spongy peat moor in search of the highest point on kinder scout. Upperbooth, jacobs ladder, browne knoll trig point, rushop. We did this walk in high summer and in good extended dry weather conditions. Turn left on to the pennine way opposite the nags head pub.
The 9 edges challenge is a 21 mile route that crosses 9 gritstone edges in the eastern peak district. As you reach hope you should turn onto edale road, after a few miles youll find the car park on the left just before you tyrn left into the village. Find the best hiking trails in edale, england united kingdom. Upload a corrupt or damaged pdf and we will try to fix it. Best walks from edale in the peak district mud and routes. Edale photos featured images of edale, hope valley. Set foot from edale station and head up through the village, passing the moorland centre on your right. With the great ridge between lose hill and mam tor to the south and the dark peak moorland of the kinder plateau to the north, yha edale activity centre is. Continue along the path yellow paint has been daubed at various places to point the way. This walk up kinder scout from the village of edale. Record your own trail from the wikiloc app, upload it and share it with the community.
The villages of castleton and bakewell in derbyshire are two very popular spots to start walks but also as villages to stay in the peak district. Eyam high route option the b6012 will take you on to hathersage at bubnell it becomes the a623, but there is an optional high route up to eyam, a picturesque peak district village with a dark history, as the museum relates. Toilets at edale car park and pubs in the village the old nags head and the rambler inn as well as coopers cafe and the national trusts penny pot cafe. Walking the pennine way is a tour of spectacular natural landmarks and historic sites. Full directions for this walk are in a pdf file link above which you can print, or download on to a kindle, tablet, or smartphone. Hayfield south head rushup edge edale jacobs ladder hayfield this is a circular walk from the peak district village of hayfield. So for the best information on walks in edale that youll find online, the peak district online edale business guide is the place to be. Swc walk 303 edale circular via kinder scout and mam tor ascent.
I had been up in manchester for my mother in laws birthday and was able to take the opportunity to have a quick walk. Walk the way in a day walk 50 kinder scout from edale. The edale circular walk visit chesterfield derbyshire. The sheffield to manchester railway line brings walkers in the thousands every year to explore the glorious walking countryside. Recover content and data from corrupt files with ease. 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. In 1665 a tailor from eyam ordered a box of materials relating to his trade from london, that he was to make into clothes for the villagers. Edale is a very popular centre for walkers and this easy walk provides excellent views of the valley and the surrounding hills. Finish the walk by walking down the hard steps of jacobs ladder back to edale.
You follow the pennine way out of the pretty village of edale, with stunning views all across the. Cycling the peak district matlock to edale derbyshire. Starting off with an easy walk from the edale railway station, ideal if you want a quick walk when you arrive. Walks in the peak district all free to print off or download. How to merge pdfs and combine pdf files adobe acrobat dc. Walks in the peak district edale, mam tor, hollins. The village of edale in the peak district thats best known as the starting point of the. At the end of your walk you can visit the 16thcentury old nags head pub for refreshments. At the start of the trail in edale youll walk up kinder scout, site of the 1932 mass trespass, which became a key moment in the struggle for public access to private land in the uk. The walk starts at the national park visitor centre in edale, heading south, crossing the river noe before climbing to hollins cross. The peak district online directory brings you information and details on edale walks, walks in edale, edale walking, walking in edale, walking routes in edale, edale walking routes, edale walking guides and walking guides in edale. In bad weather and particularly in winter this walk is a tough undertaking, especially on. There is a pay and display car park with toilets at edale from where the walk starts sk 124853.
Like walk 2622, it uses the excellent train service running along the hope valley making it. All peak district walks are free to download and print with gps files. When i had first walked the great ridge between mam tor and lose hill i had looked across the edale valley to the distinctive raised peak of win hill pike and wished i had time then to climb it. You can follow our edale to castleton walk to reach the village.
It is the southern terminus of the pennine way, a 268mile longdistance walk to kirk yetholm in scotland. Derbyshire heritage walks guided walks in the peak district. You can merge pdfs or a mix of pdf documents and other files. Follow the pennine way to upper booth farm, which has won awards for its habitat restoration. If you find the publication useful, you may wish to make a small donation to one of the charities. Nine easy to follow walk route maps from edale in the peak district, derbyshire, england.
Shortly afterwards turn right and cross the stile signposted for hope. Walks in edale, edale walks, peak district walks, walking. Edale ltd are leading uk manufacturers of flexographic, digital and hybrid printing presses as well as converting equipment. Check out tripadvisor members 900 candid photos and videos of landmarks, hotels, and attractions in edale. This walk on kinder scout starts from the hamlet of edale and takes you over the exposed plateau of kinder scout to kinder downfall via jacobs ladder, across the plateau to the southern edge to see some of the. Heading up william clough, the pennine way is followed along the plateau edge, passing the dramatic kinder downfall and visiting kinder low before returning by an old packhorse route. Edale walk discover derbyshire and the peak district. This popular park had taken a place down the pecking order behind the yorkshire dales and the lake district, primarily because both the yorkshire dales and the lake district were closer to my home. With this in mind, a few routes below have villages as starting points. Each of the walks is led by a guide who is a published writer and photographer and has over 30 years experience of leading historybased guided walks and tours in. Walk up kinder scout from edale details kinder scout is a popular hill in the peak district, with the best walking being around the edges. To find places to stay for your next peak district walking holiday by clicking the link here. A walk of many contrasts in the dark peak area of the peak district.
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