Walk leader: Nicholas Wiszniewski

Date: 01/08/2026

Difficulty: Strenuous

Start time: 10:47

End time: 17:15

Start point: Edale Railway Station

Start point - What 3 Words: ///loom.astounded.acrobats

End point (if not circular): New Mills Central Railway Station

Distance (in miles): 12.5

Ascent (in meters): 721

Which Ethels are included in your walk, if any?: Kinder Low

Is your walk dog friendly?: No

Full description: 

Beginning with the steep ascent of Grindslow Knoll, we then walk to Kinder Low, passing the Woolpacks. We then follow the Pennine Way to Kinder Downfall and Sandy Heys, before descending to Kinder Reservoir. Continuing to Hayfield, we pass the Twenty Trees viewpoint. Finally we walk to New Mills along the trackbed of the former Hayfield branch, now the Sett Valley Trail, taking a small detour through Bluebell Wood Nature reserve.

Public transport or car sharing options: 

Train departs Sheffield 1014. Hourly return trains from New Mills Central at XX15.