Walking on Kinder Scout

After several days of freezing temperatures and with a dry forecast Karen and myself decided it would be a good day to have a walk on Kinder Scout as the peat would be frozen and the Downfall also frozen. We headed for Barber Booth in the Edale Valley and followed the route up Crowden Brook. Once we reached the plateau we had a drinks break and then headed across the middle of Kinder Scout heading North-east and then North until we arrived at Seal Edge with views down into the Snake Pass and across to Fairbrook Naze.
Taking a bearing from the map for the Kinder River bear Kinder Gates, we headed in that direction and once we arrived at the River we followed the frozen water for the three quarters on a mile of so the the Downfall. As expected, the Downfall waterfall was frozen but there was some flowing water anyway. After a lunch break in the shelter of some boulders, we followed the path along the plateau edge until passing near the trig point at Kinder Low we dropped down to the large Edale Rocks and had another short drinks break. Finally we followed down the path of Jacobs Ladder and along the road back to the car park at Barber Booth just as it was getting dark at half past four or so.