Keeping the winter walking going into February I was back out, this time up Kinder Scout.
The route I am taking is from Hayfield, passing Kinder Reservoir, then William Clough up to the Kinder Plateau. I’ll be making my way along the western side of Kinder, passing Kinder Downfall on the way to Kinder Low, skirting Brown Knoll, and around Mount Famine before making my way back to Hayfield.
It was a cool dry February day, It was bright with high clouds. There had been some snowfall the previous week but most of it had melted away, apart from pockets on the plateau.
I parked on Kinder Road, just before Bowden Bridge car park in Hayfield. Plenty of free parking here, and once changed into boots and geared up, I headed out just like the 400 or so protesters did in 1932 as part of a mass trespass to change legislation so the general public had the right to roam mapped access land.
Looking back down the steep cobbled path by Kinder Reservoir
The early stage of William Clough
William Clough is a little adventure in it's self, criss crossing the stream for time to time as the path changes from one side to the other. At some stages a path appears on both sides.
It often strikes me how quiet and peaceful this clough is, with only the running waters of the stream breaking the silence.
Gaining height now, and a sighting of snow above
Looking back down William Clough
Arriving at the crossroads of Wiliam Clough and the Pennine Way
Looking south east along my planned route
It's a bit of a steep climb to ascend this last section of the path onto Kinder Scout, and I had a bit of snow to negotiate.
The snow was pretty solid, so using the existing boot steps, climbing was made easier
Pockets of snow on the plateau path
Arriving at a partly frozen Kinder Downfall
Check out the walkers on the far side for scale
Looking down to Kinder Reservoir from Kinder Downfall
Looking back at the western side of Kinder, and the ground I've just covered
Kinder Low trig point 633m
One of the more deeper snow drifts
Having left Edale Cross, I was now on a path to Mount Famine
Mount Famine
Nearing the end of the 10 mile walk
