Edale walk
Organised by Neil Weaver
Sunday September 10th 2017
Edale, near Castleton, Derbyshire
Peak District National Park
The Long, Medium and Short walks start at the coach park just south of Edale village and are circular, the Shorter (6m) walk is linear (it follows the same route back as going out)
Toilets are available in the Coach Park.
Short Walk 8 miles Keith King (walk leader)
The route heads North from the coach park in Edale to
Grindsbrook Booth then heads west on the Pennine Way to reach Upper Booth then continues West to climb Jacobs Ladder.
The route then turns South then South East to Brown Knoll then continues to reach the Chapel Gate track. The route then goes North East downhill to Barber Booth then East back to the coach park.
Should walkers wish to do a Shorter route (6 miles) it is possible to miss out the climb up Jacobs Ladder.
Medium Walk 10 miles Neil Weaver (walk leader)
The start of this walk is the same as the short walk but after Jacobs Ladder the route turns North to Kinder Downfall then South East to cross Kinder Scout. The route goes East then South East to Grindslow knoll and downhill back to Edale
Long Walk 12 miles David Fothergill (walk leader)
The route goes North West uphill to Grindslow Knoll.
At the top the route crosses Kinder Scout to reach Kinder Downfall.
The walk then heads South on the Pennine Way to Jacobs Ladder then follows the Short walk route back to Edale.
Further information:
Edale is a small village at the start/end of the UK's first and most famous long distance walking path - the Pennine Way.
The village itself grew from the herdsmens' shelters or 'booths' at what are now the hamlets of Upper Booth, Barber Booth, Ollerbrook Booth and Nether Booth. The central 'booth' was Grindsbrook Booth - now usually called Edale Village.
The Edale Visitors Centre (The Moorland Centre) comes with its own eco friendly ‘living roof’ of sedum turf with a waterfall from the roof cascading to the foot of the main entrance. There is a range of interactive displays which tell the story of the surrounding area.
Did you know?
Jacob’s Ladder was evidently named after Jacob Marshall who in the 18th century lived at Edale Head House,
he was a pedlar who took wool to Stockport and traded it for other goods. Because the climb up to Edale Cross was long and stony he cut steps in the hillside and took a shortened route whilst his packhorse ponies followed the longer and winding lane.
