Kinder Scout
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Kinder Scout is a moorland plateau (and mountain) and is a very popular hiking location, which has resulted in severe erosion of the underlying peat, prompting work by Derbyshire County Council and the Peak District National Park to repair it. The plateau was also the target of the mass trespass of Kinder Scout in 1932, which resulted in a UK-wide rethink of access to public footpaths. Eventually, in 2003, the "right to roam" on uncultivated land was enshrined into law.

Kinder Downfall is the highest waterfall in the Peak District, at thirty metres. It lies on the River Kinder, where it flows west over the edge of Kinder Scout. The waterfall was formerly known as Kinder Scut, and it is from this that the plateau derives its name.

Factoids

• Kinder plateau was the target of the mass trespass of 1932

• This is the highest point in Derbyshire at 636 metres above sea level

• It is possible to see as far as Manchester and the Welsh Mountains on a clear day!

• Kinder Downfall is the highest waterfall in the Peak District at 30 metres in height

This series of pictures are courtesy and copyright of Ricky Clark, above left is the start of Jacobs Ladder, the packhorse bridge is shown above right, and below left is the pathway up, below right we're finally there! at the top and into cloud

Above left is a typical Clough next to Jacobs Ladder and above right a general view of the Pennine way showing the newly repaired path that suffered from erosion do to the many thousands of yearly visitors to the area. Below left is an amazing rock formation with Grindslow Knoll in the Background and another clough next to Jacobs Ladder below right

Opposite on the left is the bottom of Golden Clough where it joins Grindsbrook, below left is a view half way down Golden Clough, below centre is a view looking up Grindsbrook and below right is Grindslow Knoll from the Nab

On the right there is big cloud over Brown Knoll, below left Brown Knolls are somewhere there with Jacobs Ladder winding up, below right are Brown Knolls

Edale Rocks above left with the south edge footpath on Kinder above right, a view looking down Golden Clough below left and looking up Nether Tor below right

Ringing Roger above left and the top of Kinder above right, and opposite is an example how the weather can turn on Kinder Low