Everything about Kinder Scout totally explained
Kinder Scout is a
moorland plateau (and
mountain) in the
Dark Peak of the
Derbyshire Peak District in the
United Kingdom. Part of the moor, at 636 m (2,088 ft) above
sea level, is the highest point in the Peak District and the highest point in
Derbyshire. It is accessible from the villages of
Hayfield and
Edale in the
High Peak of
Derbyshire.
To the North across the
Snake Pass lie the high moors of
Bleaklow and
Black Hill, which are of similar elevation.
It is a popular
hiking location and the
Pennine Way crosses Kinder Scout and the moors to the North. This has resulted in the 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 the countryside. From the National Park's inception, a large area of the high moorland north of
Edale was designated as '
Open Country'. Eventually, in
2003, the "
right to roam" on uncultivated land was enshrined into law, and this area of open country has been significantly extended.
In excellent weather conditions, the city of
Manchester and its conurbation can be seen as well as
Winter Hill and the Welsh mountains of
Snowdonia in North Wales.
It featured on the 2005 BBC TV programme
Seven Natural Wonders as one of the wonders of the
Midlands, though Kinder Scout could be considered to be in the north of England, lying between the cities of
Manchester and
Sheffield.
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's from this that the plateau derives its name. Although usually little more than a trickle in summer, in spate conditions it's impressive. In certain wind conditions (notably when there's a strong west wind), the water is blown back on itself, and the resulting cloud of spray can be seen from several miles away. Below the Downfall the River Kinder flows into
Kinder Reservoir.
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