Kinder Scout Mass Trespass Walk, High Peak
Loop Walk · Peak District
500
XP
about 3 h 38 min walking
Paths good but can be rough in places, moderately challenging ascents and descents. Take care when walking near the gritstone edges. Dogs should be on leads at all times.
663 m
436 m
210 m
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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
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Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
475 m
Drop
478 m
Highest
632 m
Lowest
220 m
Which way round
Clockwise: Climbs 18% for 800 m early on, comes down 15% for 700 m near the end.
Anticlockwise: Easy first 1.8 km, climbs 15% for 700 m early on, comes down 18% for 800 m near the end.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 0.8–3.9, from 292 m to 611 m.
How the 14.2 km splits
Flat
3.0 km
Climbing
4.4 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
1.3 km
Descending
3.9 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
1.4 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.2 km
Link it with other walks
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Shares 2.8 km of path · meets at km 2.4, 2.7, 3.1…425.28 km
Mount Famine, South Head and Brown Knoll (Ethels), High Peak
Shares 2.3 km of path · meets at km 8.1, 11.210.19 km
Below Kinder Scout: A Circular Walk Around Kinder Reservoir, High Peak
Shares 1.4 km of path · meets at km 0.8, 12.29.52 km
Peak District Boundary Walk
Shares 0.7 km of path · meets at km 11.2, 11.6, 11.9…308.8 km
Kinder Scout Circular Walk, High Peak
Shares 0.5 km of path · meets at km 7.512.2 km
Pennine Bridleway
Crosses at km 11.1330.81 km