Kinder Scout is the roof of the Peak District, a huge high plateau where the true top is just a grassy hump on a peat mound, with no trig point to mark it. The trig point most people head for is Kinder Low, about 900 metres to the south-west and three metres lower, right beside the Pennine Way. In 1932 the Mass Trespass on Kinder helped win the right to roam on open moorland that walkers enjoy today.
New to the Ethels?Read our guide: What Are The Peak District Ethels?Grassy prominence on peat mound
Millstone grit capped with deep peat, cut through by channels called groughs, with wind-carved gritstone tors around the plateau edges.
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Our Route
Also on this route: Brown Knoll, Grindslow Knoll
Safety: Routes are a guide only. Carry a map and compass and know how to use them, check the weather before you go, and turn back if in doubt. You use this route at your own risk.
