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Peak District's most famous landmark, often on wild and lonely parts of the moor. This is a moderate grade walk that boasts awesome panoramic views from just about anywhere on the exposed plateau - weather permitting!

Audio Trail Style: Featuring just the voice of National Park Ranger who often leads this walk.

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Audio Trail Files
You can listen to an audio sample by simply clicking the icon below or, to download the whole tour simply right click the 'Download Audio Trail' icon and choose 'save target as...'. Save the file onto your computer and upload it to your MP3 player, mobile phone, PDA etc.

Listen to an audio sample (178kb) Download the Audio Trail (9mb)

Route Map and Directions

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Leaving the Edge - Kinder Scout
Grade:	Strenuous
Allow:	6 hours
Map:	Explorer OL1 The Peak District – Dark Peak Area
Terrain:	a mixture of tracks, rough moorland paths and open moor with some steep ascents and descents.
Nearest Town:	Hayfield
Click to download map and route directions

GPS Waypoints

The grid references are listed on the right . However, if you have a Global Positioning System (GPS) reciever, you can download the waypoints, and transfer them from your PC via Easy GPS (free software download).

The waypoints are in the generic GPX format. Simply right click the link and select 'save target as..' from the options and then open them in 'Easy GPS' where you can upload them onto your GPS.

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(n.b. .gpx files begin with the prefix "ks")

Location	Grid Ref
1 Bowden Bridge Car Park 2 Kinder Reservoir 3 Ashop Head Plane Wreck 4 Charged Rock 5 Kinder Downfall 6 Kinder Gates 7 Summit Cairn* 8 Pym Chair 9 Edale Cross 10 Bowden Bridge Car Park	SK 04870 86942 SK 05977 88750 SK 06524 90037 SK 06966 89704 SK 07278 89215 SK 08302 88947 SK 08814 88677 SK 08642 87540 SK 08797 87065 SK 07722 86094 SK 04870 86942

Travel Information

The 172 bus service operated by Hulleys provides a service from Matlock and Bakewell.The nearest car park is illustrated on the map a few hundred metres south of the start point.

For further information on places to eat and stay please follow the link to www.visitpeakdistrict.com. KInder Scout is owned by one of our partners, The National Trust, and more information can be found on their website.

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Leader Info

graham hahn, walk leader

Walk Leader :
Graham Hahn

Leader Biography :
A Peak District Park Ranger for over ten years, doing regular patrols on Kinder Scout for the past eight. Graham holds a National Parks Walk Leaders Award and regularly leads walks on Kinder Scout.

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	\| \| \| The partners are: Peak District National Park Authority, National Trust, Natural England, United Utilities, Severn Trent Water, Environment Agency, Derbyshire County Council, Sheffield City Council, Yorkshire Water and Moorland Owners.