Walk: Sat 18th Oct

[Stephen Warwick]

Meet outside the Penny Pot Cafe at Edale Station for a 10:00am start. Parking at the station costs £4.00 for the day otherwise it’s £6.00+ in the main Edale car park. The walk follows the start of the Pennine Way before going into Crowden Clough. It’s a steep climb to Crowden Tower but after that it’s an easy stroll along the southern edge of Kinder Scout as far as Ringing Roger and the descent to the valley. About 7.5 miles. Please let me know if you are coming along, I’ll be in the cafe before the walk!
Cheers
Steve W

• This topic was modified 1 month, 1 week ago by Stephen Warwick.

[Stephen Warwick]

Meet Report: Just three of us for this walk on a cool and rather grey morning with the threat of rain which never quite materialised. We began along the Pennine Way before contouring into Crowden Clough. Karen and I opted for the steep climb below Crowden Tower whilst Geoff followed the brook and took the entertaining scramble up to the plateau rim. Reunited, we took a short break and then walked eastward along the edge of Kinder Scout on ground which was still remarkably dry underfoot. We passed several weathered gritstone blocks, including the ‘Pig’s Head’, which wouldn’t have been out of place in the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Rounding the upper reaches of Grindsbrook and Golden Cloughs we reached Ringing Roger where another break was taken before the descent to Grindsbrook Booth and welcome refreshments at the Old Nag’s Head. A tad under eight miles.
Steve W

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