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Parking is relatively limited in Edale and the available spaces can fill up very quickly on busy weekends (sunny, snowy, bank holidays or events). The main car park is located next to the village hall at S33 7ZP. There are only 138 spaces as well as a few spaces for coaches. Please see the signs for parking restrictions and charges. Don’t be tempted to park on the grass or outside of the marked spaces – the traffic wardens visit regularly! Current prices are: Up to 1 hour £1.60 1-2 hours £2.50 2-4 hours £4.00 Over 4 hours (maximum 10 hours) £6.00 24 hours £7.00 Coaches and motorhomes 0-4 hours £5.50 Coaches and motorhomes over 4 hours £10.50 The ticket machines in the main car park are cash only but you can also use PayByPhone (location 806749). There is overspill parking available on certain days throughout the year and this is provided by the Parish Council. Cost is £5 per day and funds raised from the overspill car park go to village groups and charities. See signposts on days the overspill is operating.
This walk had a bit of everything, hills, ridgelines, steps, peaks, stiles, gates, you name it we did it. All the pathways were very well laid out and signposted, it is a great adventure!
At the bottom of Jacobs Ladder there is a lovely bridge and space for the dogs to have a paddle and a drink in the water.
But only at the start and end of the walk in Edale.
There are a couple of pubs, we started our walk opposite the Nags Head and followed the Penine Way, and finished the walk and went to The Rambler Inn, where they had a huge garden and I can highly recommend the trio of sausage and mash! There is also the Penny Pot Cafe at the railway station as well which has a Dog Bowl Refill Station Milk Churn outside the front which was full even though they were closed. There are also a couple of campsites located right next to the pubs as well for those who like to camp and have a good walk without any driving required.
For the Trig Point Baggers this route gets you to the Kinder Low trig point, there is another one further up but we didn't include that one on this visit. Dependant on which way around you do this walk you can either go up or down The National Trust, High Peak Estate, Jacobs Ladder, our route took us up which I think I prefer. There were no grazing animals when we did this Hike at the end of August. Just past the top of Jacobs Ladder there were swarms of big black flies, they didn't bite but were really annoying. As you will be able to see from the pictures the views are spectacular, there are plenty of places all along this route to stop and eat your packed lunch and enjoy the scenery.
The descent via Grindslow Knoll at the end of the walk can be a little scrambley, and I wouldn't want to do it in wet weather, would be super tricky. There are opportunities to let your dog off the lead, but be warned not everyone is as responsible as you are, and on our walk I had to step in between Riley (who was on lead) and another dog (off lead) which was aggressive and the owners were quite frankly arrogant idiots who seemed to believe they owned the Peak District. So just be observant would be the best advice I would give, obviously not everyone is the same and as irresponsible as they were.
We thoroughly enjoyed this walk, it was the first time we walked Kinder and definitely won't be the last, it really is a special part of the Peak District, and a hike not to be missed.
